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Jessica is so glad to be back performing on Broadway after the long Covid shutdown. She is now playing the Principal role of Maud Dunlop, one of the Pick-a-Little Ladies, in the revival of The Music Man at the Winter Garden Theatre. The production stars Hugh Jackman, as the Music Man, and Sutton Foster, as Marian the Librarian.
Awards / Nominations / Honors
In 2006, the LA
Stage Alliance nominated Jessica for an Ovation Award for "Lead
Actress in a Musical" for her performance as Mary in the world
premiere of Play It Cool. Jessica was one of five nominees out
of over 400 eligible musical productions. Her fellow nominees
were Sutton Foster (who won for The Drowsy Chaperone),
Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone), Judy Kaye (Zorba),
and Valarie Pettiford (The Wild Party)
In 2007, LA Weekly nominated Jessica for their annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards for her "Musical Performance" and the entire cast for "Musical Ensemble" for her performance as Mary in the world premiere of Play It Cool.
In 2011, Jessica was honored for Alumni Achievement by her theatre alma mater, San Diego Junior Theatre, in its First Annual Honors Gala. She was both humbled and thrilled to be so recognized by the organization that means so much to her.