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Welcome Back to the ATDW Studio Theater

Jerome and I want to welcome you back into our Studio Theater for the first live performances we have had since our Nutcracker Suite in December of 2019! 

We are excited to be a part of this global celebration of theaters called All Together Now, and to celebrate the return of Broadway and Theater all over the world! What a year and a half it has been! 

Thank you Moms, Dads, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and friends for bringing your young performers to ATDW, to share in this love for theater. We have enjoyed rehearsing and preparing for today, and look forward to all we will do together the rest of the year!

We thank you for wearing your mask throughout the performance today.

Sit back and enjoy as others around the world are gathering this weekend as well, at their local stages, celebrating the love of music and the love of Live Theater!"

Artistically Yours, Michelle & Jerome Vivona

 

About

Theatres around the world unite this weekend to perform All Together Now! - A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre. This worldwide event celebrates the return of live theatre and allows organizations to locally produce and perform an exclusive musical revue featuring songs from MTI’s beloved shows. Participating organizations have been granted the unique opportunity to license as a fundraiser for their theatre and perform it live, live-streamed, or a combination of both over a four-day period from November 12 – 15, 2021. 

Song List

 

"Pure Imagination" from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, Book by David Greig

Introduction by: Margit Tess Romero

Choreography by: Jerome Vivona

Performed by Ethan Girtz

Dancers: Soleil Cleary, Allison Hough, Meagan Lipsman, Valentina Ramirez, Ashley Retzlaff, & Elina Sommer

 

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"Writing Down the Story of My Life" from Junie B. Jones, The Musical
Music by Zina Goldrich, Book and Lyrics by Marcy Heisler

Staging and Choreography by Jerome Vivona

Introduction by: Jordan Rizzo

Performed by Musical Theater Intermediate; Grace Alfonsi, Olivia DeMaria, Madalyn Duffy, Grace Gatta, Iris Hanlon-Wells, Ella Iacovangelo, Vanessa Katkin, Gabriella Murga, Ruby Murphy, Elizabeth Nick, Alexa Olvet, Mallory Renz, Eleanor Schultz, Audrey Sorice

 

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"We're All in This Together" from Disney’s High School Musical
Music and Lyrics by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil, Music and Lyrics by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil

Introduction by: Vivienne Schultz

Original Choreography by Kenny Ortega

Staged by Michelle & Jerome Vivona

Performed by our High School Musical Theater Class: Soleil Cleary, Ethan Girtz, Rosaly Gomez, Madison Hock, Allison Hough, Kate Juhel, Natalie Lavin, Meagan Lipsman, Alexandra Parker, Valentina Ramirez, Cecilia Renz, Ashley Retzlaff, Jordan Rizzo, Margit Tess Romero, Amanda Volk

 

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"When I Grow Up" from Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin, Book by Dennis Kelly

Staging: Jerome Vivona

Introduction by: Vanessa Katkin

Performed by Musical Theater Juniors: Angela Almiroudis, Clarabel Connolly, Aurora Curtin, Alexa Greenwood, Simone Hamilton, Harper Johnson, Ella Kim, Ella Rong, Dani Ross, Elena Wagner, Alexis Wong, Vivienne Yee-Chan, Mila Yu

 

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"Oops, I did it again..." 

Music and Lyrics by Brittany Spears

Artist: Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox

Choreography by Melissa Hunter McCann

Performed by ATDW Theater Dance Company: Soleil Cleary, Allison Hough, Kate Juhel, Natalie Lavin, Meagan Lipsman, Alexandra Parker, Valentina Ramirez, Ashley Retzlaff, Margit Tess Romero, Amanda Volk.

 

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"Tomorrow" from Annie
Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin, Book by Thomas Meehan

Staging: Jerome Vivona

Introduction by: Maddy Duffy

Performed by Iris Hanlon-Wells

 

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"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, Book by Julian Fellowes

Introduction by: Rosaly Gomez

Original Broadway Choreography by Marc Breaux

Staged by Michelle Vivona

Performed by ATDW Theater Dance Company: Soleil Cleary, Allison Hough, Kate Juhel, Natalie Lavin, Meagan Lipsman, Alexandra Parker, Valentina Ramirez, Ashley Retzlaff, Margit Tess Romero, Amanda Volk

 

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"Seasons of Love" from Rent
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson

Introduction by: Ethan Girtz

Staged by Michelle and Jerome Vivona

Performed by our High School Musical Theater Class: Soleil Cleary, Ethan Girtz, Rosaly Gomez, Madison Hock, Allison Hough, Kate Juhel, Natalie Lavin, Meagan Lipsman, Alexandra Parker, Valentina Ramirez, Cecilia Renz, Ashley Retzlaff, Jordan Rizzo, Margit Tess Romero, Amanda Volk

 

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ATDW Caregiver & Me Class on Fridays
ATDW offers Adult Theater Jazz on Thursday Nights
ATDW Theater Dance Company 21-22
ATDW offers Acting Classes on Monday nights ages 6 - high school
ATDW Offers Multiple classes to fit your needs
ATDW has a class for your little dancers

MTI's Free Musical, ALL TOGETHER NOW, Is Now Available for Licensing

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) has just announced that theatres around the world can now license All Together Now! - A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre. This worldwide event celebrates the return of live theatre and allows organizations to locally produce and perform an exclusive musical revue featuring songs from MTI's beloved shows over the weekend of November 12-15, 2021.

MTI's All Together Now! is entirely free-of-charge to license with no royalty or rental fees. Participating organizations may license MTI's All Together Now! as a fundraiser for their theatre and perform it live, live-streamed, or a combination of both over a four-day period from November 12 - 15, 2021.

Licensees will also receive a number of MTI's innovative theatrical resources to help with rehearsals, marketing and performances - all completely free.

"The excitement for All Together Now! among our customers is growing by the day," said Drew Cohen President and CEO of MTI Worldwide. "Our theatre industry colleagues have also been incredibly supportive and we are thrilled to have a growing roster of Partners (listed below) contributing from so many disciplines within the professional theatre community. This is truly a collaborative effort, and we are all extremely excited that any and every type of theatre from schools to the pros has the opportunity to produce MTI's All Together Now! in their communities."

MTI's Chief Operating Officer and Director of Education & Development, John Prignano remarked that, "We've streamlined our licensing process for this special event and there are no restrictions or limits on how many theatres in a particular geographical area can license the revue. Instead, we hope that as many theatres as possible produce the revue on their own, or come together with other organizations in their communities to mount a joint production. We also wanted to give theatres as much creative input as possible. The revue can be presented as a concert-like performance or groups can fully stage, choreograph and costume each song as it is presented in the full version of the show. Theatres are encouraged to feature as diverse a cast as possible, in order to reflect the composition of the entire community. All Together Now! is about bringing people back to the theatre, whether as audience members or cast, crew and musicians. Productions will benefit from a variety of races, genders, abilities, body types, and sizes, so we encourage groups to spread diversity as best they can across all the roles in the production."

The 6th Season Of New York Theatre Barn's Choreography Lab Launches April 22nd

The 6th season of New York Theatre Barn's Choreography Lab launches on Monday, April 22nd, 2019 at 7pm at Pearl Studios. Funded in part by a generous gift from the Amber Foundation, The Choreography Lab was created to elevate and expand the use of dance in musical theatre. It is also the only curated choreography platform where choreographers and writers collaborate to develop movement for new musicals during incubation.

In the April 22nd installment, four choreographers will present their own narrative based dance pieces, each with a specific personal choreographic development goal. There will be a guest moderator for this lab who, along with an in house lab moderator, will critique the pieces based on the specific objectives the choreographers develop for themselves. The featured choreographers are John Alix, Matthew Borchers, Rachel Goldman, and Jerome Vivona. A guest moderator will be announced soon.

Curated by Avital Asuleen, The Choreography Lab's programming supports choreographer development, fosters collaboration between writers and choreographers earlier in the creative process, and serves as an educational forum where all parties can strengthen and specify how dance can be used to convey story and character. The Choreography Lab is the only curated choreography platform where choreographers and writers collaborate to develop movement for new musicals during incubation. Lab consultants are Adolpho Blaire and Christopher Noffke.

Pearl Studios is located at 500 8th Avenue in New York City, and the lab will be in studio 412. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door, and can be purchased on New York Theatre Barn's website: www.nytheatrebarn.org. Seating is limited.

Now in its 12th season, New York Theatre Barn is a Manhattan-based non-profit theatre company dedicated to incubating original musicals that challenge audiences through provocative stories and innovative storytelling in front of a live audience. Theatre Barn's core programs include the New Works Series - exclusive pre-premieres of new musicals during incubation, the Choreography Lab - the only platform where choreographers and writers collaborate on movement for new musicals during incubation, and unique residency opportunities which recently resulted in a developmental production of the musical Sam's Room, and a reading of the musical Eastbound which is performed in English and Mandarin. For more information: www.nytheatrebarn.org.

 

About American Theater Dance Workshop

The American Theater Dance Workshop is led by two of Long Island's most decorated and experienced Broadway Professionals - Michelle and Jerome Vivona. Together they've spent the better part of their adult lives working with and learning from the greatest artists of our generation. The lessons they've learned come from years of hard work, training, and learning the work ethic needed to succeed at the highest level of American Theater by performing with many of the world's leading talents - up close and personal - sharing the stage and screen with legendary performers, directors and choreographers. Because of their deep connections with the Broadway community they are able to bring their colleagues and current Broadway VIP's to the studio to work with their students and guide them on what is happening onstage from the Golden Age of Broadway to today. There isn't another studio on Long Island that has access to the depth of knowledge and experience the Vivona's bring to Mineola on a regular basis: Broadway Master Classes that have students learning from Broadway Directors and Choreographers, Broadway Dance Captains and Broadway cast members teaching actual Broadway choreography-up close and personal and sharing their thoughts, expertise and feedback with our dancers in an intimate setting. The level of growth that's possible for an artist when receiving that kind of first hand guidance cannot be underestimated. You really cannot fully understand or appreciate the energy of the studio without visiting and meeting our staff of incredible professionals. We want to be your studio - come see why the training and friendships you make at ATDW will last a lifetime, and why our students say "Friends Gather Here".

Meet The American Theater Dance Workshop
Artistic Directors: Michelle And Jerome Vivona

 

JEROME VIVONA

Jerome began his training on Long Island as a ballet dancer eventually landing in Ali Pourfarrokh's class in Port Washington. Shortly afterwards he was accepted on Scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet School in NYC and made his debut with the Joffrey Ballet Concert Group. During that time Jerome was highly sought after for his portrayal of the Blue Bird in the pas de deux from Sleeping Beauty. He was then cast as the Nutcracker Prince in the New Jersey Ballet's holiday production under the direction of Carolyn Clark and Edward Villella.

 

As a Soloist with the NJB he had the privilege of working with Agnes DeMille on "Rodeo", was cast as the lead in Robert North's "Let's Go South" and danced in Antony Tudor's "Jardin aux Lilas" among others. Jerome would then travel to Edmonton, Canada to join the Alberta Ballet under the direction of Ali Pourfarrokh. While there he was featured in both new works and classic ballets such as: "Games", "Tango", "Coppelia" and the Nutcracker. He moved next to California to dance with the Oakland Ballet under the direction of Ronn Guidi. Jerome was featured in many new and contemporary ballets including the world premieres of "Gypsies" and the reproduction of the Nijinsky ballet "Le Train Bleu" featured in Dance Magazine. He returned to the NJB and began auditioning for Musical Theater. His first role was that of Paul in A Chorus Line at the Bucks County Playhouse, which led to him being cast in the National Tour of Jerome Robbins' Broadway where the legendary Jerome Robbins himself rehearsed him.

MICHELLE VIVONA

Michelle began studying dance at the age of 4 at her parents' studio, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Her parents are both veterans of Broadway, television and film having worked with Luigi, Bob Fosse, and Jerome Robbins, Jack Cole, Michael Kidd, Peter Gennaro, Carol Haney and many other luminaries of the time as well as featuring on the Perry Como show. Michelle followed her dreams to NYC and shortly thereafter landed her first role as the Tap Leader in the National Tour of On Your Toes starring Leslie Caron and Natalia Makarova. She then was cast as Lorraine in 42nd Street, which led to her Broadway debut in Sweet Charity directed by Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon starring Debbie Allen, Bebe Neuwirth and later Ann Reinking. Anything Goes was next starring Patti Lupone, followed by working for Jerome Robbins in Gypsy with Tyne Daly and Linda Lavin.

 

Michelle and Jerome met as they were partnered together in the Paris Company of West Side Story. Returning home, they toured the US and Japan in Guys and Dolls Directed by Jerry Zaks and Choreographed by the late Chris Chadman, starring Lorna Luft. Jerome made his Broadway debut in the same show starring Nathan Lane. Soon after, they were married and moved to Long Island. Michelle joined the line at Radio City Musical Hall as a Rockette and Jerome opened on Broadway in How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying Directed by Des McAnuff and Choreographed by Wayne Cilento, starring Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullally, Sarah Jessica Parker and John Stamos. As Dance Captains, they took the show on the road with Ralph Macchio. Jerome assisted Wayne Cilento on his next Broadway project Dream, a Johnny Mercer Musical starring Leslie Ann Warren. Jerome went on to feature in the original Broadway casts of Seussical, the Musical Directed by Oscar Winner Rob Marshall and Choreographed by Tony Winner Kathleen Marshall, and then Kiss Me, Kate Directed by Tony Winner's Michael Blakemore and Kathleen Marshall. Michelle was then cast in Thoroughly Modern Millie Directed by Tony Winner Michael Mayer and Choreographed by Tony Winner Rob Ashford, starring Tony Winner Sutton Foster. Jerome was then featured in the Kander and Ebb musical Curtains, directed by Tony Winner Scott Ellis and Choreographed by Tony Award Winner Rob Ashford, and starring the Emmy and Tony Award Winner David Hyde Pierce.

During that time, Jerome went on to become an award winning Director/Choreographer staging such shows as: How to Succeed…, West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, Sweet Charity, Footloose and The Producers. While also writing/directing and choreographing the original shows An American Canteen in Paris and Spotlight Broadway for the James L. Nederlander Organization and Celebrity Cruise Lines, respectively.

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