David Zimmerman
Jersey City, New Jersey
dzimm@westnet.com
EDUCATION
- PIANO - 6 years of private lessons, 23 years of practical experience
in accompaniment, 6 years of practical experience in teaching piano
- ORGAN - 3 years of private lessons, 15 years of practical experience
in accompaniment and church service
- DIRECTING - 15 years practical experience
- MUSICAL DIRECTING - 19 years practical experience
THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE (see below for list of productions)
- REGIONAL THEATER:
- The Center for the Performing Arts at DeBaun Auditorium,
Hoboken, New Jersey
Musical Director, Accompanist, Director, Producer
- The Growing Stage - Theater for Young Audiences, Chester/Netcong, New
Jersey
Musical Director, Pianist, Arranger
- Union County Arts Center, Rahway, New Jersey
Keyboard Accompanist
- The Forum Theatre, Metuchen, New Jersey
Accompanist
- SCHOOLS:
- Ramsey High School, Ramsey, New Jersey
Musical Director, Pianist
- Stevens Dramatic Society, Stevens Institute of Technology,
Hoboken, New Jersey
Director, Musical Director, Producer, Pianist
- Bergen County Community College, Paramus, New Jersey
Pianist
- Lake Hopatcong High School, Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
Musical Director, Pianist
- Long Valley Middle School, Long Valley, New Jersey
Musical Director, Pianist
- COMMUNITY:
- The Attic Ensemble, Jersey City, New Jersey
Musical Director, Pianist
- The Barn Theater, Montville, New Jersey
Musical Director, Pianist, Arranger
- Voices for Life, Paramus, New Jersey
Musical Director, Pianist, Arranger
- Dover Little Theatre, Dover, New Jersey
Director, Musical Director, Pianist, Arranger
- Magic Carpet Players - Children's Theater, Dover, New
Jersey
Musical Director, Pianist, Arranger
- Rockaway Townsquare Players, Rockaway, New Jersey
Musical Director, Pianist, Arranger
- OTHER EXPERIENCE:
- Set design, construction, and decor
- Lighting design and operation
- Sound design and operation
- Costumes and props
RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
- CHRISTIAN:
- United Methodist Church at Newfoundland, Newfoundland, New
Jersey
Youth Choir Director, Accompanist, Youth Group Director
- St. David's Episcopal Church, Kinnelon, New Jersey
Organist, Choir Director, Accompaniest
- St. John's Episcopal Church, Dover, New Jersey
Organist, Accompanist for Choir & Soloists
- Hunlock Creek United Methodist Church, Hunlock Creek,
Pennsylvania
Organist, Accompanist for Choir & Soloists
- Town Hill United Methodist Church, Stillwater,
Pennsylvania
Piano Accompanist for Choir & Soloists
- JEWISH:
- Jewish Congregation of Kinnelon, Kinnelon, New Jersey
Piano Accompanist
TEACHING
- Marilyn Milliken, Voice Teacher, Waldwick, New Jersey
Piano accompanist for students inside and outside weekly lessons
- Summer Theater Camp, The Growing Stage, Chester, New
Jersey
Piano accompanist, arranger and vocal teacher for children's theater
camps
- Learn-to-Play-Today Piano Lessons
Teaching children, teens and adults, the classical and popular styles
of piano playing
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- The Judy Moss Show - Ho! for the Holidays!
Arranger, musical director for this traveling cabaret act
- "Sorcerer of Illusion", the original musical production
Composer for a children's musical, dealing with substance abuse
THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS
- Aladin - MD
- Alice in Wonderland - MD
- Annie - MD
- Anything Goes - P
- Baby - MD
- Bells are Ringing - MD
- Big River - MD
- Cabaret - P
- Chess - MD
- Children of Eden - MD, P
- Chicago - MD, A *
- Dames at Sea - MD
- Dreamgirls - P
- Emperor's New Clothes - MD
- Falsettos - MD
- Fantasticks - MD, P
- Forever Plaid - D, P
- Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - MD *
- Godspell - MD, P *
- Grease - MD *
- Guys & Dolls - MD *
- Into the Woods - MD
- Jack and the Beanstalk - D, MD *
- Jerry's Girls - MD
- Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - MD, P
- Little Mary Sunshine - MD
- Little Shop of Horrors - D, MD, A *
- Merrily We Roll Along - D
- Nunsense - D, A, P *
- Oklahoma - MD
- Once on this Island - P
- Phantom - A
- Pippin - P
- Quilt - A Musical Celebration - MD, P *
- Ragtime - MD, P
- The Rocky Horror Show - P
- Schoolhouse Rock Live! - MD, P
- She Loves Me - MD
- Smokey Joe's Cafe - D, P
- Snow White Goes West - MD
- Snoopy! - D, P
- Sound of Music - MD, P
- Starmites - D, MD
- Winnie the Pooh - MD
- Wizard of Oz - MD, P *
- You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown - D, MD, A *
P - Produced
D - Directed
MD - Musical Directed and Accompanied on Piano
A - Accompanied on Piano but not Musical Director
* Multiple productions