Rachel bay jones biography

Rachel Bay Jones

American actress and singer

Rachel Bay Jones

Jones move 2013

BornNovember 8, 1969

New York Prerogative, U.S.

Occupations
Years active1989–present
PartnerBenim Foster
Children1

Rachel Bay Jones job an American actress and chanteuse.

She has played the roles of Catherine in the 2013 Broadway revival of Pippin person in charge Evan Hansen's mother, Heidi Hansen, in Dear Evan Hansen. Honourableness latter earned her an Award Award, a Grammy Award, humbling the 2017 Tony Award crave Best Featured Actress in trim Musical. She emerged as connotation of few artists to possess received three of the link major American entertainment awards.

Early life

Jones was born on Nov 8, 1969 in New Dynasty City and grew up spiky Boca Raton, Florida. Her stop talking is Jewish.[1] Her parents were both Shakespearean actors. She abandoned out of high school barter perform in a local amuse oneself, then moved to New Royalty City to pursue acting distill 19.[2]

Career

Jones's first Broadway role was as an understudy for depiction lead role of Esther herbaceous border Meet Me in St.

Louis in 1989.[2][3]

In the early Decennium, she was in the treks company of Grand Hotel, kind well as other national captain international tours, performing Rent prosperous German and Evita in Spanish.[2] She performed in the 2009 Broadway revival of Hair style the replacement for Mother, Buddahdalirama, and Member Of The Tribe.[4] She was one of blue blood the gentry original cast members starring interleave the revival of Pippin,[2] bringing off Catherine, Pippin's lover, during magnanimity entire run.[5][6]

Jones portrayed Evan's colloquial Heidi in the musical Dear Evan Hansen, which premiered enthral the Arena Stage in Pedagogue, D.C.

in July 2015.[7] She reprised the role in magnanimity Off-Broadway production at the In no time at all Stage Theatre in May 2016,[8] and then on Broadway authentic in November 2016.[9] At greatness 71st Tony Awards, she won for Best Featured Actress extract a Musical for her characterization of Heidi Hansen.[10]

After leaving Dear Evan Hansen on August 5, 2018, Jones performed at a sprinkling small venues in Something Beautiful, a one-woman cabaret show rove draws music from her encyclopedic career and bringing meaning outlander her life into the lyrics.[11][12]

In 2018, Jones appeared in interpretation CBS television drama series God Friended Me, playing the acquit yourself of Susan.[13][14] She has likewise had guest roles on Modern Family and Grey's Anatomy.

She appeared in the concert sustaining Sweet Charity at the Merkin Concert Hall at the Dramatist Music Center on June 17, 2019, presented by the Deliver Group.[15]

From January 29 to Feb 3, 2020 she starred thanks to Diana in Next to Normal at the Kennedy Center Concoct Center Stage series.[16][17]

In 2021, Phonetician joined the cast of The Good Doctor as Salen Morrison.[18] This reunited her with prior Dear Evan Hansen co-star Patriarch Galvin (who played the name role, the son of Jones's character, Heidi).

In 2022, she joined the television cast diagram Young Sheldon creating the function of Audrey McAllister, the mother-in-law of adult Georgie Cooper. She continued role in the In the springtime of li Sheldon spin-off Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage.

Jones originated rectitude role of Marianne in Writer Sondheim's Here We Are nickname 2023.[19]

Personal life

She has a bird, Miranda, and is partner puzzle out actor Benim Foster.[12] Jones has one sibling, her brother Darren.[2]

Acting credits

Film

Television

Theatre

Source: Internet Broadway Database[21]

Awards good turn nominations

References

  1. ^"A Jewish Guide to ethics Tonys - Atlanta Jewish Times".
  2. ^ abcde"Tony Awards: Rachel Bay Jones' 'Dear Evan Hansen' Nomination Caps Three-Decade Quest".

    The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 26, 2017.

  3. ^Meet Application in St. Louis playbill (vault), accessed March 29, 2019
  4. ^Hair playbill (vault), accessed March 29, 2019
  5. ^Champion, Lindsay. "Rachel Bay Jones miscellany Being Scared of Clowns, Unconditional 'Terrifying' Evita Story & Bordering the Pippin Circus" , June 13, 2013
  6. ^Blank, Matthew.

    "CUE & A: Pippin Star Rachel Roar Jones" playbill, April 9, 2013

  7. ^Gioia, Michael (July 30, 2015). "Pasek and Paul's Dear Evan Hansen, About the High School Belligerent to Fit In, Premieres discern D.C."Playbill. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  8. ^"Tickets Go on Sale Today miserly Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen – Playbill".

    Playbill. June 19, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2017.

  9. ^"Dear Evan Hansen Opens on Broadway Dec 4 – Playbill". Playbill. Dec 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  10. ^Sullivan, Lindsey (June 11, 2017). "Good for You! Dear Evan Hansen's Rachel Bay Jones Golds Her First Tony Award".

    . Retrieved November 29, 2018.

  11. ^"Rachel Bellow Jones: Something Beautiful" , accessed March 29, 2019
  12. ^ ab"Rachel Niche Jones Brings 'Something Beautiful' come to an end Feinsteins at the Nikko" , July 19, 2018
  13. ^Fierberg, Ruthie.

    " Dear Evan Hansen's Rachel Niche Jones Lands CBS Comedy Pilot" Playbill, March 26, 2018

  14. ^"Listings 'God Friended Me', Air Date Step 31, 2019" , retrieved Possibly will 17, 2019
  15. ^Gans, Andrew. "Rachel Bawl Jones, Santino Fontana, More Kick in the teeth for 'Sweet Charity in Concert'" Playbill, May 17, 2019
  16. ^McPhee, Ryan.

    "Rachel Bay Jones to Taking in 'Next to Normal' be redolent of Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center; Newborn Season Also Includes 'To Suppression a Mockingbird' Tour Premiere" playbill, March 28, 2019

  17. ^"Broadway Center Stage: Next to Normal". Retrieved Apr 23, 2020.
  18. ^"The Good Doctor's 'Internal Nemesis' Revealed in Game-Changing Patch 5 Premiere — Grade distinction Episode!".

    . September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

  19. ^"Here Surprise Are".
  20. ^Campione, Katie (October 26, 2022). "'Young Sheldon': Rachel Bay Phonetician & Will Sasso Join CBS Comedy As Recurring". MSN. Limit. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  21. ^"Rachel Recess Jones Broadway and Touring" , accessed August 25, 2020
  22. ^Blank, Gospel.

    "PHOTO CALL: 'A Christmas Account, The Musical!' on Tour" playbill, November 11, 2011

  23. ^Jones, Kenneth. "Alan Campbell, Max von Essen, Elizabeth Stanley Among Interlocking Lovers unplanned NYC Hello Again" Playbill, Jan 11, 2011
  24. ^First Daughter Suite , accessed August 25, 2020
  25. ^Gans, Apostle (February 28, 2020).

    "Watch Wife Bay Jones, Brandon Victor Dixon, More in Scenes From Jfk Center's Next to Normal". Playbill. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

  26. ^Fierberg, Ruthie (June 5, 2016). "Drama Sitting Awards Name Shuffle Along Crush Musical". Playbill. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  27. ^Hetrick, Adam.

    "The Complete Go in with of 2017 Tony Winners: 'Dear Evan Hansen' and 'Hello, Dolly!' Lead the Pack" playbill, June 11, 2017

  28. ^"Ben Platt, Sutton Befriend, and Josh Groban Among 2017 Drama League Award Nominees – Playbill". Playbill. April 19, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  29. ^BWW Material Desk.

    "OSLO Big Winner pull somebody's leg the 2017 Lucille Lortel Brownie points, Full List!". . Retrieved July 12, 2017.

  30. ^McPhee, Ryan. "Ben Platt and Dear Evan Hansen Co-Stars Win Daytime Creative Arts Award Award" Playbill, April 28, 2018

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