The Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts presents The Callaway Sisters in “Baby Boom” starring Liz Callaway and Ann Hampton Callaway at 8 pm, Saturday, September 11. The sisters and Tony-nominated actresses’ show celebrates the soundtrack of their childhood with unforgettable songs from the ‘60s and ‘70s. They combine musical forces and share stories of their years growing up in Chicago and New York, performing songs by The Beatles, Carole King, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Webb, Carly Simon, Bob Dylan and others. ABOUT LIZ CALLAWAY Award-winning actress, singer, and recording artist Liz Callaway made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along. She received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in Baby, and for five years, appeared as Grizabella in Cats. She has also starred in the original casts of Miss Saigon, The Three Musketeers, and The Look of Love. Off-Broadway, she received a Drama Desk nomination for her performance in The Spitfire Grill, and also appeared in No Way to Treat a Lady, Marry Me a Little, and Brownstone. Other New York appearances include Hair in Concert, the legendary Follies in Concert at Lincoln Center, A Stephen Sondheim Evening, and Fiorello! at Encores! The past year Liz released her 4th solo album, Passage of Time for PS Classics. She has 3 other solo recordings: The Beat Goes On, The Story Goes On: Liz Callaway On and Off- Broadway, and Anywhere I Wander: The Music of Frank Loesser. ABOUT ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY Ann Hampton Callaway dazzles music lovers as a singer, Pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, actress, and educator. Her talents have made her equally at home in jazz and pop as well as on stage, in the recording studio, on TV and in film. She is best known for starring in the hit Broadway musical Swing! and for writing and singing the theme to the popular TV series, “The Nanny.” Ann is a devoted keeper-of-the-flame of the great American songbook and, to support that mission, has produced and hosted two specials for public television called “Singers Spotlight” with guests Liza Minnelli and Christine Ebersole. She is slated to start a radio series with that name and format in the fall of 2010. Ms. Callaway’s honors include a Tony nomination and the Theatre World Award for “Outstanding Broadway Debut.” for her work in Swing!, as well as 14 Mac Awards, 2 Backstage Bistro Awards, The 2005 Nightlife Award, The Johnny Mercer Songwriter Award and The Norman Vincent Peale Award For Positive Thinking. “Baby Boom” features Alex Rybeck on piano, Jered Egan on bass and Ron Tierno on drums. Musical direction is by Alex Rybeck. “Baby Boom” is directed by Dan Foster.
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