Acclaimed singer, songwriter, and composer Rufus Wainwright has announced plans for his upcoming birthday. The artist will celebrate with a one-night-only show, dubbed Fifty isn’t The End, A 50th birthday concert with Rufus Wainwright and Friends. The event will benefit the Montauk Historical Society and will occur at the iconic Montauk Point Lighthouse on July 13. 

New York-based Murmrr Presents will produce the milestone birthday event. It will include special guest performances by Jimmy Fallon, Tig Notaro, Laurie Anderson, Loudon Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Joan As Police Woman, Jenni Muldaur, Chaim Tannenbaum and more. 

The host committee for the event features Julianne Moore, Isabella Rossellini, Cindy Sherman, Paul Simon and Liev Schreiber. Additionally, Wainwright will be joined by his husband, Jorn Weisbrodt, who is also turning 50 this year, and his band featuring musicians David Mansfield, GE Smith, Shawn Pelton, Tony Shanahan, and Thomas Bartlett.  

Via press release, the musician offered, “I honestly could not be more thrilled to celebrate Jorn and my 50th birthday in Montauk. It is the place where our romance started, and it is the place we love being the most. I always wanted to do a show at the Lighthouse with the ocean as the backdrop and the moon rising over the ocean, so we just went to the Historical Society and offered our services, and they enthusiastically embraced the idea.” 

He continues, “Montauk has been a refuge for so many people and artists over the years. It has a real sense of community and we have made deep roots here and felt very welcomed by the town and its inhabitants. It is wonderful to give back a little and help raise some money and joy. I am so grateful for all my family from my dad Loudon to my sisters, Martha and Lucy, and friends like Laurie Anderson, Jimmy Fallon, and Tig Notaro to join me on stage for what I am sure will be one of the most unusual and hilarious shows Montauk and the Hamptons and 2023 will have ever seen. I have no doubt there will be more surprise guests coming.”

For more information, visit montaukhistoricalsociety.org. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.