12-23-07: After a month of battling technical issues, we are glad to announce that we are back! Some sections of the site are not at full functionality yet, but we are working to get them back up as soon as possible. Most of the site should be working, and we welcome you to look around. We have added an interview from the
Wake Up! publicity tour to our
Press Section, and updated
Ann's Bio. There should be more updates in the days to come. Happy Holidays, everyone!
-Diana and Heather
11-19-07: We have two new pictures of a very pregnant and beautiful Ann attending Drew's
Barbarella premiere in our
event galleries. Ann and her baby bump also make an appearance in a new still from the 2003 concert
Musical Christmas in Vienna, which can be found in the
concert galleries. There is also a new picture of Ann as Babette from the Stuttgart production of
Beauty and the Beast in the
theatre galleries. Finally, we want to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to our American visitors. Have a good holiday!
-Diana and Heather
11-03-07: We've added a new
backstage gallery for
Chicago Düsseldorf, which includes a couple of pictures of Ann and Anna Montanaro. Also, there is a new outtake from the promotional tour for
Wake Up! in Ann's
personal pictures. Finally, we've expanded the
show gallery for
What a Feeling! with several new, beautiful pictures of Ann as Aylin. Check them out!
-Diana and Heather
10-21-07: Today, we have added a video "Sons of", from Ann's first New York City show,
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris to the
video galleries. Also, we're happy to open the last of our galleries, featuring a few of Ann's
personal pictures. Enjoy!
-Diana and Heather
10-08-07: We've added more icons to the
Fanart Section. Thank you, Lauren! Also, we've posted the pictures from Drew's farewell party, celebrating his successful New York run in
Les Miserables. Those pictures can be found in the
Event Galleries. Tomorrow, the Sariches embark on their flight to Europe. We at amandrella.com would like to congratulate Ann and Drew on their wonderful work in New York, and wish them great luck in their future endeavors. Have a safe flight!
-Diana and Heather
9-22-07: We have a great affection for Babette here amandrella.com, so we are happy to expand the
theatre galleries for the Broadway production of
Beauty and the Beast. Also, we've added some beautiful icons to the
Fanart Section, courtesy of Lauren. We're happy to receive new Ann art and pictures, so we are very thankful to everyone who has submitted so far!
-Diana and Heather
9-12-07: We've expanded the
Fan Galleries with new pictures from
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and
A Broken Benefit. We thank our contributors for their pictures, and encourage all of you to submit your own. Also, we have added two undated publicity stills to the
Proshot Galleries, including a beautiful photograph of a pregnant Ann with her husband Drew.
-Diana and Heather
9-01-07: We'd like to start out the month of September with a special treat: we have opened the
Jacques Brel Galleries, where you can find dozens of photographs from Ann's US debut. You can view these photographs in the
Musical Theatre Galleries. You can see additional
Brel-related pictures in the previously opened
backstage galleries and
fan galleries.
-Diana and Heather
8-19-07: A few months ago, Ann attended her husband's benefit for the Broken Watch Theatre Company. Today, we've added a couple of pictures of Ann from
A Broken Benefit, which can be found in our
event galleries. We've also opened the
backstage galleries for Drew's concert at The Zipper Factory, and we've added one of Ann's publicity stills (origin unknown) to the
pro-shot galleries.
-Diana and Heather
8-10-07: The
Beauty and the Beast photo gallery has been expanded with 7 new pictures from the show's closing night. Also, we are happy to unveil two new videos: the first is a clip from
Beauty and the Beast's final curtain and speech (courtesy of Danielle); the second is a beautifully captured number from the Amstetten production of
The Wild Party. You can view these videos in the
theatre video galleries.
-Diana and Heather
8-03-07: Today we celebrate our gal's birthday! We take this opportunity to send our hugs, kisses and good wishes to the fabulous Ann Mandrella on her special day! Back in January, after months of planning, we started this site to celebrate Ann's work, but we would also like to recognize today the generous, wonderful person that she is. We love you, Ann, and we wish you a very, very Happy Birthday!
-Diana and Heather
8-01-07: Our
Beauty and the Beast celebration continues here at amandrella.com! In addition to the aforementioned
video interview from
Broadway.com, the
fan galleries and the
press photos from the after-party, we now open the
Beauty and the Beast show gallery in our
Musical Galleries Section, which includes dozens of photographs from the closing weekend (both Saturday and Sunday). Enjoy!
-Diana and Heather
7-29-07: After a run of 13 years and over 5400 performances, the historic
Beauty and the Beast, the sixth longest-running show on Broadway, will play for the last time today. We invite you to visit our
backstage and
fan galleries for
Beauty and the Beast, as well as the
show page in our Theatre Section. Also, we have added the
Playbill Article, covering the closing of the show, to our
press section. You can view a retrospective video about the show on
BroadwayWorld.com. From all of us at amandrella.com, we would like to congratulate Ann, Broadway's final Babette, on a successful run in this historic show. We are proud of you, beautiful Babette!
-Diana and Heather
7-20-07: Today at amandrella.com, we celebrate Ann's association with one of the longest-running musicals on Broadway, Disney's
Beauty and the Beast. We have expanded the
backstage galleries, and we have opened the
fan galleries, as well. We take this opportunity to thank those who have submitted their photographs. Also, we have added a video to the
downloads section, featuring Ann and Drew singing the title song from
Beauty and the Beast at Donauinselfest 2003. We remind you that there is little over week until the show closes on July 29th, so you should secure your tickets now through
TicketMaster if you want to see it. As always, we welcome pictures from your visit to the show!
-Diana and Heather
7-03-07: We have added some beautiful icons for your use, which you can find in our
fanart section! Also, we have opened the
Backstage Gallery for the Ars Nova Concert, in which Ann performed alongside her husband Drew Sarich. There are also some new fan photographs featuring Ann from Drew's concert at The Zipper Factory, which can be found in the
Fan Galleries. Remember that we welcome submissions, so send in your pictures and your art!
-Diana and Heather
6-26-07: Ann has shared beautiful backstage pictures from
Beauty and the Beast with amandrella.com, and we are proud to open the
backstage galleries for this historic show, one of the longest-running shows on Broadway. If you wish to see Ann as Broadway's final Babette before the final curtain on July 29th, you can purchase tickets to see the show on
TicketMaster. As always, we invite you to submit your pictures!
-Diana and Heather
6-19-07: Today, we've added some photographs to the
Theatre Galleries for
Beauty and the Beast (both Stuttgart and Vienna), and one new photo for
Wake Up!. We also have expanded our recently-opened
Fanart Galleries with some new icons for your use. We invite you to submit your Ann artwork for the Fanart section. Also, remember that you have a little over a month to catch Ann as Broadway's final Babette in
Beauty and the Beast. You can purchase tickets to see the show on
TicketMaster.
-Diana and Heather
6-05-07: We are very excited to open the
Fanart Galleries in our Downloads Section today! There, you can find Ann-related artwork, such as icons and wallpapers, submitted by her fans to the amandrella.com. If you would like to contribute to this section, we would love to receive your artwork! As previously mentioned, you can visit our newly opened
Wild Party galleries, including
show pictures,
professional shots and
premiere photos. Also, remember that you can purchase tickets to see Ann in
Beauty and the Beast on
TicketMaster.
-Diana and Heather
6-04-07: As promised, we are now ready to unveil the photo gallery for
The Wild Party Amstetten. These gorgeous pictures can be found in the
Theatre Galleries. There, you can also view pictures from the Klagenfurt production of the show. Pictures from the premiere were previously unveiled in the
Event Galleries. Remember, if you want to catch Ann as Broadway's final Babette in Disney's
Beauty and the Beast, you can purchase tickets on
TicketMaster. You can also visit the show's
Official Website, where you can see Ann in the cast bio section.
-Diana and Heather
5-28-07: This weekend, we have expanded every section of the video galleries! As we previously mentioned, you can view Streets of Berlin in
Concert Video Galleries. We have also added three interviews to the
Miscellaneous Video Section, and a new video from
Chicago, Me and My Baby, to the
Theatre Video Gallery.
-Diana and Heather
5-27-07: Today, we add a a video to the
Concert Video Galleries: Ann's performance of 'Streets of Berlin' from Drew's concert at The Zipper Factory. For more information about this concert, go to the
Show Page, and view our
Concert Photo Galleries.
-Diana and Heather
5-25-07: We are happy to report that Ann's debut in
Beauty and the Beast was a smashing success! Playbill.com has announced Ann's addition to the cast, and we've added the article (along with two other recent articles) to our
Press Section. Don't forget to post your messages to Ann on our
Guest Book. Tickets for
Beauty and the Beast are available for purchase on
TicketMaster.
-Diana and Heather
5-21-07: In addition to the aforementioned
show page for the Zipper Concert, we are happy to unveil our
12 Galleries from the event, containing hundreds of pictures from our exclusive coverage that night. While you view these pictures, we invite you to post your messages to Ann in our new
Guest Book, located at the bottom left-hand side of your screen. We would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate our Ann on her Broadway debut tomorrow in
Beauty and the Beast. Tickets are available for purchase on
TicketMaster. Break a leg, beautiful Babette!
-Diana and Heather
5-20-07: The show page for Drew Sarich's Zipper Concert is open, and can be viewed in the Theatre Section, under
Concerts. Also today, we are happy to unveil amandrella.com's
Guest Book, where we invite you to post your wishes and messages to Ann. Unlike the Message Boards, the Guest Book does not require registration, so all our visitors are invited to post. The Guest Book can be accessed at the bottom of the site, on the left-hand site, above the disclaimer.
-Diana and Heather
5-09-07: Earlier this week, Ann made an appearance in Drew Sarich's concert at the Zipper Theatre. We are currently organizing the photos from that event and they will be posted here soon. In the meantime, we are happy to open the Theatre Video Gallery with a clip from Chicago, which can be found in the
Downloads Section of the site. We've also added a couple of pictures to the
Fan Galleries, one from Ars Nova and one from Broken Watch. Don't forget to buy your tickets for
Beauty and the Beast, which Ann will join on May 22nd. Tickets are available for purchase on
TicketMaster.
-Diana and Heather
4-28-07: It's a
Wild Party weekend here at amandrella.com! In addition to the previously opened
Event Gallery for the
The Wild Party premiere, today we open the the
Musical Gallery for the Klagenfurt production (the Amstetten production will follow soon), as well as the
Promotional Gallery for
The Wild Party- Amstetten, featuring beautiful pictures of Ann from the professional photo shoot, as well as an outtake from that shoot.
-Diana and Heather
4-17-07: Two videos have been added to the
Video Galleries in the Downloads Section of the site, under 'Miscellaneous': Ann's appearance in Hugh Panaro's Lestat Blog, and a video greeting from Ann from 2001. Check them out!
-Diana and Heather
4-15-07: If you look closely, you'll see that we have polished the design of amandrella.com (most notably, the border of the yellow content box). When we first opened the site in January, time constraints forced us to open the site with a somewhat boxier design than we would've liked. Now that we have developed the other sections, we were able to tailor the design further (it remains the
same design, just polished). Today, we also celebrate the opening of the final section of the site, the long-awaited
Downloads Section, in which you can find several videos in the Concert Video Gallery. Please note that the Downloads Section is still under contruction and that we will continue to expand it in the coming weeks.
-Diana and Heather
4-12-07: Today, we open the show page for the Broadway production of
Beauty and the Beast in the
Theatre Section. As we previously announced, Ann will be joining the long-running show as Babette on May 22nd. Tickets are available for purchase on
TicketMaster. The
Show Site and the
Theatre Site have been added to our
links. Also today, we open the Headshot Gallery in the
Professional Photography Section of the site.
-Diana and Heather
4-07-07: Another update today! In addition to the Ars Nova concert pictures that we posted earlier, we are opening the
gallery for
At This Performance, as well as the
show page for that concert. We are also accepting submissions for the fan galleries, including the newly-opened
fan gallery for Ars Nova. We thank Laura and Lauren for their donations to these galleries. In the Biography Section of the site, Ann's
resume has also been updated to include her role in the Broadway production of
Beauty and the Beast, as well as her appearances at Ars Nova,
At This Performance, and her upcoming guest appearance at The Zipper Theatre.
-Diana and Heather
4-07-07: We have some great additions to the site today! The Ars Nova galleries have finally been opened! If you click
here, you can view hundreds of pictures from the event taken by amandrella.com's own
permanent staff photographer, David Perea. David, welcome aboard!
-Diana and Heather
4-04-07: It is official! Ann has been cast in her first Broadway show! She will replace current castmember Meredith Inglesby as Babette in Disney's
Beauty and the Beast. Ann is ecstatic to revisit one of her most beloved roles, which she played in several cities in Europe. Ann begins rehearsals on May 15th, and her debut follows on May 22nd. She will play the role through the historic show's final date, on July 29th, and will thus have the privilege of being Broadway's final Babette! You can visit the show's
website for further details, or you can purchase tickets immediately at
TicketMaster. In other news, we are also very excited to report that Ann will once again be joining her husband Drew Sarich as a guest performer in his upcoming gig at the Zipper Theater on May 7th. She will also attend (but will not perform in) Drew's benefit performance for
Broken Watch on April 23rd. We hope to see you at all these events!
-Diana and Heather
3-27-07: During the past two weeks, the staff of amandrella.com has been covering Ann's appearances at two major events: Ars Nova and
At This Performance. Currently, we are in the process of cataloguing the pictures: labeling and marking them. Once they are ready, we will open the galleries for these events. In the meantime, we invite you to view our show page for
Ars Nova in the Theatre Section. Also, there is a video clip from the show on
Ann's MySpace. Enjoy!
-Diana and Heather
3-17-07: March is an exciting month here at amandrella.com! In addition to the previously announced gig at the
Ars Nova, Ann will be appearing at
Musicals Tonight's At This Performance series on March 26th. Tickets are available for purchase at
SmartTix, and the press release can be found in the
Articles section of the site. See you there!
-Diana and Heather
3-11-07: We have been expanding, re-labeling and re-organizing our galleries. The re-opened galleries feature new pictures submitted by our European contributors. Today, we re-open our galleries for
Best of Musical and
Musical Christmas in Vienna, both of which can be found in the
concert galleries. We would also like to remind the fans about Ann's upcoming appearance in Drew's
Ars Nova gig on March 19th. You can visit the Ars Nova
site for details, and you can purchase tickets on the
SmartTix site.
-Diana and Heather
3-05-07: It's been a week since our last update, but there is a good reason behind the delay. Thanks to our European friends, we have received great numbers of articles and photographs for amandrella.com! We would like to take this opportunity to
thank our visitors from Europe, who have done so much to help this site. Since Ann's career has been based primarily in Europe, we were glad to have your support and aid. Currently, we are in the process of cataloguing these submissions, translating them, and integrating them into the site. Today, we are happy to open the expanded
gallery for
Donauinselfest 2003, with new pictures by Andrea Martin. To Andrea and Sabine: thanks for the pictures!
-Diana and Heather
2-27-07: The
Sommernachtsträume in Magna Racino galleries have been expanded and updated with new watermarks. The pictures can be viewed
here, in the concert galleries.
-Diana and Heather
2-24-07: A new picture has been added to the
Jacques Brel fan galleries. Also, we've opened the
professional photos galleries with the photo shoot for the cancelled concert tribute to
A Chorus Line from 2005.
-Diana and Heather
2-21-07: The galleries for
West Side Story and
What a Feeling! have been opened in the
theatre galleries section. Also, the
fan galleries have been opened, featuring pictures of Ann submitted by fans. We continue to welcome submissions for the fan galleries and for the fanart sections of the site. When you submit, please be sure to label you pictures clearly with your name, date and event.
-Diana and Heather
2-15-07: Great news, everyone! Ann will join her husband Drew Sarich onstage for his gig in the Ars Nova on March 19th. You can visit the Ars Nova
site for details, or read the press release
here. Tickets are available for purchase at the
SmartTix site.
-Diana and Heather
2-14-07: Happy Valentine's Day! Today we open show pages in the
theatre section for
Show Boat and
City of Angels, both the Amstetten production and the one in Krefeld. Once again, we want to welcome any of our visitors to submit their artwork or fan photos if they wish them to be posted on the site. Some icons, courtesy of Heather, are already available on the message board.
-Diana and Heather
2-13-07: Today we open several
Wake Up! galleries: there is the
backstage gallery for the show, the
premiere gallery in the events section, and the
theatre gallery. Also featured in the theatre galleries is Ann's 2005 show,
Show Boat, which she worked on shortly before her departure for America in 2006.
-Diana and Heather
2-09-07: The
events section of the galleries has been opened, featuring pictures from the premieres of
Les Miserables,
Lestat,
Barbarella and
The Wild Party, as well as the photos from the press conference for
Sommernachtsträume in Magna Racino.
-Diana and Heather
2-06-07: The backstage galleries for
Beauty and the Beast (Stuttgart) and
Jacques Brel have been opened in the galleries
backstage section. We have also added the Magna Racino Concert
Sommernachtstraum to the concert
galleries.
-Diana and Heather
2-04-07: The galleries for
Grease and
Cole Porter Revue have been opened in the galleries section, under
theatre. We have also opened the backstage
gallery for
Lapdog N Wildcat. If you would like to submit any pictures for any of the sections (including the fan pictures section), we would be glad to add them to our galleries.
-Diana and Heather
2-01-07: The
City of Angels gallery has been opened, featuring pictures of Ann in her double role as Gabby/Bobby. We at amandrella.com would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate one of our junior staffmembers on her 21st birthday! Natalie is a regular contributor to the site, whose wizardry in Fireworks, Photoshop and a million other computer programs makes amandrella.com come to life. Happy Birthday, Natalie!
-Diana and Heather
1-31-07: We opened a few more theatre galleries, which include the different productions of
Chicago. You can see them (and all our other theatre galleries) by clicking
here, or by visiting the gallery section of the site.
-Diana and Heather
1-29-07: We added a new
review to the press section regarding
Lapdog N Wildcat. We also expanded the
Wake Up! show
page with much more information that we found in the original official program for the show.
-Diana and Heather
1-27-07: There are new galleries open at amandrella! In addition to the previously opened concerts section, we have opened the theatre galleries section, where you can find
Beauty and the Beast (both Stuttgart and Vienna), as well as 5 pages of pictures for
Lapdog and Wildcat. Click
here to see them. We have also added a
recordings page under the 'Biography' section, where you can find information about CD releases featuring Ann. Finally, we've added
Best of Musical 2003 to the 'Theatre' section, under
concerts. Enjoy!
-Diana and Heather
1-25-07: We've finally begun to open the galleries! As of today, we have opened the galleries to six concerts:
DIF03, Musical Christmas in Vienna, Musical Couples, Best of Musical, and both
Leading Ladies. You can find them in the gallery section, under concerts, or by clicking
here. If you want to submit your picture for the fan gallery, send us an email or PM through the board, and we'll be happy to post it.
-Diana and Heather
1-23-07: The resume has been updated to include more concerts. Also, the concerts section has been expanded with more shows, including that
All in One Gala, DIF 2003, and
Musical Christmas in Vienna.
-Diana and Heather
1-21-07: We added a few links to the links section, including the information for Ann's new MySpace page. We welcome you to visit Ann there! We also added a couple of articles to the press section, so check them out. Currently, we are accepting submissions of Ann-related press and artwork from our visitors, so we invite you all to submit whatever you find on the internet or create yourself (our contact information is in the disclaimer at the bottom of the site). At this time, we are working on the galleries, and we hope to open them soon, so keep an eye out for that. We will post a notice here when they are ready.
-Diana and Heather
1-14-07: Welcome to the grand opening of amandrella.com, Ann's Official Fansite. As you can see, some sections of the site are still closed, for we are working on them. We will continue to update the site regularly as we complete new pages and sections. In the meantime, we invite you to look around and have fun. The sections on the right are self-explanatory. The disclaimer and site credits can be found at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!
-Diana and Heather