03-25-10: There are lots of new pictures in the galleries for
Ich war noch niemals in New York. You can find new pictures from the cast presentation and rehearsal press conference in our
Event Galleries, as well as dozens of new photographs from the
Premiere. For more information about
Ich war noch niemals in New York, visit the
Raimund Theater Website.
-Diana and Heather
03-21-10: We're still organizing the dozens of pictures that we have received for
Ich war noch niemals in New York, and we will begin to open those galleries soon. We've also found some older pictures that we will be adding in the coming days. You can view the first batch of these in the pages for
Drew's Premieres and the
Wake Up! Premiere. To buy tickets to
Ich war noch niemals in New York, you can visit the
Raimund Theater Website.
-Diana and Heather
03-19-10: It's been a while, but we're going to make up for it with lots of new goodies! First of all, we'd like to congratulate Ann and the cast and crew of
Ich war noch niemals in New York, which had a successful premiere at the Raimund Theater earlier this week! You can view pictures from the premiere and other press events
here. We've also added Ann's new headshot to our gallery of
Pro-shots. Pictures from the show itself will follow soon. In the meantime, you can check out the new pictures we've just added from Ann's other shows,
Evita and
Pardon My English. You can find out more about
Ich war noch niemals in New York on the
Raimund Theater Website. If you have any information, press reviews, or photographs regarding any of Ann's productions, please
send them our way!
-Diana and Heather
12-21-09: We have opened a show page for
Pardon My English in our
Theatre Section, where you can find more information about the production, as well as Ann's role as Gitta. Also, we've added a gallery for the
Ich war noch niemals in New York Cast Presentation from last week to our
Event Galleries. We thank photographer Andrea Martin for generously donating her pictures of that event. As previously announced, Ann will play the role of Lisa Wartberg in the
Raimund Theater's production of
Ich war noch niemals in New York, starting in March. To buy tickets to
Pardon My English, please visit the
Staatsoperette Dresden Website. You can also purchase
Evita tickets through the
Theater Dortmund Website.
-Diana and Heather
12-14-09: On December 11th, the producers of
Ich war noch niemals in New York, the new show coming to the Raimund Theater in 2010, held a press conference to announce their cast. We are happy to announce that Ann will be playing Lisa Wartberg in the show, which will open in March. You can find more information regarding
Ich war noch niemals in New York on the
Musical Vienna Website. Also, we've added a photo of Ann, along with Drew and the children, which was taken during Drew's Musical Christmas Concert at the Raimund Theater, which you can view
here. In the meantime, be sure to catch Ann in her current roles as Gitta in
Pardon My English (
Staatsoperette Dresden) and as the title character in
Evita (
Theater Dortmund).
-Diana and Heather
11-27-09: We'd like to congratulate Ann and the rest of the cast and crew on the European premiere of George Gershwin's
Pardon My English, currently playing at the Staatsoperette Dresden. You can see the theatre's newsletter, featuring a closer look at
Pardon My English, in our
Articles Section. The first pictures of Ann in costume as Gitta have been added to our
Show Galleries. To order tickets to
Pardon My English, please visit the
Staatsoperette Dresden website. You can also catch Ann as the title character in
Evita by visiting the
Theater Dortmund website, where that show is playing.
-Diana and Heather
10-27-09: Earlier this summer, Ruhr Nachrichten.de interviewed Ann regarding her role in
Evita. Thanks to our friend Sarah H., we now have a translation of that interview for our English speaking visitors, along with the original German text, which can be found in our
Interview Section. Don't forget that you can still catch
Evita by visiting the
Theater Dortmund website.
-Diana and Heather
10-19-09: There is a new show page for
Evita in our
Theatre Section, which contains a summary and song list. Also, we've added one of the German reviews to the
Press Section, along with an English translation. To purchase tickets for
Evita, please visit the
Theater Dortmund website.
-Diana and Heather
09-15-09: We congratulate Ann on her premiere in Andrew Lloyd Webber's
Evita this past weekend in Dortmund, Germany. We have added several new pictures to our
Evita gallery which feature Ann in various scenes from the show. Also, we've added a video report regarding the publicity behind
Evita to our
video gallery. The video features footage from both the rehearsals and the show itself, as well as an interview with Ann. We thank our visitors who sent us the links to the pictures and the video. For more information on
Evita, please visit the
Theater Dortmund website.
-Diana and Heather
08-31-09: As announced before, Ann will be playing the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's
Evita starting this September in Dortmund, Germany. We have now opened the
Evita gallery with the first picture of Ann in costume from that production. For more information on
Evita, please visit the
Theater Dortmund website.
-Diana and Heather
08-03-09: On behalf of everyone involved in amandrella.com, we'd like to wish Ann a very Happy Birthday! Have a great day, Ann!
-Diana and Heather
05-20-09: Ann has even more exciting news for us today! In addition to the aforementioned
Evita, Ann has been cast as Gita in the European premiere of the George Gershwin musical
Pardon My English, which is scheduled to play in the Staatsoperette Dresden starting November 27, 2009. You can read more about
Pardon My English here, or by visiting the
Staatsoperette website. Ann is also scheduled to star in the title role in the musical
Evita this fall, opposite Serkan Kaya. The show will premiere on September 12, 2009 in the
Theater Dortmund. You can read more about
Evita in the publicity materials from the theatre, which have been added to our
Articles Section.
-Diana and Heather
04-20-09: As you can see, the site has a new design! Thanks to the creativity of our friends Kelly and Becky, we have a new design for amandrella.com. Please see our
Disclaimer for a list of all the people who make this site possible. If you're feeling nostalgic, you can see some of our old strawberry images in our
Archive. In the meantime, feel free to look around. If you find any broken links, please
Email us. Thanks!
-Diana and Heather
04-09-09: We have added more pictures from the
Musical Mamis 4 Benefizkonzert to our
Concert Galleries. We thank photographer
Julia Wagner, who has donated her photographs of the event to our site.
-Diana and Heather
04-03-09: We have a great announcement today: Ann has just signed on to play the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's
Evita! Ann will start rehearsals this summer, and the show will premiere in September in Dortmund, Germany. Ann is currently scheduled for 3 shows per month through the Spring of 2010. We will post more details about the production as they become available. To read more about the musical
Evita, click
here. Congratulations to our Ann! In other news, Ann has written to inform us that the
Musical Mamis Benefizkonzert this year has raised more money than ever before for Project YoungMum, which provides healthcare benefits for single mothers and their children. Finally, we have re-opened the
site board, which was down for repairs for a few months. It is back up and running, and it has been upgraded to the latest version, so there are several new features. The re-design is not done, as we are trying out some different styles, but the board is fully functional. If you have any information about Ann or the
Evita production, or if you simply want to drop us a line, we welcome you to do so.
-Diana and Heather
03-29-09: As previously announced, Ann participated in this year's
Musical Mamis 4 Benefizkonzert, along with her husband Drew. The proceeds of the concert help single mothers and their children obtain medical care through Project YoungMum. Thanks to the generous help of photographer Andrea Martin, we now have some photographs of the event in our
Concert Galleries. Andrea has also donated several of her photographs from last year's
Musical Mamis concert, so be sure to check those out
here. We thank Andrea for her photos, and we invite anyone else who has some to send them to us. Photographer Gerhard Schauer has posted his photographs of the concert over at
Vienna Press.
-Diana and Heather
03-01-09: We're happy to announce that Ann will be returning to the stage this month for a very worthy cause. She has signed on to participate in the
Musical Mamis 4 Benefizkonzert. Ann holds this cause very close to her heart, and was a performer last year in
Musical Mamis 3. This year, she will be joined by performers Petra Kreuzer, Caroline Vasicek, Stella Fürst, Kathleen Tanner, Sabine Mayer, Eva Maria Scholz, Astrid Golda, Nina Proll and Eva Marold, among others. The event will be hosted by Oliver Huether at the
Wiener Metropol on March 16, 2009. For more information, please visit the
Musical Mamis website. The proceeds from Musical Mamis benefit
YoungMum (formerly called Babydoll), which seeks to provide health care and counseling for young, single mothers and their children. You can learn more about Project YoungMum at the
Krankenhaus Göttlicher Heiland (Divine Savior Hospital) website, where you can download a copy of the
Musical Mamis Program.
-Diana and Heather
10-07-08: We've added a video report from Musical Sommer Amstetten 2003, which covered that year's production of Andrew Lippa's
The Wild Party, starring Ann as Queenie. The report, which can be found in our
Video Galleries, includes a backstage interview with Ann.
-Diana and Heather
08-03-08: It is now August, which means that we are celebrating a very special day here at amandrella.com; today is Ann's birthday! We, the staff, would like to wish a very special day to a very special lady! Happy birthday, Ann!
-Diana and Heather
06-12-08: Thanks to the contribution of photographer Gerhard Schauer, today we are able to bring you several more pictures from January's
Musical Mamis 3 Benefizkonzert. The new images can be found in the
Concert Galleries. For more information about the concert, you can visit our
Concert Pages, or the
Musical Mamis Official Site.
-Diana and Heather
06-04-08: Today we have edited together a few Ann-related selections from "The Making of
Die Schöne und das Biest" (Vienna Production), including interviews and clips from the show, which can be found in our
Theatre Video Galleries. See Ann's first time as Babette!
-Diana and Heather
05-18-08: There are a few new pictures for you today. The first was taken when Ann attended Drew's final performance as
Hedwig in Berlin. We have another picture of Ann
backstage in the Stuttgart production of
Die Schöne und das Biest. Finally, we have a
picture of Ann and Drew, taken at the
Wake Up! stage door in February of 2003.
-Diana and Heather
04-27-08: We have some new media today from the
50 Jahre AUA Gala, a private, invite-only concert celebrating 50 years of Austrian Airlines. Ann performed in an all-star lineup that included Alexander Goebel, Maya Hakvoort, Rob Fowler, Serkan Kaya, Marjan Shaki and Lukas Perman. Pictures from the event can be found in our
Concert Galleries. A report about the event was broadcast on Austrian television; the segments featuring Ann can be found in our
Miscellaneous Video Section. You can also view a video clip of Ann's performance in our
Concert Video Galleries.
-Diana and Heather
01-18-08: This month (January 14th, to be exact) amandrella.com is celebrating its first anniversary! Time flies when you're having fun, and this site is no exception. We'd like to thank all our visitors and all the people who have contributed so generously to the site. Also, we'd like to thank Ann herself for her unwavering support and inspiration for this site. In celebration of our anniversary, we've made some fabulous new Ann icons, which can be found in our
Fanart Section. Cheers!
-Diana and Heather
01-01-08: We welcome the New Year with a new concert. Two years ago, Ann was due to appear in the benefit concert
Musical Mamis, but was forced to cancel due to illness. We are happy to announce that Ann will participate in this year's concert, which benefits Project Babydoll, an effort to provide quality healthcare for expectant mothers and young children at minimal cost. Details about the concert, in both English and German, can be found in our
Articles Section (courtesy of
Der Kultur Channel), or on the
Musical Mamis Website, which has been added to our
Links. Ann's bio from their press release can be found
here. For more information on Project Babydoll, you can visit their
website at the Krankenhaus Göttlicher Heiland (Divine Savior Hospital). Good luck to Ann and all the mommies, and happy 2008 to all our visitors!
-Diana and Heather