From TOLEDO ALLIANCE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Academy Award, Emmy, and Grammy-winner Common will perform with the Toledo Symphony on Saturday, March 16 at the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle.
This one-night-only event will showcase the many facets of Common’s 30-year career as a hip-hop musician, poet, and activist. Joined by the Toledo Symphony, Common performs a wide-ranging setlist including the Grammy-award winning “Love of my Life” and the Academy-Award winning “Glory” from Selma.
Pre-sale tickets are on sale now for President’s Club members and will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21. Tickets can be purchased online at artstoledo.com/common or by calling the TAPA Box Office at 419-246-8000.
As a performer, actor, author, and activist, Common continues to break down barriers with a multitude of critically acclaimed roles, and continued success in all aspects of his career.
Common can currently be seen starring in Apple TV+’s “Silo” as Robert Sims. This winter, he made his Broadway debut playing Junior in “Between Riverside and Crazy. “His latest album, “A Beautiful Revolution Part 2” was released in September 2021 and served as a follow up to his previous album, “A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1,” which was released in March 2020.
In 2019, Common released his hit album “Let Love, “inspired by his work and experiences writing his New York Times best-selling second memoir, “Let Love Have The Last Word.”
He has dedicated countless hours and has been deeply engaged in social justice and advocacy work around mass incarceration, mental health, and voting. He launched the nonprofit Imagine Justice, and through his Common Ground Foundation, Common is dedicated to empowering high school students from underserved communities to become future leaders.
