Our Legendary Line of Long-Legged Lovelies

Judy Bell

"Picnics, gardening, visiting family and friends, and not looking at the clock . . . freedom--that's my idea of summer!"

Since she came yodeling out of the hills of West Virginia, Judy Bell has enjoyed an impressive career spanning nearly her entire 74 years.

Her own musical comedy revue, The Judy Bell Show, was featured at the MGM hotels in Reno and Las Vegas; Harrah's hotels in Lake Tahoe and Reno; the Flamingo, Sahara and Frontier hotels in Las Vegas; and the Cinegrill at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

The veteran songstress has played the lead in stage productions of Annie Get Your Gun, The Unsinkable Molly Brown and Lily Langtry at Disneyland. She was also voted "Best Las Vegas Female Performer" four times.

She has raised a son and a daughter, and revels over her five grandchildren.

This is her 18th season at the Follies.

MORE FUN FACTS

Her son, Dan Bell, is a famous stuntman. Her daughter, Beverly Bond, owns and operates a day spa in Helena, Montana. Cody Kaufman, one of Beverly's five children, is a cadet at West Point Military Academy.
Judy's mama provided her favorite quote: "Life is like a roll of toilet paper; the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes."
In 1991, along with vocalist Nancy Wilson, Judy was inducted into the West High School Hall of Fame in Columbus, Ohio "I've lived a Cinderella life," she says, "with more blessings than I would have ever thought."
When Judy was a small child, her grandmother used to pick her up and place her on the dining table, "where I started singing and dancing --and waiting for the applause."
Her favorite songs are those solos she warbles each season in the Follies. Her favorite TV shows are Dancing with the Stars and American Idol.
Her advice to fellow old folks: "Life is full of things to do on a continual basis. There is no such thing as quitting."

Greta Albritton

"Playing 'kick the can' with the neighborhood kids and pushing a stroller with my cat Tommy in it, dressed in doll clothes, up and down the street are fond summer memories."

Greta Albritton began dancing at four years of age in her hometown of Steubenville, Ohio. While in junior high, she had . . . Read More!

Leila Burgess

"Summer is about relaxing, going to the beach, laughing, eating, flirting--and, unlike in my youth, NOT going in the water and NOT getting suntanned."

As Company Dance Manager and Creative Consultant, Leila Burgess contributes to all Follies production numbers and wardrobe design, and manages the . . . Read More!

Stephanie Eley

"The good ol' summertime to me means going to the beach, barbecues, lazy hot days, late afternoon thundershowers, early sunrises and late sunsets."

Joining the Follies this season is a petite lady with a show business resume that's anything but!

Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, her profession was . . . Read More!

Jill Gordon

"Going to the beach is still my favorite summertime fun. I fondly recall the smell of suntan lotion at the beach, family barbecues and swimming when I was a kid."

The Deputy Company Dance Manager of the Follies is Jill Gordon, who, at 68, is in her 15th year with the show. She started on stage in . . . Read More!

Glenda Guilfoyle

"My family renting a cabin in New Jersey and going to Palisades Amusement Park are my favorite childhood memories of summer."

She is the prototypical classic showgirl with a lifetime spent kicking up her heels in the chorus line. At 78, she is in her 17th season as a Fabulous Follies Long-Legged . . . Read More!

Joni Naber

"My husband and I enjoy taking fishing trips to Idaho where we stay in a cottage on Twin Lakes. But I definitely do not touch any live bait!"

Joni Naber, 75 years young, joined the Follies six years ago after owning and operating a dance studio in her native Washington, D.C., for 47 years. But that . . . Read More!

Jill Owens

"Summer was about going to my grandmother's house in a very small town. I'd practice acrobatics for hours in the front yard, and an audience would always gather to watch me."

The Dance Captain of the Follies is Jill Owens, 69, now in her 13th season as a Long-Legged Lovely.

She first made the jump . . . Read More!

Jane Owens

"Ladies with lace parasols, men in straw boater hats, lemonade in the park, ice cream socials . . . all those things before my time--that's the 'good ol' summertime' to me."

When you think about America's entertainment capitals, New York, Hollywood and Las Vegas immediately come to mind. But there . . . Read More!

Suzanne Vitale

"During the summer I love laying out in the sun and going every week to see a different Broadway show at Muny Opera (St. Louis, Mo.), the largest outdoor theater in the U.S."

Suzanne Vitale, 73, is returning to the Plaza Theatre stage for her fourth Follies season. Previously, she toured with . . . Read More!