(Actress) won Tony® and Drama Desk Awards for her starring role as Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. She most recently starred on Broadway as Julie Jordan in the revival of Carousel (Tony® Award nomination) after also originating the role of Jenna in Waitress, for which she also received a Tony Award® nomination. You can soon watch her in the Lifetime Movie Patsy & Loretta. Other Broadway credits include Into the Woods with the Public Theatre (Cinderella), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Helena Landless/Miss Janet Conover), Nice Work If You Can Get It (Billie Bendix), and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Melinda Wells). She will soon be appearing as Marian opposite Norm Lewis in the Kennedy Center’s production of The Music Man. Before Broadway she performed extensively in Chicago and was named Actor of the Year by the Chicago Tribune, was nominated for two Joseph Jefferson Awards, and won Best Lead Actress in a Musical for her performance as Amalia Balash in She Loves Me. Read about some of Jessie’s work with Broadway Artists Alliance on BroadwayWorld.com!