Theater Dance & Musical Theater Bios

 

Robert Bianca

 
 

Robert Bianca is a choreographer, performer and master teacher. His Broadway credits include Sweet Charity and Annie Get your Gun. Off Broadway he appeared in Wonderful Town, and was in the national tours of Cats, 42nd Street and the original workshop for Fosse. His choreography includes The It Girl, The Astaire Awards, 2002, Show Stoppers, A Night at the Palace starring Joan Rivers.  He was the assistant choreographer for A Class Act.  As a teacher, Robert is known for his creative work, his incredible sense of humor, his motivation and inspiration to his students.

 
 

Katrina Heidelberger

 
 

Katrina Heidelberger trained at The American Theater Dance Workshop in ballet, theater dance, musical theater and tap.  She has been a faculty member since 2000 teaching every level from beginner to advanced.  She is the ATDW Company Coordinator. She also teaches tap. Katrina has performed in many dance companies and regional touring companies.  She is in constant demand as a choreographer for Long Island theater productions.

 
 

Bill Holland

 
 

Bill Holland’s musical career includes expertise in popular, classical and Broadway music. He has served as musical director for more than 100 productions showcased by Hofstra Gray Wig, Hofstra USA Productions, the Huntington Township Theatre Guild and various regional theater companies.  He has been the orchestrator for the Long Island Symphony and Merrick Symphony Orchestra and has been accompanist for clarinetist, Stanley Drucker, of the New York Philharmonic.  Bill has been the musical director for ATDW for almost 18 years.

 
 

John Prestianni

 
 

John Prestianni is a professional accompanist in many capacities. He has worked with singers from the Broadway scene from shows like The Lion King, The Producers, Chicago and Thoroughly Modern Millie. John has been a dance musician at Marymount Manhattan, NYU Tisch, Hofstra and Adelphi. He is a composer and arranger and has recently been accepted into the prestigious BMI Workshop. He has released a CD called “Prestissimo” and completed an original musical called The Vaudevillian.  John has been with ATDW for 13 years and teaches musical theater.

 
 

Jeanie Nannarone

 
 

Jeanie Nannarone studied at The American Theater Dance Workshop for over 10 years.  She performed with The American Dancemachine and The Eglevsky Ballet Company.  She also trained at the North Carolina School of the Arts under Melissa Hayden.  For the past 8 years Jeanie has performed across the US, Japan, Europe and Austrailia with "Sesame Street Live".

 
  Michelle Vivona  
 
Michelle Vivona

Michelle Vivona has performed on Broadway in Thoroughly Modern Millie, How To Succeed…, Gypsy (Tyne Daly), Anything Goes (Patti LuPone), and Sweet Charity (Dir. Bob Fosse). National Tours include: How To Succeed…, Guys and Dolls, 42nd Street and On Your Toes. Michelle toured Europe with West Side Story and as Peggy Sawyer in Broadway Tonight! She has appeared in music videos, as a Westinghouse Babe on Late Night with David Letterman, One Life to Live, numerous national commercials, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, The Today Show, and was directed by Woody Allen in Zelig. Michelle was also a Radio City Music Hall Rockette.

 
 

Jerome Vivona

 
 
Jerome Vivona

Jerome’s Broadway credits include the original casts of Curtains with David Hyde Pierce, Seussical, Kiss Me, Kate, Dream (Assistant to Tony Award winning choreographer, Wayne Cilento), Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, How To Succeed…(Assistant to Wayne Cilento), Guys and Dolls and West Side Story. Film credits include: The Stepford Wives, and Everyone Says I Love You. TV: The Today Show, Rosie O’Donnell, The Tony Awards and The Kennedy Center Honors. Jerome and his wife Michelle are the Owners/Directors of Drama Kids of North Nassau County.  They work together to train Long Island’s up-and-coming theater talents.  He has adjudicated extensively nationwide, teaches master classes both in NYC and nationwide and has served as Adjunct Professor of Musical Theater Dance at Nassau Community College.

 
     


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