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Heather is originally from Tucson, AZ where she attended The University of Arizona, receiving her BM and MM in Vocal Performance. She is a skilled classical singer having performed in several operas and classical concerts. After completeing school, she traveled the country with Barry Manilow as one of his back-up singers in The Ultimate Manilow Tour. After moving to the NYC area, Heather was cast in several shows including the National Tour of Forever Swing and the National Broadway Tour of Camelot. Heather had the honor of traveling the country as a USO Liberty Bell and showing her appreciation to the wonderful people who protect our country. Heather is going on her third year as a Doll and has enjoyed traveling, meeting new people, working with different bands, being a part of such important and amazing events and hearing the stories from our brave war veterans. Love to Scott, Mom, Michael and all of her many siblings, family and friends! Looking forward to another great and adventure-filled year! www.heatherdispensa.com

Annemarie is from Long Island, NY and attended NYU receiving a BM in Vocal Performance. At NYU, Annemarie originated the role of Sylvie in the first NYC workshop of Like You Like It. After graduation, she was in the world premiere of Pompeii: the musical. Annemarie spent two years performing for the Walt Disney Company, first traveling to Mexico and the Caribbean on Disney Cruise Line where she performed in the show Twice Charmed and is featured in the behind the scenes section of Disney’s Cinderella 3! Annemarie was then off to Walt Disney World in Orlando, where she was a principal in three shows. Look out for her on her two national commercials; Carmax and Cortizone. Annemarie also continues performing in musical theater, most recently starring in Theodore and Co with Musicals Tonight in Manhattan. Starting her third year as a Doll, Annemarie is having the most fun of her life traveling with these lovely ladies, singing this magnificent music and meeting the most wonderful people! Thank you for your support and so much gratitude to all those in uniform! www.annemarierosano.com

Sarah is originally from Cincinnati, OH and has been in NYC for over half a decade. She attended Northern Kentucky University and received a BFA in Musical Theater. Since those good ole college days, she has pursued many different avenues of entertainment including the following: singing on cruise ships while narrating the sites of the New York harbor, was the voice you heard on MTV in a Starbucks commercial for the MTV Movie Awards, starred in several productions here in the US and abroad, and is looking forward to recording children's books in the future. Sarah is currently teaching voice lessons to early learners with Royal Family Productions in NYC. Going into her third year as a Doll. Her favorite moments have been traveling overseas, exploring so many new cities and seeing the Vulcan fly (that thing is seriously a flying football field!). She salutes all of our veterans and brave soldiers who are putting their lives on the line for our country's safety. She would also like to thank her family. Their support has enabled her to follow her dreams. www.sarahdrake.net

Sheila is originally from Philadelphia, PA and graduated from West Chester University with a major in Music and Theatre. She traveled for two years on the road with the Broadway National Tour of RENT before moving to the Big Apple! Sheila was recently seen at the Off B'way Players Theatre starring in a workshop of Nightmare Alley. Her most recent NY credits include the readings/workshops of Jawbreaker the Musical and PUNK. Some of her favorite regional roles include Sheila in Hair, Sugar in Sugar the Musical, and Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Sheila is thrilled to be a part of such a wonderful group of ladies! Some of her favorite moments have been performing all of this timeless music for our war veterans and being given the chance to meet so many wonderful people! She is so proud to be given the opportunity to show her deep appreciation and gratitude to all of our brave men and women in uniform. Being a Doll for the past two years has been filled with adventure, music and memories and she is looking forward to the exciting journey to come!

Molly was born and raised in Southern California, and followed her love of musical theatre to the East Coast. She earned her BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, which is now her home away from home. After living in New York for only 3 days, she booked the National Tour of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and traveled the country for 7 months before settling down in the Big Apple. She has worked professionally all over the country in productions of White Christmas, George M!, 42nd Street, Oklahoma!, and Forbidden Broadway. In 2009, she began creating and performing in the Cabaret scene, including her one-woman show, Sing Happy. Molly is thrilled to be going into her second year with these swingin' sisters performing music she has loved since childhood and sharing this clever and joyous era with others.

Mallory is originally from Kansas City, Kansas and attended Webster University's Conservatory of Theatre Arts in St. Louis, MO where she received a BFA in Musical Theatre. After graduating with honors, she moved to the Big Apple! Mallory loves to travel and has performed all over the world including Italy, Germany, England, Spain, Scotland, and Canada and is excited to watch that list grow! In NYC, she has workshopped several new shows and was seen Off Broadway in the revival of Seussical directed by Tony nominee Marcia Milgrom Dodge. She has performed in theaters all over the country. Favorite roles include Judy/Ginger in Ruthless! , Jo in Little Women (the musical), Maggie in The Man Who Came to Dinner, and Suzy in Wait Until Dark. She recently performed in the inaugural cast of the new Disney Cruise Line ship "The Dream" where she was seen as Mary Poppins, Yzma, Jasmine, Mrs. Potts, and The Fairy Godmother just to name a few! She is thrilled to be joining these beautiful ladies in keeping this wonderful music alive. Thanks Mom and Meemaw for sparking my love of these classic tunes so many years ago! www.malloryhawks.com

Shannon is originally from Cranston, RI and attended Marymount Manhattan College where she received her BA in Theatre performance with a concentration in acting. She has had the pleasure of performing in such musicals as Cabaret, Once Upon a Mattress, and The Boyfriend as well as spending numerous summers dancing and singing away in many of this great country's 50 states. She is also a Yamaha endorsed piano player singer/songwriter and most recently you could have seen her singing "So Begins the Task" with Stephen Stills on his 2011 Fall tour! Shannon would like to thank her family for all of their support over the years, the Dolls for all of their love and encouragement and to our brave men and women fighting overseas. We love you all! www.shannoncorey.com