"HEART LIKE A TRAIN" OUT NOW!
Nancy's heart has been rolling down the tracks since '87, and now it's arriving like a train in 2023.
The "Heart Like a Train" music video above is a journey through time, love, and music, featuring not only Nancy but her incredible daughter, Caroline. 💖 |
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NEW: Order one or more of Nancy Hays'
"Come Dance with Me" red t-shirts
in sizes S, M, L, XL or 2XL, please email Nancy at
nancyhaysentertainment@gmail.com!
"Come Dance with Me" red t-shirts
in sizes S, M, L, XL or 2XL, please email Nancy at
nancyhaysentertainment@gmail.com!
Nancy's New Music for 2023!
Check out the DANCE tutorials at DancewithNancy.com!
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"Hays gives a fantastic vocal performance, giving the emotion required in each line, with great lyrics that tell a story."
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Nancy Hays compositions, produced by Randy Gardner and inspired by the melodies of Liz Carroll, www.lizcarroll.com
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reviews of nancy:

“A central performance from Nancy Hays that emphasizes vocal style and finesse."
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

“A comic touch by the delightful Nancy Hays”
Alan Bresloff,
Around Town Chicago Review ,
The Pirates of Penzance

"M'Lynn, Shelby's mother and friend of the other women, is played perfectly by Nancy Hays, who accurately shows the delicate balance of love, pride and fear, mothers have for their children."
Sammantha Pidde,
My Carroll County News
Steel Magnolias
Sammantha Pidde,
My Carroll County News
Steel Magnolias

"Nancy Hays truly shines as Tennessee Williams’ fading southern belle, this actress absolutely commands the stage."
Colin Douglas,
Chicago Theatre Review,
The Glass Menagerie
Colin Douglas,
Chicago Theatre Review,
The Glass Menagerie

Ms. Hays, has a gorgeous, velvety voice and a captivating smile."
Colin Douglas, Chicago Theatre Review
Colin Douglas, Chicago Theatre Review

"Nancy Hays nearly threatens to walk off with the show..."
Patrick O’Brien, Chicagoland Musical Theater Review
Patrick O’Brien, Chicagoland Musical Theater Review

"Hays did a wonderful job emulating a tumultuous mother-and-daughter relationship while also convincing us of her unconditional love for her daughter"
Robert Harling,
River Cities Reader Review
Steel Magnolias
Robert Harling,
River Cities Reader Review
Steel Magnolias

“Nancy Hays is deliciously sexy Hedy LaRue. Nancy plays Hedy as if the role were written expressly for her”
Colin Douglass,
Chicago Theater Review
Colin Douglass,
Chicago Theater Review
"As for Hays, her performance was especially stellar when it came to the play's more serious and dramatic scenes. In fact, the woman seated next to me began to sob uncontrollably during the parts in which Hays was lamenting her daughter’s circumstances."
Robert Harling,
River Cities Reader Review
Steel Magnolias
Robert Harling,
River Cities Reader Review
Steel Magnolias

"Hays never drops her energy. She can hoof up a storm to Clayton Cross’s spirited choreography..."
Stage and Cinema, Lawrence Bommer
Stage and Cinema, Lawrence Bommer

“Very sexy Nancy Hays as Hedy LaRue (she is a delight)”
Alan Bresloff,
Around Town Chicago
"...Nancy Hays, as Mame Dennis, is a fabulous Mame."
Tom Williams, Chicago Critic
Tom Williams, Chicago Critic

“Skilled comedienne,
Nancy Hays”
Lawrence Bommer, Stage and Cinema

“The leading lady of Light Opera Works's 50th-anniversary revival of the show, belter Nancy Hays, looks good and sounds great”
Chicago Reader by Albert Williams
Chicago Reader by Albert Williams

“Nancy Hays nails Hedy’s voice while playing her lovable enough to avoid the groan-worthy stereotype of office bombshell”
Ellen Beth Gill,
Splash Magazine Review
Ellen Beth Gill,
Splash Magazine Review