Leila bruske is an actress, singer, producer, and musical theatre historian based in New York City. Hailing from the great District of Washington D.C., Leila was fortunate to grow up surrounded by theatre, history, and culture- being the only child of older parents, she also grew up passively absorbing classic rock and watching movies from the 50s and 60s. She is still holding out hope that her VHS tape of The Sound of Music lost at show-and-tell will return to her.

Leila has been described as “a young Orfeh”, “Betsy Wolfe style leading lady” and “your new best friend”! She has been lucky enough to perform regionally, on tour, and in NYC. She is a co-founder, producer, and operations manager of Restoration Theatre Co., which aims to make classic musicals accessible and prioritize storytelling in a musical theatre landscape overtaken by sky-high belting and lacking substance.

Outside of her theatre ventures Leila is on the hunt for the best happy hour in the Upper West Side, she is a novice (but very passionate) knitter, a master guacamole maker, and a proud AMC A-Lister.