Ms. Roslyn Burrough Biography

Roslyn Burrough (Auntie Roz), singer/actress, is the creator and producer of The Auntie Roz Peanut Show.

Ms Burrough's interest in the performing arts began in the Jacksonville, Florida public schools and continued through her years in Morris Brown College where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education, and specialized in Early Childhood Education at the University of Florida. Since arriving in New York City in 1974, she has appeared in 17 Broadway musicals. She received critical acclaim for her performances in The Wiz, Bubbling Brown Sugar, Purlie, Porgy and Bess, The Sound of Music and Comin' Uptown. Ms. Burrough, best known for the transformative effect she has on audiences, completed her first solo album, Love Is Here, (Sunnyside) in 1986. She recorded three other albums of traditional church music, This Little Light of Mine, Steal Away, and Touch Somebody's Life. She is a featured singer on My Appreciation (PolyGram), produced by Bill Cosby.

Throughout her career, Roz has loved and cared about children. She has developed and used a multifaceted approach to assist with their growth and development. She creates lessons for teachers' manuals and workshops and writes lyrics and music for children's songs. She is a featured singer recorded on Silver Burdett/Ginn's The Music Connection (K-6) and Scott Foreman's Making Music (K-8) textbook series.
She has traveled extensively in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the West Indies and throughout the United States performing and spreading her loving contagious spirit.