Liz Callaway Biography (1961-)

Born April 13, 1961, in Chicago, IL; sister of Ann Hampton Callaway (a singerand songwriter); married Dan Foster (an actor and director); children: Nicholas. Addresses: Agent: Gage Group, Inc., 315 West 57th St., Suite 4H,New York, NY 10019.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, singer, voice performer
Birth Details: April 13, 1961; Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Bless the Lord, Godspell (musical), off-Broadway production, c. 1980
Chrissy, The Matinee Kids (musical), BTA Theatre, New York City, 1981
Mary, Merrily We Roll Along (musical), Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1981-1982
More of Loesser (musical), King Cole Room, St. Regis-Sheraton Hotel, New York City, 1982
Lizzie Fields, Baby (musical), Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1983-1984
Lady Constance Bonacieux, The Three Musketeers (musical), New YorkCity, 1984
Young Sally, Follies in Concert (concert), Lincoln Center Theatre,New York City, 1984
Emily, Grover's Corners (musical), workshop production, 1985
Sarah Stone, No Way to Treat a Lady (musical), off-Broadway production, 1985
Claudia, Brownstone (musical), Roundabout Theatre Company, Union Square Theatre, New York City, 1986
Lizzie Fields, Baby (musical), Marriott's Lincolnshire Theatre, Lincolnshire, IL, 1986
Petra, A Little Night Music (musical), Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1986-1987
Woman, Marry Me a Little (musical), York Theatre Company, New YorkCity, 1987
One Two Three Four Five (musical), Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II, New York City, 1987
Sue, Carrie (musical), workshop production, 1988
Ellen, Miss Saigon (musical), Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1991-1992
Say It With Music ... The Irving Berlin Revue (revue), Rainbow andStars, New York City, 1992
Grizabella, Cats (musical), Winter Garden Theatre, New York City,between 1993 and 1999
Dora, Fiorello! (musical), City Center Theatre, New York City, 1994
Unsung Musicals (musical), Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse, New York City, 1994
The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm (musical), Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1997
King Island Christmas (musical), workshop production, 1998
Shelby Thorpe, The Spitfire Grill (musical), Playwrights' Horizons, Duke Theatre, New York City, 2001
Mel, Lady in Penthouse B (musical; staged reading), York Theatre Company, 2002
Better with a Band (musical), workshop production, 2002
The Broadway Musicals of 1963 (musical), Town Hall Theatre, New York City, 2002
The Mistress Cycle (musical), workshop production, 2002
The Look of Love: The Songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David (musical revue), Roundabout Theatre Company, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 2003
Appeared as Dot, Sunday in the Park with George (musical), Blackfriars Theatre; as Eva "Evita" Peron, Evita (musical), Blackfriars Theatre; and in 90 North, workshop production. Performer in numerous concerts, benefits, and tributes in New York City and elsewhere.
Major Tours

Jenny, Shenandoah (musical), U.S. cities, 1983
Sibling Revelry (cabaret production), U.S. cities and London, c. 1996
An Evening with Liz Callaway (musical performance; also known Liz Callaway), U.S. cities, c. 2002
Toured with Ann Hampton Callaway in the cabaret production Relative Harmony, U.S. cities.
Film Appearances
Singing voice of Princess Jasmine, The Return of Jafar (animated musical; also known as Aladdin 2), Buena Vista Home Video, 1993
Singing voice of Princess Odette, The Swan Princess (animated musical), New Line Cinema, 1994
Member of chorus, Pocahontas (animated musical), Buena Vista, 1995
Singing voice of Princess Jasmine, Aladdin and the King of Thieves(animated musical), 1996
Singing voice of Anastasia, Anastasia (animated musical), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Singing voice of adult Kiara, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (animated musical), Buena Vista Home Video/Walt Disney Home Video, 1998
Voice of singer, The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (animated musical; also known as Brave Little Toaster 2), Walt Disney Home Video,1998
Film Work
Additional voices, Beauty and the Beast (animated musical), BuenaVista, 1991, released as Beauty and the Beast: Special Edition, 2002
Television Appearances
Movies
Judy Matheson, Senior Trip!, CBS, 1981
Specials
Young Sally, Follies in Concert (concert), PBS, 1986
Mrs. Primm and other voices, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile--The Musical: "TheHouse on East 88th Street" (musical), HBO, 1987
Holiday at Pops 1999 (concert), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Broadway under the Stars, 2004
Episodic
"Stephen Sondheim," Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, c. 1994
Other
Host, Ready to Go, CBS, 1989
Radio Appearances
Episodic
Guest, Radio Playbill, 2003
RECORDINGS
Albums
A Stephen Sondheim Evening, RCA, 1983
Anywhere I Wander: Liz Callaway Sings Frank Loesser (solo album; also known as Anywhere I Wander and Liz Callaway Sings Frank Loesser), Fynsworth Alley, 1993
The Story Goes On: On and off Broadway (solo album; also known asThe Story Goes On), Fynsworth Alley, 1995
Unsung Irving Berlin, Varese Sarabande, 1995
The Beat Goes On (solo album), Fynsworth Alley, 2001
(Contributor) Infinite Joy, 2001
(Contributor) You Oughta Be on Broadway! They Sing, You Sing! A Richard Rodgers Collection for Ladies of All Ages, Footlight Records, 2003
(Contributor) Ann Hampton Callaway, Slow, Shanachie Entertainment,2004
Albums; Soundtrack Cast Recordings
Baby, Jay, 1984
(With Ann Hampton Callaway) Sibling Revelry, DRG Records, 1996
The Spitfire Grill, Triangle Road Records, 2002
The Broadway Musicals of 1963, Bayview Records, 2003
Brownstone, Original Cast Records, 2003
Also recorded Follies in Concert and Unsung Sondheim.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

Liz Callaway Official Site, http://www.lizcallaway.com, September6, 2004

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