Ridgewood January 26, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 9 Stroker may have landed ground-breaking musical role Actress Ali Stroker of Ridgewood said she may be the first actress in a wheelchair in American Musical Theater to have landed a leading role in a professional musical. Stroker will play the role of Olive in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at the Paper Mill Playhouse. The show will run at the Millburn theater through Feb. 13. “As a kid growing up in Jersey, it was my life long goal to perform at Paper Mill Playhouse,” Stroker said. “Now my dream has come true.” Stroker is a graduate of Paper Mill Playhouse’s Summer Musical Theater Conservatory, and has long been a champion for the Christopher Reeve Foundation. She has starred in several productions at New Players, Playwrights Horizon, and American Theater of Actors. “Injured in a car accident at the age of two, Ali grew up in a wheelchair,” actor James Huffman noted. “Recently, she graduated from the Musical Theater Conservatory at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. The summer before her senior year, she made the cut for a summer theater program in Amsterdam. She played Sister Aloysius in a European production of ‘Doubt.’ She is an actress, singer, writer, and dancer; that’s right -- dancer.” Ali recently signed with a talent agent and has already filmed a MasterCard commercial. Disney is also interested in Stroker, according to her agent, Jed Abrahams. Tickets for Stroker’s performance in Millburn may be purchased by calling (973) 376-4343 or online at www. papermill.org. Paper Mill Playhouse is a nationally recognized leader in accessibility for all. Will Blum, Ali Stroker in ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ at Paper Mill Playhouse Lynn’s Pet Care Going on vacation? Away for the weekend? Work long hours away from home? We’ll care for your pets when you can’t. Please call 201-493-8442 Lynnspetcare18@Yahoo.com SAT LAST DITCH? Your SAT Verbal-Writing-Math scores can go up 100 points or more before the cut-off. We’ve been doing it for years. Verbal-writing $60 per hour. Math $70 per hour. References from Princeton, Cooper Union, Cornell, NYU, many from Rutgers But STILL can’t lose that Tummy or Cellulite? Call me about VelaShapeTM A NEW Nonsurgical method of Fat reduction and body contouring • Non-invasive • No Anesthesia • No Downtime Beverly Dunn, MD Waldwick, NJ • 201-445-0032 Dieting? Working Out? 201-445-1343 Advertise in the YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER 11-17-10 janine JohnKostner2x2(11-17-10) 2x2 �������������������������������� ��������������� ������������ ������������ Shoes & Sneakers Limited Sizes and Styles All Sales Final • No Coupons No Refunds or Exchanges on Sales Items �������������������������������������������������� ����������������� Annual Selected Children’s, Men’s & Women’s 201-652-0744 Richard A. Cutler, CFP® Craig R. Cutler, CFP® 48 South Franklin Turnpike Suite # 301, Ramsey, NJ 07446 201-934-6400 www.lpl.com/cutlerfinancial craig.cutler@lpl.com richard.cutler@lpl.com ���