Bye Bye Birdie

Bye Bye Birdie - February 27 - February 28, 2015

Ridge High School

Who's Who

Morgan Hernandez

as Rose Alvarez

Morgan is a senior at RHS and also attends the Somerset County Vocational and Technical School as a musical theater major. She is delighted to be cast as Rosie Alvarez in "Bye Bye Birdie." Her past roles include Fantine in "Les Miserables," Christmas Eve in "Avenue Q - School Edition," Vivienne in "Legally Blonde," and Nickie Pignatelli in "Sweet Charity." She would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Kern as well as Mrs. Schaefer for all of their hard work on this production. She would also like to thank the entire cast and crew for making her last show at RHS a special one. Special thanks to Stan Dunn who has been her vocal instructor for the past 6 wonderful years!
Jessica Burchett

as Kim MacAfee

Jessica is so excited to play Kim MacAfee in this production! Previous credits include: Cinderella in "Cinderella," Margot in "Legally Blonde," Airie in "The Robber Bridegroom," and numerous shows at Annie's Playhouse where she has studied musical theater for nine years. Jessica is also part of the Ridge Dance and Choral programs. Thank you to her family and everyone involved in "Birdie!"
AJ D'Ambrosio

as Conrad Birdie

AJ is excited to be part of "Bye Bye Birdie!" His most recent theater credits include: Ridge High Schools productions of "The Robber Bridegroom" (Jamie Lockhart), "Legally Blonde" (Callahan), "My Sister Eileen" (Wreck). Hexagon Players Production of "13 The Musical" (Eddie). Pebble Players Production of "Once Upon a Mattress" (Sir Harry). WAMS production of "Camp Rock, The Musical" (Shayne Gray). A senior, AJ also enjoys forensics and being with his friends. He would love to thank his family for helping with everything and all the while keeping him sane. He would like to thank his vocal coach Stan Dunn, Mrs. Kern, Ron Sharpe, Mrs. Schaefer, Mrs. Miranda, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Kern, and all the other people that helped make this production one-of-a-kind!!
Luke Chiafullo

as Albert Peterson

Luke is a senior at RHS and thrilled to be cast as Albert in "Bye Bye Birdie"! His past productions include: "The Robber Bridegroom," "Legally Blonde," "My Sister Eileen," and "Footloose." He would like to thank Mrs. Kern, Mrs. Schaefer, and Mrs. Miranda for all of the direction and guidance over the years, as well as his parents for their endless love and support.