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-----WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST & crew----

                 John Fabbo is so excited to be a part of BBB! He started his act-
                              nd
                 ing career in 2  grade in Peter Pan.  In high school, he starred in
                 The Stage Door Canteen and Oklahoma! Mr. Fabbo attended Rut-
     gers back in the day and performed in two shows, winning a best supporting
     actor award. Three years ago, he was Uncle, the big fat pig, in Charlotte’s Web.
     He  played  a  witch’s  guard  in  The  Wizard  of  Oz  and  he  loved  being  a  giant
     Oompa Loompa in Willy Wonka last year! He wants to thank Mrs. Vardy and

     Ms. Girvan for their commitment to TMS’ theater program!  He also wants to
     thank  the  TMS  HSA  for  their  dedication  and  tireless  efforts  to  improve  our
     school as well as the Performing Arts Committee for volunteering their time in
     making this happen!

                Donna Girvan is in her 28th year as the Choral Director and Music
                Teacher here at TMS. In addition to the productions of Willy Won-
                ka and The Wizard of Oz at TMS, Mrs. Girvan has been the Musi-
     cal Director and Accompanist for many High School and Community Theater

     productions. Her musical career has also included serving as Minister of Music
     and  pianist  at  the  Broughton  Presbyterian  Church  in  Bloomfield,  NJ  and  the
     Ramapo Valley Baptist Church in Oakland, NJ. Mrs. Girvan continues to main-
     tain  a  private  piano  studio.  She  received  her  B.S.  in  Music  Education  at  the
     University of Connecticut and M.A. in Music Education at Montclair State Uni-
     versity. Mrs. Girvan would like to thank the entire amazingly talented Bye Bye

     Birdie cast for all of their hard work and enthusiasm in preparing for the show!


              Dana  Rizzo is the general music teacher at Stillman Elementary School.
              She graduated from Montclair State University with a Bachelor's degree in
              music education and an M.A.T. in music and teaching students with disa-
     bilities. While she is primarily a pianist, Dana also enjoys playing violin, guitar, uku-
     lele, and singing. Dana has performed at a variety of venues both singing and playing
     piano. Some of these venues include local churches, pit orchestras, the NJPAC, coffee
     houses, and Italy. Dana is very excited to be playing piano for the musical again this
     year and can’t wait to see all the students’ hard work in Bye Bye Birdie!

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