All About Julia Ruggirello...

Julia Ruggirello (she/her/hers) is a 23 year old non union musical theater performer originally from Clarkston, Michigan.

Most recently, Julia completed over 100+ performances as Conductor Bailey in the Principal Trio of The Polar Express Train Ride in Whippany, New Jersey with Rail Events Productions and Warner Brothers.
She is an alumni of Kent State University (KSU) BFA Musical Theater Program and graduated in May, 2024. Julia was an Acting Apprentice at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota, Florida from late 2024-mid 2025. She enjoys her free time spending time with her dog Pedro, listening to her vinyl Broadway record collection and cooking pasta.
Recent credits include: Conductor Bailey (Principal Trio) in The Polar Express Train Ride (Whippany) (Directed by Kassady Kwiatkowska), Junie B. Jones in Junie B. Jones The Musical at Florida Studio Theatre (Directed by Caroline Salidvar), Alexi Darling and Maureen U/S in KSU's production of RENT (Directed by Amy Fritsche), Soupy Sue in KSU's production of URINETOWN (Directed by Danny George), Teach for America Girl in KSU's Corktown (Directed by Courtney Brown), and Featured Dancer in Kiss Me, Kate! at People's Bank Theater (Directed by Geoffrey Coward).

My Passions

Some other areas of my life that I am passionate about- in addition to my passion for performing!

A photo of myself (far left) with my Porthouse Academy students in summer 2022..

TEACHING

Teaching has always been a passion of mine. I was a day camp counselor for 4 summers and I spent summer of 2022 assisting and being the student mentor for the Porthouse Academy, a 3-6 week long program for incoming students in the Theatre/Muscial programs at Kent State University.

A photo of me and my older sister, Meagan at the premiere of Corktown.

FAMILY

I have a very large Italian family which is a really important part of my life. I have about 40 family members on each side of the family so holidays are always a big celebration.

A photo of me and Pedro (AKA Pippin/Pip)

PEDRO

Pedro is my 7 year old bichon-poodle mix who my family rescued from a neglected home at a shelter almost 5 years ago. He is very shy around new people but is super close to our family and is a lap dog who enjoys taking naps, walks, and snuggles. He is my best friend.