Cast & Crew Bios

LESLIE MCQUEEN (Sharon) is so excited to be a part of Girls Night. Acting since the age of 3, she has recently been seen as Ensemble in Assassins at Slow Burn Theatre, as Julia/Writer/Director in WHAT?! in Weston, as Belinda in Wild Women of Planet Wongo at the Red Barn Theater in Key West, and as Mary in Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? at Broward Stage Door. Special thanks to her family, friends and wonderful husband for all their love and support.

LAUREN KAIRALLA (Anita) is thrilled to be joining the cast of Girls Night. She was recently seen in the original Off-Broadway cast of The Boychick Affair, as well as various performances in NY, FL and around the country. Some of her favorite rolls include: Songs for a New World (Women 1); Pippin (Fastrada); Lend Me a Tenor (Maggie); and Cinderella (Stepmother). For more information on Lauren visit her website: www.laurenkairalla.com.

CARLY SAKOLOVE (Carol) Off Broadway Debut! Regional: Helena in The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Speakeasy Stage), Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors (Palm Beach Principal Players) and The Instructress in The Women (Speakeasy Stage). Other favorite roles include Mrs. Walker in The Who's Tommy, Philaminte in Moliere's The Learned Ladies, and Witch in Into the Woods. Carly graduated with her BFA in Musical Theater from The Boston Conservatory, where she worked with writers Bill Russell (Side Show) and Henry Krieger (Dreamgirls) on their new musical, Lucky Duck. She thanks her beautiful friends and family for their support and everyone at Luedtke and Entertainment Events for this opportunity

WHITNEY KATHLEEN VIGIL (Kate) has been the silly little sister of the Girl’s Night family for a little over three years now and is so excited to be performing, once again with her incredibly talented family. Regional credits include: Company (April), Oklahoma (Ado Annie), The Rocky Horror Show (Janet), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Invasion: the Musical (Boquisha), and The Increased Difficulty of Concentration (Lilly). Off-Broadway: Camille ( Eugenie). When Whitney’s not in ballet class, at an audition, or getting a speeding ticket, she can be found in her classroom teaching kindergarten! She would like to thank her Mama and Papa, her amazing Grandparents, Bossette Sonya (For always believing in her), and most of all the love of her life, Matthew.

JENNA PAIGE GAGLIARDO (Liza) is so excited to be a part of Girls Night the Musical. She recently received her BFA in musical theatre from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Favorite past credits include High School Musical (Martha Cox) New Candlelight Theatre, Back 2 Back 2 Back (Bertha) University of the Arts, Chicago (Mama Morton) French Woods Festival of the Arts & Disney Dreams Cabaret (Ursula / Mrs. Potts) Parallax Theatre Co. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Grandma, Ali & and all my very supportive friends and family and the amazing Girls Night Family, cast & crew! LETS PARTY!

JENNIFER KULES (Technical Advisor) is proud to be a part of the GNTSHM family. She is eagerly anticipating returning to her summer home at Mason Street Warehouse, where she is the resident Lighting Designer. Thanks to her family for allowing her to follow this crazy path, thanks to Tim for giving me the opportunity to take this crazy journey, and thanks to Fred for all the love & support to keep going on this crazy ride. Jennifer is ecstatic to have recently gained her Scouting Badges for being a gypsy, and sushi appreciation. Next up, her spelunking emblem.

VERONICA AGLOW (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be a part of this female empowered production with such an amazing group of women. Veronica recently stage managed the Philadelphia run of Girls Night at the Kimmel Center’s Innovation Studio. She has stage managed Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Little Shop of Horrors at the Devon Theatre. Favorite credits include productions of Parade, Can-Can, and the world premiere of Broadway's American Idiot. This summer, she helped premiere Broadway's next big hits at the O'Neill Music Theatre Conference. Veronica is a proud graduate of Point Park University. As always, she would like to thank her super-supportive parents, who have helped make her dreams a reality.

JACK RANDLE (Director) studied drama at Exeter University. After graduating, he took acting roles with Leda Theatre, Nottingham; Theatre of Fact, Milton Keynes; New Victoria Theatre, Stoke; Theatre Alibi, Exeter; Forced Entertainment, Sheffield; and M6 Theatre Company, Rochdale. He also played the role of Dylan in the U.K. tour of The Magic Roundabout for David Graham. He more recently starred as Bobby D’Angelo in Bobby and Johnny (Milton Keynes, 2003). Television credits include: EastEnders, Emmerdale, Cracker, Out Of the Blue, Hetty Wainthrop Investigates and a series of commercials for Draught Bass. His directing credits include: Girls Night (U.K. tours, 2003, 2004, 2006), Bobby and Johnny (U.K. tour, 2005), Girls Behind (U.K. tour, 2005), Lucky Balls (2002) and Frankie’s Game (1999). He became co-director of Goodnights Entertainment in 2003.

LOUISE ROCHE (Author) to date, has written and produced nine plays: Girls Night (Milton Keynes, 2007; U.K. tours, 2003, 2004, 2006), Bobby and Johnny (U.K. tour, 2005), Girls Behind (U.K. tour, 2005), Checkout Girls (Milton Keynes, 2005), Lucky Balls (Milton Keynes, 2002), Milton Keynes The Musical (Milton Keynes, 2002), Frankie’s Game (Milton Keynes, 1999) and Happy Christmas Shirley (Milton Keynes, 2006). Her writing for television includes work for the BBC and ITV. She also has a novel, Glutton for Punishment, published in paperback by Pan Books. Previously, she worked in television production as a researcher and producer of factual programs. Credits include: Where There’s Life, First Tuesday and the drama documentary Shoot To Kill. Two more plays – True Love and Finding Daddy – are in development. Louise became co-director of Goodnights Entertainment in 2003.

KURT STAMM (Production Consultant) Off Broadway: Director, Our Sinatra (winner, 2000 M.A.C Award for Best New Musical Review), Below the Valley of the Dolls, Hunka Hunka Burnin’ Love. Choreographer, They Wrote That. National Tours: Director, Leader of the Pack, Our Sinatra. Regional: Director/Choreographer, Chicago, Our Sinatra (13 productions,) Baby, Little Shop of Horrors, Guys & Dolls, West Side Story, Girls Night The Musical, The World Goes ‘Round, Anything Goes, Oklahoma, Cole, Damn Yankees, and Starting Here, Starting Now. Broadway: Associate Director, Fosse (winner, 1999 Tony Award, Best Musical); Current Artistic Director of Mason Street Warehouse (MSW). At MSW: Director/Choreographer, Altar Boyz, Evita, Cabaret, Hunka Hunka Burnin’ Love, Lucky Stiff, The Thing About Men, Honky-Tonk Highway, Smokey Joes Café, and Das Barbecü. Director, Dirty Blonde, Our Sinatra, and Bright Ideas. The Full Monty and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Cum Laud Graduate, University of Utah.

ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS INC. (Producer) Based in New York City, EEI productions have been produced and presented in all 50 states as well as in Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia. Since 1999 EEI has produced; Late Nite Catechism, Sister Strikes Again, Till Death Do Us Part, Sister’s Christmas Catechism, Maybe Baby, It’s You, The Yiddish Are Coming, The Yiddish Are Coming!, Shout! The Mod Musical, Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding, Defending the Caveman, We’re Still Hot! The Musical and are former producers of Jeanie Linders’ Menopause The Musical. EEI is now proud to present Girls Night: The Musical.

ROBERT DRAGOTTA (Producing Partner) is a producing partner with EEI on Shout! The Mod Musical, The Yiddish Are Coming...The Yiddish Are Coming!, We’re Still Hot and The Great American Trailer Park Musical. He was producer with The Culture Project for the award winning hit Sarah Jones: Bridge and Tunnel and White Chocolate. Broadway credits include Grey Gardens, Bombay Dreams, Flower Drum Song, Noises Off, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, The Elephant Man, Electra and Epic Proportions. He produced Lorna Luft’s Songs My Mother Taught Me, a tribute to Judy Garland, at the Savoy Theater in London and the Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Mr. Dragotta produced the national tour of Some Like It Hot, starring Tony Curtis. Robert produced Kathy Buckley’s Obie Award winning one-woman show Now Hear This! at the Lamb’s Theater and Bruce Graham’s Minor Demons at the Century Center for the Performing Arts, where he served as President of the Board.

Special Pricing for Girls Night: The Musical!

You deserve a great night out with the girls! Escape to Geva and treat yourself to a special evening of music and laughter at the summer's hottest party.

If you saw Menopause the Musical, or just love a feel-good night out, then you don't want to miss this show. With plenty of sing-along fun to songs like "It's Raining Men", "Man, I Feel Like a Woman", and "I Will Survive", you and your friends will be dancing in the aisles!

Groups of 10 or more can enjoy exclusive benefits that include:

• Priority reservations and seating
• Posters and other promotional materials
• Private party and reception options
• Bus Tour options
• No service charges or handling fees

Group tickets are available now. For guaranteed best seats call Colleen Brown at 585-232-1366 x3057 or email cbrown@gevatheatre.org.