Grammy- and Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson is bringing her Cozy Fall Trio Tour to Sonoma State University's Green Music Center on October 18, with the show set to begin at 7 p.m. in Weill Hall. She'll be joined onstage by guitarist Allie Moss and keyboardist and guitarist Hannah Winkler, and tickets for the Rohnert Park stop range from $61 to $121.
As The Press Democrat reports, Michaelson's path to Weill Hall began in a Staten Island coffeehouse in the early 2000s, where she started performing before independently releasing her debut album, *Slow the Rain*, on her own Cabin 24 Records. She built her early audience on Myspace as an unsigned artist, then released her second album, *Girls and Boys*, in 2006 — gaining wider recognition once her music turned up on Myspace and on *Grey's Anatomy*.
Her songs have since soundtracked a long list of television series, including *Scrubs*, *One Tree Hill*, *Ugly Betty*, *The Vampire Diaries*, *Parenthood*, *Pretty Little Liars* and *Girls*, according to the same report. Her single “The Way I Am” reached No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2007, while 2014's “Girls Chase Boys” climbed to No. 52 and became her highest-charting radio single — both tracks went on to earn platinum certification from the RIAA, per Wikipedia.
From Pop Radio to the TV and Streaming World
Michaelson later served as executive producer for the Apple TV+ series *Slumberkins* and co-scored Hulu's *Tiny Beautiful Things*, earning a 2020 Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics along the way, The Press Democrat notes. Her song “Build It Up” was also featured in Hulu's limited series *Little Fires Everywhere*.
She independently released *Human Again* (2012) and *Lights Out* (2014), according to her discography on Wikipedia. She has since released eight more albums on Cabin 24 Records, most recently *For the Dreamers* in August 2024, a vintage-inspired pop record that debuted at No. 20 on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart, per the same source. Remaining independent, the report states, allowed her to retain the rights to her own work.
A Grammy Nod for Her Broadway Score
Michaelson's biggest recent milestone came from Broadway. She wrote the music and lyrics for the musical adaptation of *The Notebook*, based on Nicholas Sparks' novel, which had previously been adapted into a 2004 film. The production earned Michaelson a 2024 Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album, recognizing the original Broadway cast recording, The Press Democrat reports.
The musical, co-written with book writer Bekah Brunstetter, opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on March 14, 2024, according to New York Theatre Guide. It picked up three 2024 Tony Award nominations, including Best Book of a Musical for Brunstetter and acting nods for lead performers Maryann Plunkett and Dorian Harewood, per the Tony Awards. The cast recording was released by Atlantic Records and includes “My Days.”
“The Notebook is quite a milestone in my life,” Michaelson said, according to The Press Democrat, adding that her songs are well-suited for a love story because, as she put it, she writes love songs. She told the paper she wants to compose more music for live theater and hopes more musical theater opportunities will follow, saying, “There's always something more.” Before she ever wrote for the stage, Michaelson made her own Broadway acting debut in July 2017, joining the cast of *Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812* as Sonya at the Imperial Theatre, where she performed through that August, per TheaterMania.
The Tour's Rohnert Park Stop
The Cozy Fall Trio Tour is set to kick off October 9 in Tucson, Arizona, and is set to wrap October 24 in Bellingham, Washington, with the Rohnert Park date falling roughly midway through the run, The Press Democrat notes. Weill Hall is the venue for the Rohnert Park stop.
