Gayle Dawn Comins
- Actress
Gayle started her theatre career at the age of 12 in Albuquerque, NM.
She was in a Young Actors Group, where she landed her first lead part
in a musical. Being bit by the theatre bug, she has performed in
numerous shows for the Albuquerque Civic Light Opera, and Little
Theatre. After receiving a full scholarship in music theatre at
ENMU,she continued her love for performing on stage, which eventually
led to relocating to Las Vegas. While living there for 16 yrs, Gayle
has performed in theatre, musicals, casinos and operas. Her versatility
includes being a classically trained singer to a comedic character
improv actress. She sang at the Venetian Hotel Casino as an Italian
Opera Diva, which led to cameos on the Travel Channel, BBC, and Food
Network. Gayle also performed 4 different roles in the long running
'Tony & Tina's Wedding,' at the Rio Hotel Las Vegas. In 2005, Gayle did
not know she was auditioning for an acclaimed well-known director and
screenwriter when she was cast in the part of the crazy Maid Of Honor
in the movie 'Bachelor Party Vegas.' Soon after, she landed her first
national commercial for Bud Light, starring Cedric the Entertainer. One
of the highlights of Gayle's career, was a celebrity host and emcee for
the NBA All Star Jam in Las Vegas. In 2006, Gayle married her friend,
Charles, who was enlisted in the military, resulting in moving away
from Las Vegas. Gayle has continued to perform regionally in Colorado,
Los Angeles & San Francisco. Credits include: Oliver; Annie Get Your
Gun; My Fair Lady; West Side Story; Fiddler on the Roof; Chicago;
Taffeta Christmas; Romeo and Juliet; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest;
The Mikado; Pagliacci; Annie; White Christmas; I Love You, You're
Perfect Now Change,(AACT Best Actress); Zorba with an All-Star cast;
and Opera Idaho's Carmen. When not performing, she is a pageant talent
director, as well as an acting/singing performance coach.