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Grammy-winning singer Michael Bolton serenades Sands Bethlehem Event Center on March 31

Grammy-winning singer Michael Bolton serenades Sands Bethlehem Event Center on March 31
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From a press release:

It was announced today that Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and social activist Michael Bolton will perform at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Sunday, March 31 at 8 p.m.

Tickets, which are $45, $55, and $65, go on sale this Friday, Jan. 26 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at sandseventcenter.com, the Event Center box office (77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem), ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, or by phone at 800-745-3000.

Soft rock balladeer Michael Bolton has sold more than 65 million records globally and continues to tour the world while remaining committed to humanitarian causes, especially through the Michael Bolton Charities, now in its 25th year.

In recognition of his artistic achievements, Bolton won two Grammys for Best Pop Male Vocal Performance (nominated four times), six American Music Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As a songwriter, he has earned over 24 BMI and ASCAP Awards, including Songwriter of the Year, nine Million-Air awards, and the Hitmakers Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. With nine No. 1 singles, Bolton has seen nine studio albums rank in the Top 10, including his 28th CD, “Songs of Cinema,” a tribute to beloved songs from the world’s most iconic films.

Bolton has written with some of the greatest and most diverse talent of our time, including Bob Dylan, Paul Stanley, Lady Gaga, Diane Warren, and David Foster. His songs have been recorded by the likes of KISS, Kanye West, Jay Z, Barbra Streisand, Cher, and Marc Anthony. Continuing to tour the world each year, he has performed with legacies such as Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Renee Fleming, and BB King.

Bolton became a viral sensation in The Lonely Island’s Emmy-nominated video “Jack Sparrow” that launched on “Saturday Night Live” and has racked up over 165 million views on YouTube. He continued his comedic appearances in several episodes of CBS’s hit series “Two and a Half Men,” the hit Fox network show “Glee,” ABC’s hit comedy “Fresh Off the Boat,” HBO’s hit series “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” and has ongoing campaigns with American Greetings. He recently executive produced and starred in the Netflix show “Michael Bolton’s Big Sexy Valentine’s Special,” which has been one of the network’s most popular comedies to date. In the fall of 2017, he starred in “Bolt of Talent,” a brand new music travel competition series produced with Fox Networks Group/StarWorld in Asia.

Bolton’s songs and performances have been featured in numerous television and film soundtracks, including the Oscar-nominated theme song “Go the Distance” from Walt Disney’s blockbuster animated film “Hercules” and the recent Russell Crowe film “Fathers & Daughters.” He also executive produced the documentary “Terror at Home” addressing domestic violence in America, and he was nominated for an Emmy for writing the title song “Tears of the Angels.” He is completing a feature-length documentary, “Gotta Keep Dreamin’,” about the 21st century Renaissance of Detroit.