Ann Crumb

Ann Crumb

Bob DeFrank and Ann Crumb in a scene from Witkacy's The Madman and the Nun, ca. 1979
Background information
Occupation(s) Actress, singer
Instruments Vocals (soprano)[1]
Years active 1987-present
Website www.anncrumb.com

Ann Crumb is an American actress and singer.

Career

The daughter of composer George Crumb[1] and sister of composer David Crumb, she made her Broadway debut in 1987 as a member of the original cast of Les Misérables. Additional Broadway credits include Chess, Anna Karenina,[2] for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1993, and Aspects of Love, as Rose Vibert, a role she originated in the West End.[3]

Crumb has toured in the title role of Evita and appeared in numerous regional theatre productions staged by the Guthrie, Coconut Grove Playhouse, and Tennessee Repertory Theatre, among others. Her television credits include the daytime soaps As the World Turns, The Guiding Light, and Another World, and the primetime dramas Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.[4] She presently is in pre-production for a mini-series entitled The Road to Saint Lazarre in which she will portray famed spy Mata Hari.

Crumb's recordings include A Broadway Diva Swings, a concert version of Nine with Jonathan Pryce and Elaine Paige,[3] and Unto the Hills,[5] in collaboration with her father. Her upcoming jazz CD is entitled Goodbye Mr. Jones.

Personal life

In her personal life, Ann is intensely committed to the cause of animal rescue and adoption. In December, 2009, she co-ordinated a “doglift” of over 50 dogs, all slated for euthanasia at shelters in the Midwest, to no-kill rescues in the Northeast where homes could be found for them.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Midgette, Anne (13 June 2004). "How to Keep the Grit in Earthy Music?". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Anna Karenina". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Broadway's Ann Crumb, Judy McLane and Olga Merediz Lend Talents to VOICELESS Recording Read more about Broadway's Ann Crumb, Judy McLane and Olga Merediz Lend Talents to VOICELESS Recording". BroadwayWorld.com. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ann Crumb". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Midgette, Anne (22 September 2002). "A Composer's Inspiration, Long Dormant, Surges Anew". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2013.

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