Past Concert Highlights

Ann Jillian

OCTOBER 30, 2004

ANN JILLIAN, three time Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning actress & singer

Ann Jillian is an accomplished performer in all areas of show business, having starred in motion pictures, television, nightclubs and the Broadway stage. Ann has been a part of show business for almost all of her life. Ann made her Broadway debut in the original company of the hit musical "Sugar Babies" with Mickey Rooney in 1979. She has frequently headlined in Atlantic City & Las Vegas, performed with Bob Hope including USO shows with him in the Gulf during Desert Storm, Beirut and on many of the Bob Hope TV specials. During Christmas week 1983, Ann sang the beloved song "Wind Beneath My Wings" to our troops for its national TV debut. Ann Jillian has starred in more than 25 television movies & films, including the life story of "Mae West" as well as her own "The Ann Jillian Story". Ann starred in the hit TV series "It's a Living" starring as Cassie, the street-wise, wise-cracking waitress, and as a teenager in the hit series "Hazel" with Shirley Booth.

Ann Jillian obtained a scholarship to the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, where she was given the opportunity to study acting, music and dance with some of the finest teachers in the country. "Ann Jillian, In The Middle Of Love" is a CD released by AER Music Group, where she displays her three octave vocal range on songs composed by the multi-talented Steve Allen. The Chicago Tribune raved that the CD is a "class act between singer and composer."

Ann Jillian has sung with the L.A. Pops, Atlanta, Ohio, Oklahoma City, and the San Diego Symphony Orchestras along with three sold out performances with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra. Ann has performed as a headliner on some of the worlds most prestigious concert halls. On top of all her honors and titles, the one she loves the most is that of being a mother to her twelve year old son.

Also featured on the program:
Bolero - Ravel

Leonard Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"

FEATURED SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST- GREGG FIELD ON DRUM SET- Most recently named one of the " Best drummers in the World" by Modern Drummer Magazine.

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