Jay Russell
Will Blum, John Treacy Egan and More to Star in 1776 at Paper Mill Playhouse (Feb 23, 2026)
Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Blumenthal Performing Arts (Oct 5, 2024)
Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Golden Gate Theatre (Aug 10, 2024)
BIO
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POKER FACE Co-Star
THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA Co-Star
MR. ROBOT Co-Star
SEVEN SECONDS Co-Star
GOTHAM Co-Star
BOARDWALK EMPIRE Co-Star
LOUIE Recurring
UGLY BETTY Co-Star
BORED TO DEATH Co-Star
THE SOPRANOS Co-Star
FILM
QUEEN OF KNIVES -David
RIDE Supporting
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS Supporting
MORNING GLORY Supporting
ALL IN TIME Supporting
BROADWAY
END OF THE RAINBOW BBC Interviewer/Porter/ASM Belasco Theatre
THE PLAY THAT I WROTE Arthur u/s (performed) Lyceum Theatre
NATIONAL TOUR
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Mr. Perry
WICKED Dr. Dillamond
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Lumiere
OFF-BROADWAY
THE PRICE OF THOMAS SCOTT Tewkesbury The Mint Theatre
COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA Ed Transport Group
TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT Actor 2 Keen Company
OUR TOWN Joe Stoddard & U/S?(performed) as Stage Manager- Barrow Street Theatre
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Actor 1 Irish Rep
THE NORMAL HEART Hiram Keebler The Public Theater
AN EVENING WITH BURTON & RUSSELL Russell Rattlestick/Ars Nova
THE GREEN HEART Manager Manhattan Theatre Club
REGIONAL THEATRE
INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP Mike/Father/Betty Asolo Theatre
THE THREE MUSKETEERS Cardinal Richelieu Asolo Theatre
SHERWOOD: THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD Prince John/Others Arrow Rock Lyceum
CLUE Professor Plum Arrow Rock Lyceum
INDECENT * Lemml Pam Beach DramaWorks Carbonell Winner Best Supporting Actor
TWELFTH NIGHT Malvolio Alabama Shakespeare Festival
WEST SIDE STORY Doc PaperMill Playhouse
THE LIAR Philliste Westport Country Playhouse
AMADEUS Venticelli Baltimore Centre Stage
CITY OF ANGELS Buddy/Irwin Goodspeed Opera House
A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS Lincoln Long Wharf
NOISES OFF Tim Allgood Arena Stage
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Gooper Frankfurt English Theatre
NATURAL SELECTION Henry Carson Humana Festival
GROSS INDECENCY Oscar Wilde Repertory Theatre of St Louis
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Bottom Utah Shakespeare Festival
FULLY COMMITTED Sam English Theatre of Vienna
THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP Jane/Lord Edgar Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
FILMMAKER
Writer/Director and Producer of short RUOK- Played at over 50 Film Festivals World Wide and mutliple award winner
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Krystal Rowley, Rowan Vickers, David Greenspan, John Cariani, Jennifer Piech, Stephen Mir, Heather Mac Rae, Jay Russell, Hannah Elless, David T. Patterson, Ginna LeVine, Joseph Kolinski, Jack Cummings III
From: Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of Transport Group's PICNIC and COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA
Jonathan Hadley, Daniel Schwait, Nick Corley, Ethan Litwin, Christian Ryan, Roberto Cambeiro, Peter Bartlett, Jay Russell, Everett Quinton, L. Steven Taylor, Christine Pedi, Nikki M. James, Jim Brochu, William Demeritt, Aaron Lee Battle, Evan Zes and Ward
From: Photo Coverage: Christine Pedi, Seth Rudetsky & More Join Project Shaw for ANDROCLES AND THE LION
Jonathan Hadley, Daniel Schwait, Nick Corley, Ethan Litwin, Christian Ryan, Roberto Cambeiro, Peter Bartlett, Jay Russell, Everett Quinton, L. Steven Taylor, Christine Pedi, Nikki M. James, Jim Brochu, William Demeritt, Aaron Lee Battle, Evan Zes and Ward
From: Photo Coverage: Christine Pedi, Seth Rudetsky & More Join Project Shaw for ANDROCLES AND THE LION
Jonathan Hadley, Daniel Schwait, Nick Corley, Ethan Litwin, Christian Ryan, Roberto Cambeiro, Peter Bartlett, Jay Russell, Everett Quinton, L. Steven Taylor, Christine Pedi, Nikki M. James, Jim Brochu, William Demeritt, Aaron Lee Battle, Evan Zes and Ward
From: Photo Coverage: Christine Pedi, Seth Rudetsky & More Join Project Shaw for ANDROCLES AND THE LION
David Staller with Ethan Litwin, Seth Rudetsky, L. Steven Taylor, Nick Corley, William Demeritt, Jay Russell, Everett Quinton, Jim Brochu, Jonathan Hadley, Evan Zes, Aaron Lee Battle, Ward Saxton, Roberto Cambeiro, Christin Ryan, Daniel Schwait and Peter
From: Photo Coverage: Christine Pedi, Seth Rudetsky & More Join Project Shaw for ANDROCLES AND THE LION
STAGE CREDITS
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STAGE TUBE: First Look at Bucks County Playhouse's MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, Now Playing
by Tyler Peterson - 2013-12-10 13:39:25
TV: First Look at Tracie Bennett in END OF THE RAINBOW; Opens on Broadway Tonight!
by Jessica Lewis - 2012-04-02 12:22:56
STAGE TUBE: Highlights from Goodspeed Musicals CITY OF ANGELS
by Lauren Wolman - 2011-10-23 15:56:58
STAGE TUBE: Mo Rocca & David Cromer Discuss Why OUR TOWN is Everlasting
by Jessica Lewis - 2010-02-02 11:16:48
TV: The Cast of the New Musical 'ROLLER COASTER HIGHWAY' Meets the Press!
by Eddie Varley - 2009-04-24 20:24:52
News
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 23, 2026
Paper Mill Playhouse has revealed the complete cast and the creative team for 1776, the Tony Award-winning musical next up in Paper Mill’s 2025-2026 season.
by Perry Tannenbaum - Oct 5, 2024
At Belk Theater, with a house twice as large as the venues where GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY played London and Broadway, the touring musical seems more like a distant mirage than a precious rolling stone by a dream team.The Belk's wretched sound further hamstrings Conor McPherson's book and Bob Dylan's music and lyrics.
by Steve Murray - Aug 10, 2024
What did our critic think of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Golden Gate Theatre?
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2024
The North American Tour of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY is headed to the Orpheum. The tour will play Memphis at the Orpheum Theatre October 8-13, 2024.
by Debbie Hall - Jun 18, 2024
Gene Pope, an independent filmmaker and producer, will debut his romantic comedy The Queen of Knives in several cities, with a screening at The Beverly Theater in Las Vegas on June 18.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2024
The North American Tour of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY will perform a limited engagement at BroadwaySF’s Golden Gate Theatre beginning Tuesday, July 30 and running through Sunday, August 18, 2024.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 3, 2024
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY will be performed at The Paramount in June. Learn more about the tour and see how to purchase tickets.
by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2024
Broadway in Portland will present the Portland engagement of the Tony Award®-winning Broadway musical Girl From The North Country at Keller Auditorium.
by Victoria Schwarz - Apr 25, 2024
As many students of history know, 1929 was the beginning of a chaotic, and often tragic, decade for the United States. Seven months after a small stock market crash and recovery on March 25, the bottom fell out.
by Sam Lisman - Apr 19, 2024
Girl from the North Country fails to deliver on the promise of a Bob Dylan-Conor McPherson collaboration. Dylan famously asked, how does it feel? In this play, not so good.
by Drew Eberhard - Mar 28, 2024
“Tonight’s story begins and ends at a guesthouse in Duluth, Minnesota, in the winter of 1934.” These were the opening words spoken by Dr. Walker, as he sets the scene. An evening of love, pain, suffering, interloped with a lush score based on the music of Bob Dylan. Girl from the North Country, is a dramatic musical with a book by Conor McPherson (The Weir), and songs with music and lyrics by the great Bob Dylan. The show made its Off-Broadway premiere at the Public Theatre from September 30, 2018- December 22, 2018. This transfer featured an all-American cast and was helmed after the successful run at London’s Old Vic a year prior, and following a limited 12-week run shortly thereafter at the Noel Coward Theatre in London’s West End.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2024
Broadway in Portland will present the Portland engagement of the Tony Award®-winning Broadway musical Girl From The North Country at Keller Auditorium from June 18 - 23.
by Michael Major - Mar 4, 2024
Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, has acquired North American VOD rights to QUEEN OF KNIVES. BroadwayWorld can exclusively report that the comedy feature film will be available to rent/own on all digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms worldwide, as well as on DVD.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 8, 2024
The Salt Lake City engagement of the Tony Award®-winning Broadway musical GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY opens this June. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!
by Jeffrey Ellis - Feb 2, 2024
Perhaps without knowing it, McPherson, the show’s creative collective and everyone involved with bringing Girl From The North Country to the stage have created the perfect musical for Nashville’s discerning theater audiences, people who know a thing or two about appreciating music, art and live performance. Only when you begin to leave the theater, perhaps awestruck by what you have just experienced, will you realize the gravity of what you have just seen.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2024
The critically acclaimed Broadway production of 'GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY' is coming to the Hobby Center. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Alan Portner - Jan 24, 2024
Connor McPherson’s “Girl from the North Country” enjoyed the Kansas City opening of its first national tour at the Kauffman Center on Tuesday night for a one week residency. McPherson has written and directed a “slice of life” show and filled in the blank spaces with songs from Bob Dylan’s career. “Girl” might be categorized as a “Juke Box” musical like “Jersey Boys” or “Mama Mia,” but this is certainly not that. This is not a musical play about Bob Dylan.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2024
Critically Acclaimed Broadway Production of Girl From The North Country Premieres in Austin April 23. Tickets on sale Friday, January 26 at 10 am.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2024
Premera Blue Cross Broadway at The Paramount will present the Seattle engagement of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Girl From The North Country at The Paramount Theatre from June 25 – 30.
by BWW Awards - Dec 26, 2023
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Jay Russell has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
Jay Russell has not appeared in the West End.
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