Lala made her stage debut at the Magic Circle Repertory Theatre in the role of Lady Barbara in But Why Bump Off Barnaby?, when she learned she was pregnant. In 2001, her daughter Lalique was born just in time to see mommy go on stage to receive a Birdsall Award for that role. After taking some time off to be with the baby, Lala now returns while daddy stays home babysitting.

Lala has also appeared in The Odd Couple at Garbeau's Dinner Theater. Prior to that she appeared in the Harold Pinter play A Night Out, and in several musical reviews in her native Brazil.