Ann Hampton Callaway

Ann Hampton Callaway (* May 30, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American composer, singer and actress. She is known for composing and sung by her title song of the TV series "The Nanny" and for her role in the musical " Swing! ", For which she was awarded the Theatre World Award.

Life and work

She is the daughter of Shirley Callaway, a pianist and voice teacher from New York. Her father, John Callaway was a famous journalist from Chicago.

She gained fame as a composer of songs for the TV series "The Nanny", the title song, " The Nanny Named Fran" is their most famous composition. She has written songs for Barbra Streisand and is represented with their compositions on six albums of Streisand. The excellent with the platinum record composer has over 250 songs for Broadway and popular performer written, among other things, for Liza Minnelli, Patti LuPone, Michael Feinstein, Blossom Dearie and her sister Liz Callaway.

She has in the musical " Swing! " played and won for her performance the Theatre World Award for "Outstanding Broadway Debut " and was for a Tony Award in the category " Best Featured Actress in a Musical" nominated.

As a solo artist has released several albums and songs.

She is also involved in charitable with their music. After Hurricane Katrina, she appeared on television and released the song " Who can see the Blue the Same Again? " whose revenue they donated to the victims. Even after the attack on the World Trade Center they publish CDs and donated their revenue.

Discography

• Boom!
• Blues In the Night, Telarc
• Who Can See The Blue The Same Again?, Dismakers Single CD
• Slow, Shanachie Records
• After Ours, Denon Records
• Ann Hampton Callaway, DRG Records
• Bring Back Romance, DRG Records
• Easy Living, Shanachie Records
• Sibling Revelry with Liz Callaway, DRG Records
• Signature, Shanachie Records
• This Christmas, After 9 Records / Angel Records
• To Ella With Love, Shanachie Records