Rulla, Lika

Born on July 8, 1972 in Almaty ^[1] in the family of actors, grew up in the city of Kirov . Parents - Vladimir Ivanovich Rulla (later actor of the Moscow Central House of Theater) ^{[2] [3]} and Margarita Andreyevna Konysheva (later actress of the Kirov Regional Drama Theater, Honored Artist of Russia). In childhood, she studied at the Kirov Music School in violin ^[4] . In 1993 she graduated from the Ekaterinburg State Theater Institute , after which she moved to Smolensk . She worked as an actress in the local drama theater , where she played in plays “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” (Gertrude), “Kasatka” (Larissa), “The Snow Maiden” (Kupava), “Carmen” (Carmen), “Petersburg” (Sofia), “ The twelfth night "(Viola) ^[5] . In addition to working in the theater, she performed in a restaurant, and was also a DJ at the local branch of the Europe Plus radio station ^{[6] [7]} .

In 2001, feeling dissatisfaction with herself as a dramatic actress ^[3] , she left the theater and moved to Moscow. Shortly thereafter, she was casting for the role of Velma Kelly in the musical “ CHICAGO ” ^[8] , after which she switched to working in musicals, including “12 chairs” (Gritsatsueva; Fima Dogs; Madame Petukhova), “Romeo and Juliet” (Lady Montecchi ), “We Will Rock You” (Killer Queen), “Mowgli” (Bagheera) ^[9] , “MAMMA MIA!” (Donna; Tanya), “Monte-Cristo” (Ermina), “Zorro” (Ines), "Times do not choose" (Melissa), "Count Orlov" (Catherine II) ^[10] , "Hollywood diva" (Gloria Mills). ^[11] Participation in the latter was highly appreciated by critics ^{[12] [13]} and provided the actress with the nomination for the "Golden Sofit" award (St. Petersburg) and the "Golden Mask".

She was a teacher on stage speech at the “ Star Factory ” ^[14] .

In 2012, she returned to her dramatic roles, playing Zoya Pelz in the performance of the Moscow Art Theater. A.P. Chekhov “Zoykin flat” (dir. K. Serebrennikov ) ^[15] .

In 2013, she took part in the new version of the musical “CHICAGO”, having performed the same role as Velma Kelly a decade ago ^[16] . At the same time, in order to get the most out of the role, Lika and Anastasia Makeeva (singer Roxy Hart) spent the night in the Philadelphia state prison ^{[17] [18]} .

In July 2014, she participated in the Monte Cristo musical tour in South Korea as part of the 8th international musical festival, the Daegu International Musical Festival, which is the largest in Asia. She took part in further international and Russian tours of the musical.

In 2015, St. Petersburg hosted the premiere of the solo program "Monologues of Love", which included songs and poems by authors of different genres and eras. In 2016, the one-man show was first shown in Moscow, in the branch of the Theater. Pushkin, and in 2017 "Monologues of love" entered the repertoire of the Theater "Center for Dramatic Art and Direction" (scene on the Falcon).

In the fall of 2016, three premieres of musical performances took place at once: Pride and Prejudice (Mrs. Bennet), Anna Karenina (Countess Vronskaya) and Cinderella (Madame). For the role of Mrs. Bennet, he was nominated for the “ Star of the Theater “ award) in the category “Best supporting actress” ^[19] .

Since 2016 he has been the Artistic Director of the “ Artist of the Musical ” course at GITIS e.

Married, in December 2006, gave birth to a daughter.

Musicals

• CHICAGO (2002–2003, Moscow Variety Theater / 2013—2014, MDM, Stage Entertainment) - Velma Kelly
• “ 12 chairs ” (2003–2004, MDM) - Gritsatsuev; Fima Dogs; Madame Petukhova
• Romeo and Juliet (2004–2006, Moscow Operetta Theater ) - Lady Montecchi
• "We Will Rock You" (2005, Moscow Variety Theater) - Killer Queen
• “ Mowgli ” (2005–2013, Moscow Operetta Theater) - Bagheera
• “MAMMA MIA!” (2007–2008, MDM (Stage Entertainment)) - Donna; Tanya
• "Monte Cristo" (since 2008, Moscow Operetta Theater) - Ermina
• Zorro (2010–2011, MDM (Stage Entertainment)) - Ines
• “Times do not choose” (2012–2014, Moscow Musical Theater ) - Melissa
• “ Count Orlov ” (2012–2016, Moscow Operetta Theater) - Catherine II
• “ Hollywood Diva ” (from 2014–2018, St. Petersburg Theater of Musical Comedy ) - Gloria Mills
• Concert "Hits of Broadway" (St. Petersburg Theater of Musical Comedy)
• “ Anna Karenina ” (from 2016, Moscow Operetta Theater) - Countess Vronskaya
• “Cinderella” (2016–2017, Theater “Russia” (Stage Entertainment)) - Madame (Cinderella's stepmother)
• “ Pride and Prejudice ” (from 2016, the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater ) - Mrs. Bennet
• “Everything has its time or Miracles in two hours” (2019) - Lady-Watch

Dramatic performances

• “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern”, (T. Stoppard, Smolensk Drama Theater) - Gertrude
• "Killer Whale", (A. N. Tolstoy, Smolensk Drama Theater) - Larisa
• The Snow Maiden (A. N. Ostrovsky, Smolensky Drama Theater) - Kupava
• "Carmen" (P. Merime, Smolensk Drama Theater) - Carmen
• Petersburg (A. Bely, Smolensk Drama Theater) - Sophia
• "The Twelfth Night" (W. Shakespeare, Smolensk Drama Theater) - Viola
• “Two in One” (2004, entreprise, dir. M. Gorevoy ) - Mama
• “ Zoykina apartment ” (from 2012, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater , dir. K. Serebrennikov ) - Zoya Denisovna Pelts

Solo music programs

• "Persons" (2005)
• “I” (2015)
• " Monologues of love " (from 2015, St. Petersburg Theater of Musical Comedy / Center for Dramatic Art and Directing (Moscow))

Movies, TV shows, cartoons

Roles

• “Evlampia Romanova. The investigation leads amateur " (" Lunch at the ogre ", 2004) - Lana (episode)
• The Worm (2006) episode
• “Tavern" Déjà Vu "" (TV program cycle) - waitress
• "Special Group" ("Full Board") (serial, 2007) - Dolokhova
• "Diary of Dr. Zaitseva" (TV series, 2012)
• " Mommies " (TV series, 2015) - Reproductive
• “Life is just beginning” (mini-series, 2015) - Margot
• Pointe Shoes for Buns (mini-series, 2015) - nutritionist Inga Snegireva

Voiceover

• " CHICAGO " (film, 2002) - Velma Kelly (vocals)
• Silver Lily of the Valley 2 (serial, 2004) - Irma (vocals)
• “The Prince and Me ” (film, 2004) - Amy Morgan
• " Shrek-2 " (cartoon, 2004) - Fairy-godfather
• “Doomed to be a star” (TV series 2005) - Cleopatra (vocals)
• Corpse Bride (cartoon, 2005) - Mrs. Everglot
• " Mary Poppins " (film, 1964 / dubbing, 2005) - nanny Katie
• " Rescuers " (cartoon, 1977 / voice, 2005) - Madame Medusa
• “ Oliver and Company ” (cartoon, 1988 / voice, 2005) - Rita
• “ Mamma Mia!” (Film, 2008) - Tanya
• " Monsters vs. Aliens " (cartoon, 2009) - Mama Dettle
• “ Rock for Ages ” (film, 2012) - Justice Charleer
• " Lego Movie 2 " (cartoon, 2019) - Queen of Many Faces

• Winner of the television contest "St. Petersburg engagement" (1995) ^[5]
• Winner of the actor song contest named after Andrei Mironov (1996) ^[1]
• Nominee of the National Musical Heart Theater Award in the category Best Supporting Actress for the role of Bagheera in the Mowgli musical of the Moscow Operetta Theater (2007)
• Nominee of the Highest Theater Award of St. Petersburg "Golden Sofit" in the category "Best Female Role in Operetta and Musical" for the role of Gloria Mills in the play "Hollywood Diva" of the St. Petersburg Theater of Musical Comedy (2015)
• Nominee for the Golden Mask theatrical award for the role of Gloria Mills in the play Hollywood Diva (2016) ^[20]
• The nominee for the Theatrical Star award in the category “Best supporting actress” for the role of Mrs. Bennet (June 2017)
• Winner of the Anatoly Marenich Prize for performance skills and contribution to the development of the musical genre in Russia (May 2018, Yekaterinburg) ^[21]

• Official site of Lika Rulla
• Site of solo performance by Lika Rulla "Monologues of Love"
• Lika Rulla on Instagram
• VK official group
• Video channel Lika Rulla on YouTube
• Lika Rulla: It's not interesting to be a queen among the weak