The Church in Sag Harbor presents this year’s Summer Dinner Theater benefit, featuring Martha Wainwright on stage for her only area performance this summer. The event will be held on Saturday, June 6.
Joining the likes of Candace Bushnell (2023), Martin Short (2024), and Laurie Anderson (2025), Wainwright has been invited due to her outstanding, heartfelt yet entertaining command of song and stage.
“We are thrilled that Martha is headlining this year’s benefit – our first to feature a musical act. Our summer benefit helps fund a broad range of our commitments to art and community, and she perfectly embodies inspirational levels of creativity, vision, and execution,” said a statement from The Church.
Born into music royalty, the daughter of folk legends Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III and sister to the highly acclaimed, genre-defying singer Rufus Wainwright, Martha grew up in a world filled with incomparable musical legends Anna McGarrigle, Leonard Cohen, Suzzy Roche, Richard and Linda Thompson, Emmylou Harris, and struggled to find her voice in a milieu in which every drama was refracted through song. Then, in 2005, she released her critically acclaimed debut album, Martha Wainwright. That release, and the albums that followed, such as “Come Home to Mama” and “I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too,” showcased Martha’s searing songwriting style and established her as a powerful voice to be reckoned with.
New this year: The Church has added a cocktail-hour-only ticket that includes another fantastic performer: Inda Eaton. The beloved, East End-based singer-songwriter will appear live for a set during our cocktail hour.
All proceeds benefit our year-round exhibitions, programming, and artist residency, making The Church a vital source of inspiration for art, creativity, and community. The schedule begins with cocktails at 5:30 PM, followed by dinner and remarks at 7 PM, and showtime at 8:30 PM.