MEET
MIKAYLA PETRILLA
Mikayla Petrilla is an AEA + SAG-AFTRA performer, producer + comedienne based out of NYC.
A quick-witted, quirky, and authentic actor, Mikayla can be seen on the stage and screen playing the bubbly girl-next-door, cheeky spitfires, and witty, well-educated professionals.
Mikayla is currently a featured recurring player on Season 49 of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” . She has been appeared on Seasons 47+48 of SNL, on HBO MAX’s “Gossip Girl”, “The Gilded Age”, “Succession” and more.
Mikayla is an award-winning actor who has played Miss Shields in “A Christmas Story”, Margot, u/s Elle in “Legally Blonde”, Lily St. Regis in “Annie” , Rapunzel in “Into the Woods”, and leading roles Off-Broadway at “Sleep No More,” The Pershing Signature Theatre (NYMF), Joe’s Pub at the Public, + Lincoln Center. She has originated roles in three new musicals inspired by music of the 60s, 70s, and 80s covering songs by Madonna, Stevie Nicks, Janis Joplin, Carole King, and Nancy Sinatra.
She has performed alongside the talents of Allen Cumming, Molly Shannon, Jason Momoa, Pedro Pascal, Billie Eillish, Ana De Armas, Evan Rachel Wood, Neil Patrick Harris, Susanne Bartsch, Lisa Lampanelli, Murray Hill, Bad Bunny, Dave Grohl, Nate Bargatze, Adam Driver, and Olivia Rodrigo.
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Mikayla is signed with Bright Artists Management and Movement Talent Agency.
She loves Stevie Nicks, a good pun, and will never pass up an opportunity to pet your dog. Her work is rooted in community and inclusivity.
KIND WORDS:
“Mikayla Petrilla has an incredible voice, a strong stage presence, tremendous acting skills, tight stage chemistry, and a positive attitude of genuinely enjoying (the) performance.” - Broadway World
What people are saying
“Her actions, expressions, and overall stage presence were charming in the extreme”
“Mikayla Petrilla makes an excellent leading lady. Mikayla acted Morgan to a tee, both before and after her makeover - and she sings sweet, girl. ”
“If Annaleigh Ashford, Emma Stone, Jane Krakowski, Alison Brie and Kristen Bell were all put in a mixing bowl, you’d have Mikayla Petrilla.”
“Radiating positive energy and genuinely enjoying each performance”
“A very welcome addition onstage…even as a newcomer, she fits right in with a group of cast members who have previously been acting together for a long time.”
“One of my favorites”