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Marissa McGowan Vocalist August 14 Marissa McGowan is an acclaimed vocalist and actress who, most recently, appeared on Broadway in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Kiss Me Kate at Studio 54, playing the Wardrobe Mistress and understudying Lilli Vanessi, played by the incomparable Kelli OHara
Research focus
I study how the brain develops differently in males and females