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- Rachel Bay Jones
June 2024
Rachel Bay Jones is best known for originating the role of Heidi Hansen in the original Broadway cast of “Dear Evan Hansen,” and received a Tony Award, Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Lucille Lortel Award and a Drama League nod for her performance.
An actress acclaimed for her versatile ability to bring life to comedic, dramatic and character roles, she has garnered praise for her performances in Diane Paulus’ Tony Award-winning revivals of “Pippin” and “Hair,” went on for Patti Lupone in the original Broadway production of “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,” wowed New York audiences in the critically acclaimed productions of Michael John LaChiusa’s “First Daughter Suite” and “Hello Again” and received rave reviews for her performance as Diana in The Kennedy Center’s revival production of “Next to Normal,” directed by Michael Grief.
She can be seen on television in major roles on series including YOUNG SHELDON, THE UNITED STATES OF AL and GOD FRIENDED ME on the Network, Paramount+’s WHY WOMEN KILL, ABC’s “The Good Doctor” and “Modern Family” and on Amazon’s “Panic.”
On film she starred in Peter Hedges’ “Ben Is Back,” opposite Julia Roberts; and in “Critical Thinking,” directed by and opposite John Leguizamo; as well as the soon to be released SXSW Grand Jury Prize-winning “Bob Trevino Likes It.”
Her debut solo album, Showfolk, can be purchased on iTunes and Amazon.
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