Casting Announced for GIRLS NIGHT: THE MUSICAL at the Kimmel Center

 CAST BIOS

WILMA CESPEDES-RIVERA (Sharon) Wilma received her B.A. in Theatre from Muhlenberg College. Her college credits include: Olivia Twelfth Night, Judith The Possibilities and Tara Monkey in the Middle. Her written play Casa de Muñecas was also featured on the Muhlenberg stage. She received two Irene Ryan Acting Award nominations for her work and was awarded the Dorothy and Dexter Baker Foundation Award in the Performing Arts. She has also sung the Puerto Rican National Anthem at Fenway Park. Wilma would like to thank her family for their undying support; the love of her father who she knows is always with her, and God for his constant blessings

REGINA ANN DUKE (Kate) an area native from Mt. Laurel, NJ is tickled to be joining the cast of Girls Night!  A graduate of Elizabethtown College, this South Jersey native is a certified Elementary and Special Education teacher, living the dream.  Regina has been found choreographing and performing through college and now in different venues in the tri-state area.  Her favorite experiences have been playing Jeanie in HAIR, and choreographing original dances for High School Musical: On Stage.  She would love to thank her family and friends* for the immense amount of support this year, and especially her ma for all the fabulous dance moves.

Alexandra Rush (Carol) a local native from Merion Station/Haverford, PA is elated to be a part of Girls Night: the Musical.  Favorite credits include:  Godspell (Joanne) Plaza Suite (Karen Nash) The Boyfriend  (Madame Dubonet) Grease (Rizzo) Vanities (Joanne)  Fiction a staged reading (Ella)  BTP 2009 Summer showcase (Soloist). Alexandra is a graduate of Idyllwild Arts Academy and proud alum of Broadway Theater Project. She would like to thank her family and her loving fiancé for all of their unconditional support and faith in her.

ANGELA SYTKO (Liza) is excited to join the Girls Night family! She is no stranger to five-women feel-good musicals, having played both Red Girl & Green Girl in SHOUT! The Mod Musical. NYC credits include: cabarets at Uncle Charlie's Midtown & the Laurie Beechman Theatre, Two & a Half Women at Don't Tell Mama, The Unusual Suspects (Kitty Rittispittilogs) as part of the NYC Fringe Festival, and a number of readings and performances of new works.  She thanks her family & a muppet.

MAYA TEPLER (Anita), is excited to be a part of Girl's Night! She is currently a student at the University of Pennsylvania where she is a proud member of Counterparts A Cappella and Front Row Theatre Company.  Favorite roles include Woman 1 in "Songs for a New World", Ilse in "Spring Awakening", Belle in "Beauty and the Beast", and Rebecca in the Philadelphia premiere of Martin Crimp's "The Country". Maya would like to thank her brilliant teachers, remarkable friends, and incredible family for their constant love and support.