Theatre Journalist Guest Blogger: Jessica Walker has written 3 articles for BroadwayWorld since 2001, covering Musical theatre.
Jessica Walker is a high school student from Maine who began her stage career at the age of seven, appearing as Gretel in a local production of "the Sound of Music." Since then she has been making appearances across Maine stages, most recently appearing in a regional production of Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor" at the Stonington Opera House in Stonington, Maine. In the future, she hopes to study musical theatre in college and work in New York City. In her spare time, Jessie enjoys writing for her school's literary magazine, jamming out to cast albums in her bedroom, and doing speech through the Maine Forensics Association, in which she has earned three state titles. She is SO excited to be part of the broadwayworld.com team, and can't wait to blog about both the shows she is a part of and the theatre community in general!
With Hamilton making a splash on the Great White Way, and shows like Waitress bringing a new sound to the theatre community, there is no denying that pop musicals are making their mark on Broadway.