Jay Russell
Video: Praise Oranika Sings 'Momma Look Sharp' in 1776 at Paper Mill Playhouse (Apr 9, 2026)
Review: 1776 at Paper Mill Playhouse Excellently Depicts History in the Making (Apr 8, 2026)
Photos: Inside Opening Night of 1776 at Paper Mill Playhouse (Apr 6, 2026)
BIO
TELEVISION
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
Photos
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
STAGE CREDITS
Videos
Video: Praise Oranika Sings 'Momma Look Sharp' as the Courier in 1776 at Paper Mill
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2026-04-09 17:28:17
Photos & Video: Will Blum, John Treacy Egan and More in 1776 at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2026-04-03 15:48:53
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 - Apr 9, 2026
The Tony Award-winning musical 1776 is now playing at Paper Mill Playhouse in a run continuing through early May. Watch as Praise Oranika sings 'Momma Look Sharp' as the Courier here!
by Marina Kennedy - Apr 8, 2026
The extraordinary musical, 1776 is now being performed at Paper Mill Playhouse through Saturday, May 2.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 6, 2026
You can now see photos from the opening night of 1776 at Paper Mill Playhouse, directed by Paper Mill Producing Artistic Director Mark S. Hoebee. See photos of Will Blu, John Treacy Egan, and more.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2026
You can now get a first look at production photos and a first-look clip of “Sit Down, John” ahead of 1776’s opening night this weekend at Paper Mill Playhouse. The production runs through early May.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 1, 2026
You can now get a first look at the cast of 1776 at Paper Mill Playhouse. The production stars Will Blum as John Adams, John Treacy Egan as Benjamin Franklin, and more.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2026
Rehearsals are underway for 1776, the Tony Award-winning musical next up in Paper Mill Playhouse’s 2025-2026 season. Learn more and check out the photos below!
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 17, 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 11, 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!
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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