COVERGIRLS - music extravaganza!

Caitlin Beresford Ord

When Caitlin was still young enough to wear pig-tails and not look ridiculous, her greatest ambitions were to be Agnetha from ABBA, a go-go dancer or a petrol pump attendant.

Her dreams dashed through the existence of a real Agnetha, the end of the 70's and the move to self-service, Caitlin switched her focus to theatre. She studied acting at WAAPA, where she performed in lots of important plays, met lots of important people and frowned a lot to show how important everything was.

She arrived in Sydney, new mobile in hand, spanked The Bridge, cuddled The House and hit the audition circuit with enthusiasm and gusto, whilst infiltrating the worlds of silver service hospitality and call centre sales in the name of "research".

It was during one such reconnaissance mission that a chance conversation led to her being asked to join a smoking little retro band. Fast forward six weeks and Caitlin found herself at The Manly Football Oval, adorned with beehive and gogo boots, doing the mashed potato and singing "Dancing Queen". She wept.

Back in Perth, armed and dangerous with new moves, wigs and lashes galore, she seduced (begged, threatened) the gorgeously talented Sharon and Clare into grabbing hold of her promises of fame and fortune by the short and curlies. Thanks be to the Goddesses of Motown and Disco they did and The CoverGirls were born.

Sharon Wisniewski

Sharon's foray into group singing began with her tennis racquet toting quartet during Year 4 at school; rehearsing weekly in her garage singing Joan Jett's I Love Rock n Roll. And nothing else. In year 5 the school choir beckoned until a travesty of justice led to her being asked to mime by her choir mistress, Mrs Hinze. Despite her protestations, Sharon had to comply whilst Danielle, who stood behind her, continued to sing loudly and badly.

After weeping tears of humiliation, Sharon took a good look in the mirror and realised that she had hair, dimples and booty to die for. So with a shimmy and a shake she belted her way through myriad bands, musicals and institutions, (tertiary) leaving a trail of broken hearts and hopes behind her.

Not one to downplay her assets, Sharon has always made the most of her luxurious mane of hair in all but a few of her memorable performances. She teased in Stretching the Friendship, curled in Company and got high in Little Shop of Horrors. She would dare to bare in Hair if only someone would ask her. So it was no surprise that when Caitlin sidled up to her, plied her with Pimms and whispered "Lilac. Beehive". Sharon's only avenue of response was to ask "How high?"

Whilst continuing to moonlight as a high school teacher by day, Sharon, aka - Mary-Jane, is the deliciously lethal combination of cool moves and killer pipes - the devil's in the details...and the dimples...

Clare Moore

Growing up in a large family with 5 siblings, Clare discovered at an early age the way to carve her name on the family tree. Sing loud. Be funny - deadly funny. Her first lead role was playing The Virgin Mary, a fairly thankless role and not big on laughs. So she eschewed the more traditional paths trodden by girls her age, quitting a promising ballet career after star turns as "Autumn Leaf" and "Penguin on Left", to hone her skills by training with The Muppets and The Flintstones.

Her natural wit sharpened to a rapiers point, she became loved and a little feared for her ferocious drunken impersonations of the greats of musical theatre; Judy Garland, Julie Andrews and Lena Horne to name but a few. Her Howard Keel has been bettered only by...well...Howard Keel.

A whirlwind of academic activity followed during which Clare "studied" Economics, Japanese, Psychology, Literary Theory, Cultural Studies and film production. Nobody found this particularly funny so Clare went to where inebriated renditions of other people's work were encouraged and admired - Drama School. Whilst at WAAPA she strutted her formidable talents in The Look of Love, My Favourite Year and The Mystery of Edwin Drood, to name but a few.

Her droll asides and eviscerating wit got a work out in Amuse-ical, a Musical Improvisation show for The Kitten Club in Melbourne. 2002 also saw her performing for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in Guardian Angels. Upon returning to Perth her performances have been as far-flung as Guys and Dolls for the MS Society and The Barber of Seville for WA Opera.

The role of "Just Betty" in The CoverGirls fits like a tailor-made, ever-so-slightly bloodied glove. Clare belts like Bassey and wields her weapons like her wit...with deadly accuracy.

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