Nikki Hagel
Nikki Hagel appears in the role of Little Red Riding Hood for New Phoenix Theatre in Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods. Previous roles include a prostitute by the name of Nelly in Jekyll & Hyde the Musical, Pamela in Head over Heels (for which she was named Broadway World‘s Best Performer in a Musical), Frederick Frankenstein fiancee Elizabeth Benning in Young Frankenstein, Georgie Buckatinsky in The Full Monty, the memorable role of sax-playing Magenta in Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show, all for New Phoenix Theatre; Columbia and Eddie in the Rocky Horror Shadowcast; and a Priscilla girl in Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Nikki is also a local business woman (she owns and operates a fiber art business called Nerdy Knitz on Etsy).
February 18, 2020; revised April 23, 2023.
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.