ANN ANELLO

Ann has appeared on Broadway at the Shubert Theater in "An Evening of Music and Songs" with musical theatre luminaries Strouse & Adams, Kander and Ebb, and Sheldon Harnick. She won critical acclaim in Leonard Sillman's "The Best of New Faces," the famed "Lyrics and Lyricists" series at the 92nd St. Y, AKA The Kaufmann Concert Hall, as well as in New York cabaret performances at the Rainbow Room, the King Cole Room at the St. Regis, The Ballroom, and Alice Tully Hall.

 

In 2006, Ann was invited to perform with Carol Burnett at the Encompass New Opera Theatre's tribute to broadway composer Charles Strouse at the famed National Arts Club in New York. Ann performed "Welcome to the Theater" from Applause as well as a special parody of "Tomorrow" written for her by Martin Charnin from their 1976 Tony award-winning broadway musical “Annie.”

 

Ann has graced the stage at a number of regional theaters and concert halls across the nation; the John Drew Theater in East Hampton, Long Island; Kleinman's Music Hall with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; The Dome Arena with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; the Cleveland Institute of Music; Detroit's Ford Auditorium; the Saenger Performing Arts Center in New Orleans, Coral Springs Center for the Arts, and New Jersey's Garden State Arts Center. Notable resort and club appearances include the Hilton Hotel in Atlantic City, the famed Concord in the Catskill Mountains, the Wyndham Aruba Resort, the Curacao Hilton, the El San Juan Hotel in Puerto Rico, and Studio 1 in Los Angeles. Anello spent several years circumnavigating the globe on some of the finest cruise ships in the world, including Cunard Lines' QE2, Crystal Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, and Costa Cruise Lines. In addition, she has appeared in concert in Japan, Australia, and throughout Europe.