Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway Present BOOM! at The Town Hall 6/4

By: Apr. 27, 2010
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The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street), Times Square's landmark concert venue, is pleased to presents Boom!, featuring Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway on Friday, June 4 at 8:00PM. This tribute to the boomers music of the 60's and 70's has tickets on sale now for $50 and $45 through Ticketmaster, 212-307-4100 or www.ticketmaster.com, or by visiting The Town Hall Box Office at 123 West 43rd Street, 212-840-2824.

Boom!, celebrates the soundtrack of sisters and Tony-nominated actresses, Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway's childhood with unforgettable songs from the 60s and 70s. The dynamic sister duo will also share heartwarming and humorous stories of their years growing up in Chicago and New York. Some of the song titles include, "Both Sides Now," "Up, Up and Away," "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be," "Bridge Over Troubled Waters," "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" and "Downtown," and many more. Also, expect to hear songs made famous by Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Carly Simon, The Beatles, Paul Simon, Jimmy Webb and Stevie Wonder.

Tony-nominee, Ann Hampton Callaway is not only a singer but also an acclaimed songwriter, whose works have been performed by Barbara Steisand, Patti LuPone and many more. Callaway's live performances showcase her warmth, spontaneous wit and passionate delivery of standards, jazz classics, and originals.

Liz Callaway, most recently on Broadway in The Look of Love, made her Broadway debut in the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. For her work in the musical Baby, she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and her other Broadway credits include The Three Musketeers, Miss Saigon, and Cats.

Built in 1921 by a group of suffragettes, The Town Hall began as a lecture hall and public forum for debates. Over the decades, the stage has been graced by Eleanor Roosevelt, Margaret Sanger, Billie Holiday, Igor Stravinsky, Bob Dylan and MiLes Davis. Today the hall flourishes as a popular, affordable venue, boasting the hottest acts in rock, pop, folk, cabaret, world music, comedy and dance, including Billy Joel, Blondie, Elvis Costello, Natalie Merchant, Graham Nash, Liza Minnelli, Cyndi Lauper, Norah Jones, Andre Watts, Henry Rollins, Joe Jackson, Pink Martini, Regina Spector, Brian Adams, Aimee Mann and Dawn Upshaw. For over a decade, The Town Hall has hosted live broadcasts of Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion. Over the past two-and-a-half decades, The Town Hall has produced a number of new and critically acclaimed musical series, which include The Century of Change, Not Just Jazz, Broadway By The Year® and The Broadway Cabaret Festival.

All tickets for The Town Hall shows are available through TicketMaster, 212-307-4100, or www.ticketmaster.com, or by visiting The Town Hall Box Office between noon and 6 PM (except Sundays) at 123 West 43rd Street, 212-840-2824. For more information, visit www.the-townhall-nyc.org.


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