The latest news from Rita Wilsonhttp://ritawilson.com/news<p>Bruce Springsteen, Sting and Robert De Niro pose with Rita Wilson backstage following her performance at 54 Below in New York City on April 15th, 2013.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/20130416-bruce-x595-1366124260.jpg" /></p> <p>Allison Williams and Kristin Chenoweth came out to support Rita Wilson on Wednesday night for her performance at 54 Below in NYC.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/Gal-Pals.jpg" /></p> <p>Source: <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/random-notes-2013-20130111/crowded-house-0454710">Rolling Stone</a></p> <p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:30:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/145641<p>Rita recently visited New York Live where she talked singing, acting, as well as her upcoming run at 54 Below.</p> <p><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="v=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnewyork.com%2Fi%2Fembed_new%2F%3Fcid%3D202565411&path=%2F/video" height="324" src="http://media.nbcnewyork.com/assets/pdk449/pdk/swf/flvPlayer.swf?pid=_4CejGg_G5wJ" width="576"></embed></p> <p style="font-size:small">View more videos at: <a href="http://nbcnewyork.com/?__source=embedCode">http://nbcnewyork.com</a>.</p> <p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:53:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/144221<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bKgGPCo0nns" width="560"></iframe></p> <p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:51:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/144211<p>Rita reveals her expressive, denim-and-suede vocals in a nostalgic throwback to the soft rock of Los Angeles in seven special performances at 54 Below beginning April 14th. Wilson performs songs from her critically acclaimed debut Decca Records solo album, AM/FM, featuring iconic hits from the 60s and 70s, ranging from classic love songs to folk-rock tunes.</p> <p>To purchase tickets, click <a href="http://54below.com/wordpress/?artist=rita-wilson">here</a></p> <p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:59:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/144031<h3>DIANE SAWYER: TRUTH & BEAUTY</h3> <p><em>After 30 years on the air, Diane Sawyer is still makingand breaking</em></p> <p><em>By Rita Wilson</em></p> <p>We have spent hours of our lives watching her. And trusting her. We have marveled at her courage and curiosity. Diane Sawyer believes "being safe is the enemy of everything" and that great experience takes place at the edge of your competence. "Because," she says, "in that beautiful anxiety is an air pocket of what youve always done and what you might do; that is your creative life."</p> <p>She began her career as a Kentucky beauty queen and took over ABC World News three years ago, at age 64. When I asked her if I could print that, she laughed and said, "Print it," because Diane Sawyer has things to concern herself with other than being coy about her age. Yet one of our most trusted journalists wears running shoes and sweats to work, hoping she will get that workout in. She knows myriad versions of Leonard Cohens "Hallelujah" and has been happily married to director Mike Nichols for 25 years. She saved a note that her mother wrote to her after hearing about Nicholss film The Graduate, saying shed heard that "it changes the way you think." There is no doubt that Sawyer has inspired countless others to change the way they think.</p> <p><strong>RITA WILSON:</strong> Who have you always wanted to interview?</p> <p><strong>DIANE SAWYER:</strong> The popeeither the outgoing or the incoming.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> Oh, thats good.</p> <p><strong>DS</strong>: I feel I will not get that interview.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW</strong>: Is that your intuition?</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> Thats my...[laughs] certainty.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW: </strong>Youve interviewed people from Ahmadinejad to Obama, Britney Spears to Castro. Was there a story that you felt most affected by?</p> <p><strong>DS: </strong>Its always the last one. Going in, I always think, Well, this is going to be difficult, or this is going to be something that I have to construct. And then I go in and it happens, and its outside of everything you prepare for.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW: </strong>Can you give an example?</p> <p><strong>DS</strong>: I think when Whitney Houston was doing that somewhat famous interview, she was learningshe was saying it for the first time.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW: </strong>"Crack is whack."</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> And in a much more profound way, the teacher I interviewed right after [the massacre in] Newtown. She started talking, and she hadnt talked about what had happened to her that day, about being in the bathroom with the 15 children, stacking them on top of each other and telling them she loved them, because she wanted those to be the last words they heardif they were the last words. And you could see her discovering what it was that had happened as she was talking....</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW: </strong>Thats one I still cant shake.</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> That was punishingly hard. And its not about me, and it was not about us, but simply to be there, where its pitched way past grief. Its as tough as it gets. Thats from a poem, by the way. "Pitched past the pitch of grief." Thats not me; its Gerard Manley Hopkins.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW</strong>: I love it. Youve done some tough emotional pieces. How do you brace yourself for emotionally trying topics?</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> You know, I always assume that they want something to change or they wouldnt be talking. That lifts the burden. The storys there for the purpose they want it to serve, and Im listening for that. Whats going to give it meaning is how their words change the way people feel or act.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> Have you ever taken the toll of an interview home with you?</p> <p><strong>DS</strong>: Lots of times. When you come back from overseas, and you see the immensity of the suffering, and you realize that youre just one story, and that no matter how you try to fire it like a rocket into the world, it is not going to change what theyll wake up to tomorrow. It can take days before you rally emotionally.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW</strong>: But after an interview like Gabby Giffords?</p> <p><strong>DS</strong>: Well, youve seen her. Somebody wrote me this beautiful note that said, "Whatever part of the brain controls the human spirit, the bullet missed." And Jaycee Dugardher courage! Her little flower planted in that backyard for all those years. Looking at the moon, with the absolute certainty that her mother was on the other side looking at the moon too. How can you not come back and believe that human beings are capable of infinite wonder and bravery?</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> Speaking of Jaycee Dugard and her incredible intuition, are there any instances where your own intuition has been dead-on?</p> <p><strong>DS</strong>: Well...meeting Mike.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> Did you know when you met him?</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> I justI knew before he spoke, I knew before he was walking across the room. I knew something was happening [laughs], and maybe its that beautiful hallmark. Cue the violins? But I knew life was changing.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> When you started in politics, you worked in the Nixon administration, and now youre looking at Washington from the other side of the lens. How has the political landscape changed since you were there?</p> <p><strong>DS</strong>: The big change is that its not just 24 hours anymore. Its the nanosecond coverage of everything, and that theyve got to jump faster than people can think and try to answer things like Pac-Man is coming their way. I remember Robert Kennedy and the Cuban missile crisis, and the 13 days they had to ponder what they were going to do. Can you imagine having 13 days anymore?</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW</strong>: No. You really dont have time to think. But youre good on your feet, Diane! You once said that being a beauty queen taught you to think on your feetand I loved that, because I dont have that quality at all.</p> <p><strong>DS</strong>: Its just a muscle, you know? Its the muscle that says, "Say what you think you think," and worry later about all of its accommodations, because what you think you think is often truer than what comes from the composition. Now, mind you, it can also get you thrown off television!</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> [Laughs] Do you view yourself as a role model for women?</p> <p><strong>DS</strong>: I dont think that way. I hope that some longevity will be a signal to men and women. I love women in the workplace; I love seeing women in television news accumulate all of this strength, and muscle, and power. And I love the men wanting to go home and be with their families at night. But I think a certain kind of stamina is central for everyone starting out. In January we saw Hillary Clinton, at the end of this tenure, go up and kick some ass, and be indignant at the sense of perspective and proportion and posturing that she has to live with. The questions may be good, but we know the difference between questioning and posturing [laughs], and to see that reactionit was a warrior moment.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW</strong>: Youre so incredibly respectedm sure this doesnt happen the way it does for some peoplebut have you ever been insulted in an interview?</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> No. No one can insult me in interviews. But people have certainly said things. Ahmadinejad, for example, said I should be asking him about romance and not what I was asking about....</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> [Gasps] Did he say that?</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> Yes, he did. [Laughs] And Admiral Rickover, founder of the nuclear navy, said, "Its not that Im so smart; its that youre so dumb." So part of that just gets my pulse revved. My job is to be able to handle whats thrown at me in interviews. In life, though, it happens much more than people expect. I think that were all walking around with our shirts buttoned up high so people dont see the bruises.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> That is so true.</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> But the thing that amazes me, the more I live, is how little of what you perceive is intended. So you want forever to be exploringto be as wise as you can be about what was intended, before you react. Ive never understood that phrase "Nothing is personal." Ive heard Oprah say it, and I try really hard to understand it, but so much feels personal.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW</strong>: Yeah.</p> <p><strong>DS</strong>: And I wonder if what its about is giving people a chance to be on your side. I remember Mike said to me, after our first argument, "Well, I know youre fair, I know you love me, so I have to consider the possibility that youre right."</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW</strong>: Oooooh, thats so good. I love that.</p> <p><strong>DS</strong>: That, in most of our lives, will apply: Well, I know I have to consider the possibility that youre right.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> What did you think about the faux controversy of your election-night spirit, and how do you deal with being in the limelight, for better or worse?</p> <p><strong>DS</strong>: I laughed, believe me. Thirty years on television. ?... I really laughed.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> Do you think that journalists are held to unfair standards?</p> <p><strong>DW:</strong> Were all in a world where these viral events can skew, or seem to skew, an entire career. And were better than that; we all know better than that, and its awful to see the politicians, the people running for office, so paralyzed with caution, because caution is also the enemy of vitality.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> I agree.</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> People should be able to tell a joke that lands badly [laughs] without it having to be a five-day referendum on their character.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> Whats the most nerve-racking part of your job?</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> Probably the unrelenting nature of most days. We live in a simultaneous world of the stories that were reporting for six months, and the stories that come across the wire where you have to jump, so youre living in three dimensions, and it doesnt stopwhich is also the most wonderful part of the day. Its adrenalizing, and adrenaline is addicting, and thats why were therewe like it, we need it, we want to know.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> That is true.</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> So its stressful, but I think stress with possibilities and hope has a different effect on the body than stress from being trapped or in despair.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> Stress is a form of daring. Look at the longest-lived people you know. They are two kindsthey are the people who live in the village that has no telephone, and the people whove been out there every day, pushing forward. I dont think we know the final verdict on stress in the body.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> I read somewhere that you love sad songs. Why is that?</p> <p><strong>DS</strong>: I have no idea.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> What do they do to you physically?</p> <p><strong>DS: </strong>They...make the world less abrasive. They cure human loneliness. They quiet your anxieties. All that bouncy, lets-have-fun music makes me anxious! [Laughs] Ive always wondered in part if it was high school and being so tall and so weird still weird, somewhat less tall. But whether it was not having dates the way people had dates or boyfriends the way people had boyfriends, maybe thats where I found my sanctuary.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW</strong>: Do you have any kind of preshow tradition?</p> <p><strong>DS</strong>: No. I have a hair-and-makeup team thats been with me for years, and a wardrobe person. She comes in and says, "You have tomato juice on your shirt; Im getting you a new shirt."</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> [Laughs] Lets talk about your wardrobe.</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> As you know, my clothes sense is basically, as Gilda Radner said, Whats the least itchy?</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW</strong>: I cannot agree with youyou have extraordinary style! Youve been named and listed on lists.... Do you have a uniform that works for you?</p> <p><strong>DS</strong>: You are looking at it.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> Okay, so black shirt and black pants?</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> Black jeans, black shirt. Its one of the great joys: uncomplicating your life. If you want to keep the propulsion, you cant have all that complication anymore. Youve gotta be like an arrow. And you realize that the greatest power comes from beingfeeling the most like yourself.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW</strong>: If you had not become a journalist, what would you have done?</p> <p><strong>DS</strong>: I used to think I would teach, but Im not sure anymore. I think I would probably still be wandering the world and looking for answers. I wouldnt be harnessed to anything the way I am now, but I would be out there asking questions.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> You probably did that as a kid, didnt you?</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> Yes. I also loved getting lost as a kid.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW:</strong> Really?</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> Still doand I have a facility for it [laughs], which is nice. I love to go into a city and get completely lost.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>RW</strong>: Physically lost?</p> <p><strong>DS:</strong> Physically lost. I have done it my whole lifego out there and just see what happens.</p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.harpersbazaar.com/magazine/feature-articles/diane-sawyer-interview-0413#slide-1">Read more: </a>Diane Sawyer Interview - Diane Sawyer Quotes on Her Career Highlights - Harpers BAZAAR</p> <p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:10:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/136881<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/10/11/images/assets/medium.RpBPM9GNFv4kT4wQOwv6GW0hWIFCN6Dqi2qfJGFxET0.jpg" /><br /><p>On the second season of the buzzed-about, Emmy-nominated HBO series, Rita is slated to appear as Marnies mom.</p> <p></p> <div>When asked about the similarities between her Allison Williams rigid, Type-A character, Wilson wouldnt say much -- although she did warn everyone to expect some "outrageous" moments.</div> <div></div> <div> returns to HBO on Sunday, January 13th at 9PM. Check local listings for further details.</div> <p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:19:00 -0800http://ritawilson.com/news/120691<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/06/07/images/assets/medium.LrzVSmmfEj4B0IP69CrjnbokOhp0K2dFBohy8Bq-WkQ.jpg" /><br /><p>Check your local listings for air time or head over to <a href="http://teamcoco.com/">TeamCoco.com</a> for further details!</p> <p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:20:00 -0800http://ritawilson.com/news/117911<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/10/08/images/assets/medium.tOwHWl1dz1q3uahcS2rav11KpBz9Ts4WjJuXUKZrkKg.jpeg" /><br /><p></p> <p class="p1">We are pleased to announce that Rita Wilsons <a href="http://www.myplaydirect.com/rita-wilson">Christmas Card EP holiday bundle</a> is available online. Purchase an autographed <a href="http://www.myplaydirect.com/rita-wilson">AM/FM 2LP</a> and receive her new Christmas Card EP as a gift with <a href="http://www.myplaydirect.com/rita-wilson">purchase</a>!</p> <p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:09:00 -0800http://ritawilson.com/news/117661<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/02/09/images/assets/medium.PjllFvbSCK-TNanAiWRTS5h2o6Vh6AAz9ycResI24l4.jpg" /><br /><p>Rita released her Holiday EP today entitled "Christmas Card."</p> <p>Be sure to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/christmas-card-single/id580595683">head over to iTunes to buy your copy</a> and ring in the Holiday season with Rita. </p> <p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:37:00 -0800http://ritawilson.com/news/114581<p>Rita has released her new video for "Walking In The Rain."</p> <p>Check it out <a href="http://ritawilson.com/media/videos/20791/42111">Here</a>!</p> <p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:09:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/104411<p>Check your Local listings for air time and make sure to watch Rita as she appears on CBSs hit show "The Good Wife</p> <p>For more information check out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheGoodWife?fref=ts">The Good Wifes Facebook page.</a></p> <p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 08:11:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/104421<p>Check out Ritas new video for "Faithless Love" <a href="http://ritawilson.com/media/videos/20791/41981">here!</a></p> <p></p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AZBpCLMkeFM" width="560"></iframe></p> <p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:27:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/103861<p><img alt="" src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/Rita%20Wilson%20-%20Variety%20-%2010.5.2012.jpg" /></p> <p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:56:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/103181<p>Check out the live feed<a href="http://tv.trb.com/extras/ktla/video/live-morningnews.html"> here</a> as Rita makes an appearance to promote her October 8th event at the Geffen Playhouse. </p> <p>For more information about her event, check out here events page <a href="http://ritawilson.com/events">here</a>.</p> <p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 07:45:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/101391<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/07/09/images/assets/medium.iYErGv1vqOHNSdYpHjlM7m6meTEshXrXoChFlMDoL4g.jpeg" /><br /><p>Rita was on hand to present Heart with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last week.</p> <p>"When I was a teenager in Hollywood," Wilson said, "I became aware of a powerful rock band that was fronted by two women, two sisters, two chicks who rocked the house." Check out the full article <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/27/showbiz/music/heart-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star/index.html">here.</a></p> <p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:20:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/101381<p> <p>Rita will be performing at the famed Geffen Playhouse in LA on<a href="http://ritawilson.com/events/136871">Monday, October 8th</a>!</p> <p>Tickets and further information are available<a href="https://tickets.geffenplayhouse.com/Online/mapSelect.asp">here</a>. Don't miss out!</p> <p>Hope to see you there!</p> </p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:15:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/97131<p>Rita has just announced a show on August 29th at the <a href="http://www.whbpac.org/pages/index.php">Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center</a>.</p> <p>Tickets are available <a href="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9700505">here</a>. We hope to see you there!</p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/88131<p> <p>Today is the day! Rita will be co-hosting and performing some songs from her latest album on CBS's <a href="http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_talk/" target="_blank">'The Talk!</a>'</p> <p>Tune in at 2PM ET / 1PM PT/CT</p> </p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:00:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/87031<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/09/08/medium.9i4ff60dtd1m.jpeg" /><br /><p> <p>Be sure to tune into CBS's 'The Talk' on<strong>Wednesday, July 11th</strong>! Rita will be co-hosting and performing some songs from her newest CD.</p> <p>Check your local listings for times.For more information please go to<a href="http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_talk" target="_blank">http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_talk</a></p> </p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:25:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/86641<p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yrKXkVEcsvc?rel=0" width="550" height="309" frameborder="0"></iframe> <br /> <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/R_eht7G0kOk?rel=0" width="550" height="309" frameborder="0"></iframe> <br /> <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0MHZk5DoYyo?rel=0" width="550" height="309" frameborder="0"></iframe></p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:30:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/79921<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/01/06/medium.328t6553gf6b.jpg" /><br /><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/arts/music/new-albums-romain-virgo-rita-wilson-and-beach-house.html?_r=2" target="_blank">New York Times</a></p> <p>Published: May 14th, 2012</p> <p><em> </em>(Decca)</p> <p> the debut album of Rita Wilson (Mrs. Tom Hanks), is a charming, nostalgic throwback to the soft rock of Los Angeles in the 1970s and early 80s, when the music conjured a posthippie romantic lotus land. In the early 70s <a href="http://ritawilson.com/" title="Ms. Wilsons Web site">Ms. Wilson</a>, now 55, was attending Hollywood High School. She was a decade younger than musicians like Jimmy Webb and Jackson Browne, who appear on her album, along with Sheryl Crow and Faith Hill. On a gentler echo of the sound and style of albums by Linda Ronstadt, Karla Bonoff and Nicolette Larson, Ms. Wilson sings 14 personal favorites, most of them hits from the 1960s and 70s.</p> <p>An unpretentious singer with a sweet, steady voice, Ms. Wilson lacks the forceful delivery of Ms. Ronstadt but imbues everything she touches with the kind of plaintive, unvarnished simplicity and understatement associated with Alison Krauss, who has a purer voice. There is not a forced or flat note. Fred Mollins production, with its spare arrangements and creamy strings, is in perfect step with Ms. Wilsons appealing vocals.</p> <p>The opening cut, All I Have to Do Is Dream, sung with the rocker Chris Cornell, establishes the albums mood of fond remembrance. The songs from the late 50s and 60s, like Walking in the Rain, Never My Love and Come See About Me, tend to be hopeful and innocent, and those from the 70s, like Faithless Love and Good Time Charlies Got the Blues, more careworn and disillusioned.</p> <p>The best point of comparison between then and now is the classic Eric Kaz and Libby Titus torch song Love Has No Pride, which was memorably recorded by Ms. Ronstadt, who wailed it; Bonnie Raitt, who toughened it up; and Rita Coolidge, who crooned it. Ms. Wilsons version is quieter and less fraught than its forerunners and distills the albums retrospective attitude of looking back from a point of grown-up serenity. The view is lovely.</p> <p><strong>STEPHEN HOLDEN</strong></p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Tue, 15 May 2012 09:50:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/79501<p>Check out Rita's interview on VH1's Big Morning Buzz this morning!</p> <div style="background-color: #000000; width: 520px;"> <div style="padding: 4px;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="512" height="288" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:vh1.com:767800/cp~channelId%3D3%26id%3D1684850%26vid%3D767800%26instance%3Dvh1%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Avh1.com%3A767800" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" base="."></embed> <p style="text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 4px; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Get More: <a href="http://www.vh1.com/shows/big_morning_buzz_live/series.jhtml" target="_blank">Big Morning Buzz Live</a></p> </div> </div><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Thu, 10 May 2012 12:25:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/78091<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/02/00/medium.z4v2l8t79nll.jpg" /><br /><p>From <a href="http://bit.ly/IRmRrf" target="_blank">RollingStone.com</a>:</p> <p>By James Hunter</p> <p>Sensuous U.S. radio hits from the Sixties and Seventies have a surprisingly able proponent in Rita Wilson, the L.A.-born actress and producer who debuts as a singer with this collection. Helped by Sheryl Crow ("Angel of the Morning," "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?"), Chris Cornell ("All I Have to Do Is Dream"), Faith Hill ("Love Has No Pride") and others, Wilson renews Watergate-era gems with an expressive denim-and-suede soprano; on "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues," she and <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/jackson-browne">Jackson Browne</a> sing a song from 1971, but the stripped-down, bossa-nova-flavored arrangement, like much of <em>AM/FM</em> itself, feels timeless.</p> <p><br />Read more: <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/am-fm-20120508#ixzz1uIp9XdHj">http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/am-fm-20120508#ixzz1uIp9XdHj</a></p> <p></p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Tue, 08 May 2012 11:00:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/77271<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/14/13/medium.ujmx7jv3f4a6.gif" /><br /><p>Beginning today, "AM/FM" is featured as part of One Kings Lane's '<a href="http://bit.ly/KHSkrQ" target="_blank">Tastemaker Tag Sales</a>.' Check it out!</p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Tue, 08 May 2012 08:00:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/77131<p>The day has come, "AM/FM" is now available! Check out the special promotions from iTunes and Amazon going on now:</p> <p><a href="http://itun.es/iVH4N9" target="_blank">Download</a> the album on iTunes and receive the exclusive bonus track, "Every Perfect Picture"</p> <p>AM/FM" is today's <a href="http://amzn.to/AMFMmp3" target="_blank">Amazon </a>MP3 Daily Deal. Pick it up for only $6.99!</p> <p>At YouTube's request, Rita also created a playlist of her favorite music videos to celebrate the release of "AM/FM." See which <a href="http://bit.ly/JrA7iO" target="_blank">videos</a> she picked!</p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Tue, 08 May 2012 05:00:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/77111<p>From <a href="http://www.billboard.com/news#/news/rita-wilson-pairs-with-sheryl-crow-chris-1006981152.story" target="_blank">Billboard.com</a>:</p> <p>by Gary Graff, Detroit</p> <p>Rita Wilson says her love of music -- and ability to sing -- "was kind of a private thing I kept to myself. You don't want to be that person who's like, 'Oh yeah, and now I'm a singer... And yet, here I am, I guess."<br /><br />Wilson, who's acted in nearly 30 films and produced "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and the film adaptation of "Mama Mia!," releases her debut album, "AM/FM," on May 8. It's the result of a turn as Roxie Hart in "Chicago" on Broadway during the summer of 2006 that she says "reignited the love that I have for music" and led to subsequent discussions about future musical projects with Decca Records A&R exec Jay Landers -- including a musical built around songs from the 60s and 70s.<br /><br />"He asked me if I sang," Wilson, who's married to Academy Award-winning actor/director/producer Tom Hanks, tells Billboard.com, "and I said,'Yeah...' Then he said, 'Have you ever recorded anything?' I sent him two things I had recorded... and Jay said, 'Well, we can do the play, but would you ever considering doing an album?' That's how it started, and it was kind of scary. But sometimes you have to scare yourself in order to make things happen and grow, I guess."<br /><br />"AM/FM" features Wilson's takes on a variety of songs by the Everly Brothers ("All I Have to Do is Dream"), the Association ("Cherish"), Glen Campbell ("Wichita Lineman"), Joni Mitchell ("The River"), the Supremes ("Come See About Me" and more. Conceptually, she says the 11-song set hearkens back to her youth. "The songs I selected reminded me of what I heard on the radio, AM or FM," Wilson explains. "The AM stuff are things I remember my parents playing, either in the car or on the HiFi at home. Then FM radio came into existence...and I had my own car and full control of the dial. The AM section represents all this hope, giddiness, romance, joy, then the singer-songwriters came around for the FM side and were like, 'Yeah, that didn't quite work out, and let me tell you this little story about it...' "<br /><br />Wilson also recorded good friend Patti Scialfa's unreleased "Every Perfect Picture" as an iTunes bonus track for "AM/FM." Scialfa co-produced that song, as well as "Come See About Me" for the album. "I'm her biggest fan," Wilson says. "That's a song she's had for many years, and I've always loved it. Whenever I see her, I'm like, 'Can you sing 'Every Perfect Picture?' I've tired to get other people I know who are big recording artists to record it. Then I had this window and I asked, and she said yes. So I was very honored and excited to record it. I guess it's like my XM song."<br /><br />Scialfa and Sheryl Crow, another Wilson pal, guest on a pair of songs each on "AM/FM," along with Jackson Browne ("Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues"), Chris Cornell ("All I Have to Do is Dream") and Vince Gill ("Faithless Love"). But the real coupe, she says, was having Jimmy Webb play piano on his "Wichita Lineman." "My producer (Fred Mollin) had coincidentally produced some of Jimmy's albums, and after we knew I wanted to cut 'Wichita Lineman' he said, 'Maybe I should get Jimmy to come in and play piano on this,' " Wilson recalls. "I said, 'Are you joking?' 'No, I'll ask him,' and Jimmy said sure. He happened to be in L.A., so we got together and it was the first song we cut. He was so gracious and amazing, I still can't believe it."<br /><br />Wilson has lined up shows in New York (May 10) and Los Angeles (June 9) to promote "AM/FM." But Wilson isn't prediction whether music will become a going concern amidst her film and TV projects and writing for Harper's Bazaar and the Huffington Post. "This is all kind of new to me," she notes. "I will continue doing music; whether or not I do another album, we'll see. I just hope people will like what they hear and I'll get to do it again, because (music) is something I really love to do."</p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Mon, 07 May 2012 15:40:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/77071<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/02/13/medium.vh36xp31rh95.jpg" /><br /><p>Rita is one of a handful of artists featured on this year's "Every Mother Counts 2012" album benefiting the charity started by Christy Turlington Burns. <a href="http://www.everymothercounts.org/" target="_blank">Every Mother Counts</a> teamed up with Starbucks to exclusively sell the album at participating locations during the month of May.</p> <p>Thirteen of the 19 tracks are previously unreleased from artists including Paul Simon, Eddie Vedder, and Coldplay.</p> <p>Make sure to pick up a copy the next time you're at Starbucks grabbing a Skinny Vanilla Latte!</p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:05:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/76461<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/05/13/medium.l4l1o842892d.jpg" /><br /><p>Spotify is now streaming AM/FM in full as well as track by track commentary! Listen <a href="http://spoti.fi/JLkLWf" target="_blank">NOW</a>!</p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Tue, 01 May 2012 10:35:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/75731<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/05/02/medium.z65ip0kat473.jpg" /><br /><p>Rita recently sat down with Casey Puki over at <a href="http://www.anthologysd.com/" target="_blank">Anthology</a> to discuss her upcoming album, "AM/FM" as well as her emotional experience on "Who Do You Think You Are?"</p> <p></p> <p>Read the <a href="http://www.anthologysd.com/blog/2012/04/26/acclaimed-actress-re-imagines-classics-for-debut-album/" target="_blank">interview</a> and be sure to check out Rita's <a href="http://artists.anthologysd.com/singer-songwriter/rita-wilson-may-1-2012/" target="_blank">show</a> at Anthology on May 1st if you are in the San Diego area!</p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:20:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/74911<p>Rita appeared on <a href="http://ellen.warnerbros.com/" target="_blank">Ellen</a> and dished about her relationship with Tom and their 20+ year marriage.</p> <p></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OxfWc3fxUWE?rel=0" width="550" height="312" frameborder="0"></iframe></p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:55:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/74431<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/15/01/medium.8fy0tb3yb6i0.jpg" /><br /><p>AM/FM is now available for pre-order on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/am-fm/id519110236" target="_blank">iTunes</a>!</p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:50:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/74281<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/06/12/medium.g9eem9d7i32x.png" /><br /><p></p> <p><a href="http://www.justjared.com/2012/04/20/rita-wilsons-angel-of-the-morning-video-premiere-exclusive/#respond" target="_blank">JustJared</a> has the exclusive video premiere of 'Angel of the Morning'! Check it out <a href="http://www.justjared.com/2012/04/20/rita-wilsons-angel-of-the-morning-video-premiere-exclusive/#respond" target="_blank">NOW</a>!</p> <p></p> <p></p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:25:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/73421<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/12/03/medium.85431b35zxw2.gif" /><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/IvdNnM" target="_blank">People.com</a> has the exclusive premiere of "Come See About Me". Check it out <a href="http://bit.ly/IvdNnM" target="_blank">NOW</a>!</p> <p></p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:05:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/72641<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/08/06/medium.e5u5du5xu995.jpg" /><br /><p>'An Unforgettable Evening,' a women's cancer benefit presented by Saks Fifth Avenue, will take place on April 18th at the Beverly Hilton. Like previous years, Rita will share hosting duties with Tom Hanks, Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg.</p> <p>More info available at the <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fash-track/unforgettable-evening-sheryl-crowe-rihanna-saks-cancer-research-308334" target="_blank">Hollywood Reporter</a></p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:10:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/72351<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/11/11/medium.3gj1nay83sy5.jpeg" /><br /><p>Watch the full episdode of Who Do You Think You Are, featuring <a href="http://bit.ly/HyWoxv" target="_blank">Rita Wilson in Season 3, Episde 7</a>.</p> <p>Check it on <a href="http://bit.ly/HyWoxv" target="_blank">NBC now</a>!</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:20:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/70081<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/00/14/medium.x5h1peqri1sp.jpeg" /><br /><p>Rita recenlty attended a star studded fundraiser benefitting the Rainforest Foundation. Held at Carengie Hall, celebrities enjoyed a night of singing and dancing. <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerfriedman/2012/04/04/sting-trudie-styler-raise-millions-for-the-rainforest-with-bill-clinton-stars/" target="_blank">Read the entire article in Forbes here</a>.</p> <p>Or enjoy a <a href="http://www.accesshollywood.com/rainforest-benefit-concert-2012-the-stars-lend-a-hand-and-their-voices_video_1394811" target="_blank">video clip from the event on Access Hollywood</a>.</p> <p></p> <p><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/groundctrl/clients/rita_wilson/350x.jpeg" border="0" width="350" height="246" /></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:35:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/69991<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/04/10/medium.4n8q07tiv08f.jpg" /><br /><p>Who Knew Rita Wilson Could Sing?</p> <p>Her first album, AM/FMwhich she named after the songs she loved on the radio as a girlincludes covers of '60s hits, like my favorite, "Walking in the Rain," originally sung by the Ronettes. I listened to Rita's rendition five times in a row. It makes me happy every time!...<a href="http://www.oprah.com/entertainment/Gayle-Kings-Favorite-Cocktail-Gayle-King-Quote/4" target="_blank">Read More</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:50:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/68431<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/12/10/medium.i5cw8exm8u1x.jpeg" /><br /><p>From Billboard:</p> <p>It never ceases to amaze me sometimes who is on the other end of a song, Gill says. I did something with Tom Hanks wife, Rita Wilson, the other day. Shes a really great singer; just completely knocked me out. I like all things and never say You never know what youre going to miss. <a href="http://www.umgnashville.com/artist/detail.aspx?nid=7113&aid=4" target="_blank">Read more about Vince and what he had to say here....</a></p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:05:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/67631<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/11/11/medium.v82db0rag264.jpeg" /><br /><p>As featured in the Hollywood Reporter, March 16, 2012. Written by Cortney Wills</p> <p>UNICEF's star-studded Playlist With the A-List event featured stars from television, movies and beyond and raised more than $400,000 for Schools For Africa.</p> <p>Rita Wilson did such an amazing job that Rickey Minor forced her to sing an encore of Come See About Me by The Supremes. Husband Tom Hanks was on deck to lend his support, which he did by jumping to his feet and dancing to his wifes surprisingly smooth voice.</p> <p><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/heidi-klum-pau-gasol-unicef-playlist-karaoke-concert-301242" target="_blank">Read the rest of the story on the Hollywood Reporter....</a></p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:25:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/67401<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/11/10/medium.g8ogom642gn7.jpeg" /><br /><p> <p class="p1">We hope you are looking forward to Celebrity Fight Night XVIII next Saturday in Phoenix when we celebrate Muhammad Alis 70<span class="s1">^th</span>birthday! If you havent already, please click this link <a href="http://celebrityfightnight.org/Content/Auctions/Auctions.aspx"><span class="s2">http://celebrityfightnight.org/Content/Auctions/Auctions.aspx</span></a> to see this years exciting list of Live Auction packages.</p> </p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:45:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/66841<br /><img src="http://groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/rita_wilson/media/15/14/medium.aev04g8h493m.jpeg" /><br /><p>As featured in Harper's Bazaar, Jan. 13, 2012. Written by Laura Brown</p> <p>LA DOLCE RITA</p> <p>With an album on the way, Rita Wilson reveals how she tapped into her musical side. Also read about her dream dinner at Buckingham Palace.</p> <p>LAURA BROWN: From acting to producing to singing, how did you end up recording an album?</p> <p>RITA WILSON: I had done Chicago on Broadway in 2006, and when I did that I really reconnected with music. I thought I can't really not do this. The album [titled AM/FM, on Decca Records] is cover songs from the '60s to the '70s. It reminds me of when I was a kid, driving in the car with my parents. Remember the songs you listened to when you were in the backseat and you didn't have control of the radio but your parents did? Back in those days, it was AM only. When I got my driver's license, it shifted to FM and singer-songwriter stuff rock. The AM songs all had such a beautiful idealized innocence, and as you get into the '70s and the singer-songwriter and the more mature songs of that era, it became more about the disillusionment of that ideal. The reality of human beings' complexities and flaws sort of took over.....<em><a href="http://www.harpersbazaar.com/magazine/feature-articles/rita-wilson-interview-0212" target="_blank">Read the rest of the article.</a></em></p><p>From <a href="http://ritawilson.com/">ritawilson.com</a></p>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:40:00 -0700http://ritawilson.com/news/66671