Nancy Hays & the Romance of Dance Orchestra
at Grant Park's SummerDance!
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Playing Great American Songbook Music and Jazz Standards
Saturday, August 16, Spirit of the Music Garden @ Grant Park 112 E. Balbo Dr. (Corner of Balbo Dr. and Michigan Ave) Theme: Ballroom & Swing Dance Lesson 6-7 pm Orchestra 7-9 pm |
Nancy's hit song "Come Dance with Me"
is popular with dancers all over the world!
is popular with dancers all over the world!
Nancy's New Music for 2025!
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and introducing...
HEART LIKE A TRAIN - 12" Vinyl Album
available on the heels of her successful UK Tour while supplies last!
HEART LIKE A TRAIN - 12" Vinyl Album
available on the heels of her successful UK Tour while supplies last!
It includes the International hit Come Dance with Me and
Heart Like a Train as well as songs by Nancy Hays & the Heffernans,
and never heard before songs written by Nancy and Country Music Hall of Fame songwriters.
Nancy has written or co-written 8 of the 16 tracks on the album. The album includes interesting liner notes, Copperknob info for dancers, an inner jacket scrapbook and pictorial of Nancy with stars she has worked with over the course of her career. (SEE BELOW)
The album is also available on all streaming services.
Heart Like a Train as well as songs by Nancy Hays & the Heffernans,
and never heard before songs written by Nancy and Country Music Hall of Fame songwriters.
Nancy has written or co-written 8 of the 16 tracks on the album. The album includes interesting liner notes, Copperknob info for dancers, an inner jacket scrapbook and pictorial of Nancy with stars she has worked with over the course of her career. (SEE BELOW)
The album is also available on all streaming services.
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heart like a train music video!
LEARN THE LINE DANCE at dancewithnancy.com
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CHECK OUT NANCY'S
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come cruise with nancy this fall!
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nancy's recent shows:
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Broadway World article on their recent Mother's Day Performances:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Nancy-Hays-and-Mary-Heffernan-To-Celebrate-Judy-Liza-in-Two-Mothers-Day-Concerts-20250402 Nancy has been performing an adaptation of the Judy & Liza Palladium Concert with her very own daughter, Mary Heffernan since 2022 in NY and Chicago. The two first joined forces for “Judy, Liza, & More, A Mother’s Day Concert”. The duo received critical acclaim and were featured in a Chicago Tribune feature article. Check out the reviews HERE For more information on this show visit: JudyLizaTribute.com |
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Nancy performed at Royal Sonesta Jazz Playhouse on Bourbon Street, January 2025
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Nancy performed Valentine's Day Show at Wine Cellars in Geneva, IL
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Nancy performed on Caribbean Cruise with CMA Award Winning DJ, Kevin Richards
Check out nancy's musical theater and film reels!
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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
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