“Although most people working in the small venues of the industry are simply referenced as singers, Ann Talman's skills demand the moniker storyteller. A perfectly lovely singer with a pleasing voice, Talman's particular gift is that every moment on the stage, every move, every sigh, every note sung, every word spoken, every raised eyebrow, half-smile, or lowering of eyelids is employed in service of the story. Whether sitting on a stool and cheekily performing the theme song to The Andy Griffith Show or weaving a family history through a Jerry Herman classic, Ann Talman has come to tell a story, with purpose, with consciousness, and without a single shred of random influence. In her work as a performing artist, Ann Talman always, first, surveys the lay of the land and, then, chooses that which will best tell the story she has come to tell. It is one of the things that will make her a cabaret storyteller audiences demand to see.”

– Stephen Mosher, BroadwayWorld.com