Owner Claudia Grispin has been teaching music for over 29 years both privately and in the Public Schools. She has worked with students of all ages (Pre-School--High School). Mrs. Grispin has studied music at both Carnegie -Mellon University and Hunter College and received her Masters in Music Education from Manhattanville College. Directing and co-directing over 60 productions, some shows include: "Grease" "The Wizard of Oz" "Godspell" "Into the Woods Jr" and "Little Shop of Horrors". Some original productions include "A Funny Thing Happened To Us On The Way To First Grade", and "Mikey's Story". She has taught music to elementary students in the Yorktown Central School District, Mt. Pleasant Central School District and the Mahopac Falls School. For the past ten years she has worked extensively with the Falls School preparing students for their graduation program with her original songs and script. Her "Books With A Beat" program was written to help encourage young readers and has visited many schools in the New York and Connecticut area.
Regina Sweeney has been teaching dance in the Westchester/Putnam/Duchess area for over 20 years. She has studied Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Modern and Middle Eastern dance. Regina's teachers have included Savion Glover, Frank Hatchet, Bart Cook, Maria Calegari, Peter Pucci and Aggie Bunch. She has also studied with both the Martha Graham Dance Ensemble and The Joffery II. Regina teaches Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Hip Hop and has developed a Creative Dance curriculum for the beginning dancer that not only teaches dance but improves children's physical development. Her students have gone on to appear in music videos and Broadway Shows as well as pursuing careers as professional cheerleaders and dance studio owners. An active member of the theater community Regina has appeared on stage with the Pawling Theater Company, Brewster Theater Company and YCP/Theaterworks in roles diverse as an ugly step sister in Cinderella and an amnesiac nun in Nunsense. Most recently she appeared as the Dance Teacher in BTC's production of Fame the musical. Regina is also a choreographer who has worked with local theater groups, elementary and high schools and fitness professionals.
Theresa De Nivo
Theresa DeNivo is our production manager for all our productions for the last several years. She is a one person dynamo handling everything from tickets to programs to headshots and so much more. Theresa is the mother of two wonderful young men; Jason and Keith. You'll find Keith on stage in our Broadway Bound Sr productions and also directing our Broadway Bound Players. Jason takes care of the lighting for all our mainstage productions! Wnen Theresa is not at the C.G.P.A.C. she works as a a full time nurse for Larchmont Womens Center.
Laurie DiTocco has been a part of CGPAC for over 8 years. Her 3 children have taken many classes there such as Dance, Mommy & Me and Acting and they have loved every minute of it. Laurie has taught some of the Broadway Bound Juniors classes as well as The Players. She loves connecting with other parents. She enjoys sharing with them the excitement and joy of watching the children be part of a wonderful production. She has always had strong interest in the arts and is so grateful to be a part of it. She looks forward to working with your children to help them gain confidence and self esteem as they work together to create and be part of a show they can be proud of. She is also the proud co-owner of her own business, Name Your Wish Images. She creates and sells quality and original photos that can be personalized with any name(s) or message that you want. This makes each artwork unique and perfect for gift giving, as well as home decor. You can check out her large selection of Photo Art by visiting her website at www.nameyourwishimages.com .
Michael Grispin has been on stage and playing music since he was in elementary school. He is currently studying Musical Theater at West Conn State University. Michael has been playing guitar for over 8 years and has worked with students as young as 4 years old. He organized and directed the music program at the Orienta Beach Club where he worked with students from 3 years old up to 10 years old. He has appeared in numerous musicals such as "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Les Mis", "Tommy the Rock Opera", "Cabaret", City of Angels" and most recently in Brewster Theater Company's production of "Anything Goes".
Our wonderful Band includes : Rich "the Octopus" Muscara on Percussion Vic "the Man" Mandragona on Bass
Claudia Grispin's Performing Arts Center - Mahopac, NY - 10541 Call (845) 621-3913 or Email info@cgperformingarts.com Copyright 2007 - Claudia Grispin's Performing Arts - All Rights Reserved
