Rex Reed: Great Songs from the Movies With Ann Hampton Callaway

Name: Rex Reed: Great Songs from the Movies With Ann Hampton Callaway
Start: 2025-09-18T19:30:00-07:00
Location: Musical Instrument Museum - MIM

Schedule

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Musical Instrument Museum - MIM | Paradise Valley, AZ

Rex Reed: Great Songs from the Movies
With Ann Hampton Callaway, Nicholas King, and Maud Hixson
Thursday, September 18, 2025 7:30 p.m.
Musical Instrument Museum
4725 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050
(480) 478-6000
"His reflections on film, fame, and what it means to leave a lasting impact show both the vulnerability of a man contemplating his legacy and the defiance of a critic who wants to set the terms of his exit." - Observer
Rex Reed is one of the most renowned film critics in American history. He is a longstanding member of the New York Film Critics Circle and has been reviewing movies for 62 years, 38 of which for the Observer, the entirety of the publication’s existence. He has also published nine books and acted in films starring Marlon Brando, Laurence Olivier, and Mae West.
In this program, Reed revisits some of the great cinematic songs of the past and remembers the people who wrote, produced, and sang these songs, honoring an art form that has virtually vanished from contemporary films and popular culture.
Ann Hampton Callaway—vocals
Nicholas King—vocals
Maud Hixson—vocals
Tedd Firth—piano
Ann Hampton Callaway is one of America’s most gifted artists in pop and jazz. A leading champion of the great American Songbook, she’s made her mark as a singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, actress, educator, TV host and producer. Voted by Broadwayworld.com as “Celebrity of the Year” and two years in a row as “Best Jazz Vocalist,” Ann is a born entertainer. She is best known for Tony-nominated performance in the hit Broadway musical “Swing!” and for writing and singing the theme song to the hit TV series “The Nanny.” She made her feature film debut opposite Angelina Jolie and Matt Damon in the Robert De Niro film "The Good Shepherd.” Callaway is a Platinum Award selling writer whose songs are featured on seven of Barbra Streisand's recent CD's. She’s recorded over 50 CDs as a soloist and guest and her latest critically acclaimed CD “Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration!” has been in high rotation on Siriusly Sinatra. Ann’s honors include The Theater World Award, 16 MAC Awards, several Bistro Awards, The Mabel Mercer Award, The Johnny Mercer Award for Songwriting, The Blanton Peale Award for Positive Thinking and her induction into The Women Songwriters Hall of Fame. Her new record Finding Beauty, Originals Volume 1, was recently released via Shanachie Entertainment and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Jazz Chart.
"For sheer vocal beauty, no contemporary singer matches Ms. Callaway." - Stephen Holden, New York Times
"Just as Ella Fitzgerald was the greatest jazz singer of her era, so too is the magnificent Ann Hampton Callaway of hers." - Musical Theatre Review