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Cyndi Lauper Will Perform at Closing Ceremony at Chicago’s Wrigley Field
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Get your tickets now to see Lauper and other top talent help Chicago bid farewell to the world July 22
2006-05-24
We're proud to announce that Cyndi Lauper will perform at the Gay Games VII Closing Ceremony on Saturday, 22 July 2006 at historic Wrigley Field, the home of baseball’s Chicago Cubs. Tickets are $50 to $90 and are on sale at Tickets.GayGamesChicago.org.
"I feel like this is becoming sort of a tradition for me since I performed last time the Gay Games were in the States, in New York City in 1994," said Lauper. "I am thrilled to be a part of the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago."
Lauper joins a slate of more than 60 music, television, arts, culture and sports legends from around the world performing in the 2006 Gay Games Opening & Closing Ceremonies.
"I have always felt that much of Cyndi Lauper’s music is a personal anthem of love and support for the world’s lesbian & gay community," said Greg McNitt, Gay Games Ceremony Committee Co-Chair. "Whether in her music or through her support of organizations like PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays) or the Matthew Shepard Foundation, her work is so moving in part because it obviously represents her own true colors; her belief that everyone is beautiful, "like a rainbow." Her appearance at Wrigley Field is going to bring the house down!"
Gay Games VII takes place from 15-22 July 2006 with events throughout Chicago and its surrounding metro area including Oak Park, Evanston and Crystal Lake. The closing ceremony is Saturday, 22 July 2006, at Wrigley Field, home to baseball’s legendary Chicago Cubs. The opening ceremony is Saturday, 15 July 2006, at Soldier Field. Tickets to both ceremonies as well as the ticketed sports and cultural events are on sale now at tickets.gaygameschicago.org.
About Cyndi Lauper
The vibrant talent of Cyndi Lauper has graced our world for 25 years. Beginning in 1980, Cyndi and her band at the time, Blue Angel, released a self-titled album but in 1983 as many artists do, Cyndi decided to depart the group and take on the world as a solo artist. It was in 1984 with the release of her debut album, She's So Unusual, that Cyndi scored massive success - 9 million copies sold worldwide - and quite literally became an overnight success. She's So Unusual was the first debut album and the first debut album by a solo artist to garner four top five singles, "Girls Just Want To Have Fun," "All Through The Night," "She Bop," and "Time After Time." She's So Unusual earned Cyndi a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. And this was just the beginning ... In addition to proving herself as a Grammy-winning artist, Cyndi Lauper has spent much of the past twenty-five years as a devoted advocate and philanthropist for such organizations as AMFAR, AIDS Research, Planned Parenthood, Women's Rights as well as for Gay communities all over the world. She has been twice nominated for the Emmy Award - has won once - and has established herself as one of America's most loved fashion icons.
At age 52 Cyndi Lauper has embarked on a new career, morphing into something new: Cyndi Lauper, Broadway Star. She is currently appearing to rave reviews alongside Alan Cummings and Ana Gasteyer in the New York revival of The Threepenny Opera. For more information, visit www.cyndilauper.com.
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