By Ligia Fernandez
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October 2009
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Source: lizcallaway.com
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Liz Callaway
(1961 - )
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One of the cabaret world's most recognizable faces also has
quite a number of musicals on her resume, beginning with her Broadway debut
in the ensemble of Stephen Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG.
She was nominated for a Tony Award as young
mother-to-be Lizzie in Maltby-Shire's BABY belting out out of the show's
biggest hits, "The Story Goes On." Other Broadway credits include the
Broadway companies of CATS, THE THREE MUSKETEERS and MISS SAIGON and the
Off-Broadway casts of THE SPITFIRE GRILL, MARRY ME A LITTLE, BROWNSTONE and
GODSPELL.
She and her sister, Anne Hampton Callaway, created and
performed together in the critically-acclaimed cabaret shows SIBLING REVELRY
and RELATIVE HARMONY. SIBLING REVELRY is available on CD.
Liz can also be heard on a slew of studio cast,
compilations and concert recordings, much too many to mention here.
Most notable ones include the historic Lincoln Center production of FOLLIES
IN CONCERT, A STEPHEN SONDHEIM EVENING, INFINITE JOY: THE SONGS OF WILLIAM
FINN, UNSUNG MUSICALS, ALLEGRO, BROADWAY UNPLUGGED and the Actor's Fund
benefit recording of HAIR.
Her latest recording, PASSAGE OF TIME, a mix of musical
theatre and pop songs will be released later this month. For more info,
visit her official website:
lizcallaway.com. |
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Bob Hope
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If the term "national treasure" was not coined first for Bob
Hope -- it should have been. Not many entertainers have achieved the level
of success he enjoyed in his more than 70 years in the business.
He began as a dancer in Vaudeville as double act with his
George Byrne. The duo made their Broadway debut in Ruby Keeler musical
THE SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK. But it was his role of Huckleberry Haines
in the hit musical ROBERTA that put him on the Broadway map.
An appearance in the Ethel Merman starrer RED, HOT AND
BLUE led to a contract with Paramount Pictures and his first major film, THE
BIG BROADCAST OF 1938. In the film, he and co-star Shirley Ross performed
what would become his signature tune -- the Oscar-nominated "Thanks for The
Memory."
His biggest film musical successes were the 'ROAD TO'
series co-starring Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour and THE PALEFACE, where he
performed yet another Oscar-nominated song, "Buttons and Bows."
He also conquered the worlds of radio and television and
is recognized as one of the Academy Awards' most beloved hosts. But it is
Hope's unwavering support of U.S. servicemen and women, taking live stage
shows to the troops in war and peace times for more than 60 years, that will
forever define him as more than just a comic song-and-dance man. |
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