________________________________________________________________________________________________ The BROADWAY HOUR, NYC #126 Originally taped August 24, 1995 Host: LARRY SUTTON of the New York Daily News ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Guests: singing live*!! ANN HAMPTON* and LIZ CALLOWAY* with ALEX RYBECK on piano Ann Hampton Callaway is a native of Chicago. Her father, John Callaway, was a journalist and her mother was a singer, pianist, and vocal coach. She learned scat singing from her father and a love of jazz from his record collection, and she learned classical music from her mother.[1] Her sister, Liz Callaway, is a singer and actress on Broadway. Callaway performed in musicals at New Trier High School in Winnetka.[2][3] After graduation, she studied acting for two years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She moved to New York City in 1979. During the 1980s, she worked as a cabaret singer accompanying herself on piano, performing jazz, traditional pop, and standards from the Great American Songbook.[1][2] Liz Callaway (born April 13, 1961) is an American actress and singer, who is best known for having provided the singing voices of many female characters in animated films, such as Anastasia in Anastasia, Odette in The Swan Princess, Jasmine in the Aladdin sequels The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves, adult Kiara in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, a dancing napkin ring in Beauty and the Beast, and the Speaker of God in Hazbin Hotel. She was also the original Ellen in the Broadway production of Miss Saigon. - Wikipedia __________________________________________________________________________________________________ LARRY LINVILLE (1939-2000) starring at the time in "Travels With My Aunt" was an American actor known for his portrayal of the ever lovable, surgeon Major Frank Burns on the television series M*A*S*H. After M*A*S*H, Linville starred or appeared in many films and television series. He was a guest-star on many television series, most frequently Murder, She Wrote, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, The FBI Story, and CHiPs. He also appeared on episodes of Airwolf (he played Maxwell in "And a Child Shall Lead") and The Rockford Files, and appeared in the television movie The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite (1981). He also played a stock character—the "Crazy General"—along with Edward Winter in the pilot episode of Misfits of Science. He also co-starred in the short-lived sitcom Grandpa Goes to Washington with Jack Albertson. His film appearances included School Spirit (1985), Earth Girls Are Easy (1988), C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. (1989), Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever (1991), A Million to Juan (1994), No Dessert, Dad, till You Mow the Lawn (1994), and Fatal Pursuit (1995). - Wikipedia __________________________________________________________________________________________________ TONJA WALKER* sings, with FRANK LINDQUIST on piano As a singer, Tonja Walker has participated in album collections of songs for RCA and has performed in several one woman shows. She produced an award winning Family Film entitled The Derby Stallion, starring Zac Efron, Bill Cobbs, William R. Moses and herself that was released by EchoBridge, Imageworks Entertainment then came out on Video on Demand March 8, 2007. The DVD came out June 2007, and the film grossed over 5 million dollars. She had a successful radio show on the East coast, Straight Talk Live with Tonja Walker, and is continuing to update that here. She is also writing a series based loosely on her life, and is developing content for a new cable channel. Tonja is back living in Palm Springs and in LA. After a long hiatus raising her fabulous daughters and caring for her husband, Tonja is excited to be back in the center of entertainment and is devoting time and energy to creating everyday. - IMDb __________________________________________________________________________________________________ SHAUNA HICKS* - with GERRY DIEFFENBACH piano Shauna Hicks played Rosemary in the National Tour of How To Succeed in Business… opposite Ralph Macchio, receiving rave reviews and garnering Florida’s Carbonell Award and a Chicago Jeff Award nomination. Other credits include Meet Me in St. Louis on Broadway, in which she understudied the Garland role and premiering with Cynthia Nixon to great acclaim in Douglas Carter Beane’s The Country Club. Television work includes Kelly on As the World Turns and the Children’s Television Workshop production of Sesame English. Shauna was also featured regularly singing on The Caroline Rhea Show. A writer as well as a singer/actress, Shauna has written two critically acclaimed one-woman shows: Shauna Hicks & Her 60’s Chicks (MAC, CAB, Bistro Awards) and Shauna Hicks & Her 70’s Mix. Recordings include Unsung Berlin, Broadway Sings Bacharach (Varese Sarabande label) and I Got Rhythm: Mickey & Judy's Hollywood with acclaimed singer Jeff Harnar. - shaunahicks.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Taped at the SHERATON HOTEL & TOWERS, 53rd & 7th Ave. New York City in THE LOBBY COURT LOUNGE . . . . . . "overlooking scenic 7th avenue" Executive Producer: KATE McGRATH / Engineer & Editor: CHRIS BREETVELD For more info, comments or fan mail: nycbroadway.podcasthours@gmail.com
