Five for Fighting with String Quartet

An evening with Five For Fighting with String Quartet and special guest Lace & Lee

The only way for a story to progress is to turn the page.

John Ondrasik— the songwriter and performer known as the platinum-

selling, Grammy-nominated, Five For Fighting—knows this well. In the two

decades since his first major single, “Superman (It’s Not Easy),” hit the

stratosphere, the artist has both evolved and come back ‘round full circle.

Creativity, if nothing else, is paradoxical.

To date, Five For Fighting, has released six studio LPs, including the

platinum certified America Town and The Battle for Everything; and the top-

10 charting Two Lights, along with an EP and live albums. Ondrasik has

penned major hits, including the chart-topping “100 Years,” “The Riddle,”

“Chances,” “World,” and “Easy Tonight,” which have earned over one

billion streams and place him as a top-10 Hot Adult Contemporary artist for

the 2000s. The reflective “100 Years” has joined “Superman (It’s Not

Easy)” as part of the American Songbook and continues to stand the test of

time at weddings, birthdays, graduations, memorials, and many a home

video. Five For Fighting’s music has also been featured in more than 350

films, television shows, and commercials, including the Oscar-winning The

Blind Side, Hawaii Five-O, The Sopranos and the CBS drama, Code Black.

Referencing Fight For Fighting’s success in the 2000s, AllMusic called

Ondrasik “one of the decade’s leading balladeers.” But perhaps his biggest

achievement is performing “Superman (It’s Not Easy),” at the 2001 Concert

for New York, a benefit show at Madison Square Garden that honored first

responders and the fallen about a month after the tragic September

11th attacks. Ondrasik performed alongside other big -name artists like Paul

McCartney, The Who, Elton John, Billy Joel, and dozens more.

Opening for this show will be Lace & Lee

Lace & Lee is a folk rock duo heavily influenced by the mystical wisdom of 60s and 70s storytelling, with a twist of humor and bard-like prose. Caroline Lace and Olivia Leebegan their musical journey at NYU Tisch, and have since toured with Five For Fighting. Their ethereal vocals and risky harmonies carry the spirit and charm of Celtic music, often holding a mirror up to the 21st century.

This performance will take place on the Reehl Stage(3rd Floor)

This space is handicap accessible

Doors open at 6:30/Show Time is 7:30