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Jenna Russell

Birth Place: London, ENGLAND

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STAGE CREDITS

Flowers for Mrs. Harris Flowers for Mrs. Harris
[West End]
2023
Mrs Harris [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Further than the Furthest Thing Further than the Furthest Thing
[West End]
2023
cast [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Hello, Dolly! Hello, Dolly!
[West End]
West End Revival, 2020
Irene Molloy
The Bridges of Madison County The Bridges of Madison County
[West End]
Menier Chocolate Factory's West End Premiere Production, 2019
Cast
Fun Home Fun Home
[London]
Young Vic London Premiere Production, 2018
Helen
Doctor Faustus Doctor Faustus
[West End]
West End Revival Production, 2016
Mephistopheles
Urinetown Urinetown
[West End]
Apollo Theatre Transfer, 2014
Penelope Pennywise
Urinetown Urinetown
[West End]
West End Premiere Production, 2014
Merrily We Roll Along Merrily We Roll Along
[West End]
Menier Chocolate Factory Production, 2012
Mary Flynn
Soho Cinders Soho Cinders
[West End]
2012
Marilyn Prince
Sunday in the Park with George Sunday in the Park with George
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2008
Dot
Marie
Dot
Marie
Sunday in the Park with George
[West End]
West End Transfer, 2006
Dot
Guys and Dolls
[West End]
London Revival, 2005
Sarah Brown
The Beggar's Opera
[London Fringe]
Royal Shakespeare Company Revival, 1992
Performer
Girlfriends
[West End]
Original London Production, 1987
Abbacadabara
[West End]
Original London Production, 1983
[Replacement]
[Replacement]

Awards and Nominations

Olivier Awards - 2014 - Best Actress in a Musical

Jenna RussellMerrily We Roll Along

Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Jenna Russell, Sunday in the Park with George


winner
Theatre World Awards - 2008 - Performance

Jenna Russell, Sunday in the Park with George

Tony Awards - 2008 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Jenna Russell, Sunday in the Park with George


winner
Olivier Awards - 2007 - Best Actress In A Musical

Jenna Russell, Sunday In The Park With George

Olivier Awards - 2006 - Best Actress in a Musical

Jenna Russell, Guys And Dolls

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Video: Noah Mullins to Join Mark Addy and Jenna Russell in THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF Photo
Video: Noah Mullins to Join Mark Addy and Jenna Russell in THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 28, 2025

Noah Mullins will join Mark Addy and Jenna Russell to make their West End debut playing The Balladeer in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Watch a video of Mullins here!
THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY Concept Album Will Be Released Ahead of West En Photo
THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY Concept Album Will Be Released Ahead of West End Premiere
by Stephi Wild - Sep 9, 2025

Tickets will go on sale on September 10 for the Chichester Festival Theatre production of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
St. Dunstan’s Theatre Guild of Cranbrook Will Present MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING IN THE Photo
St. Dunstan’s Theatre Guild of Cranbrook Will Present MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING IN THE Outdoor Greek Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 21, 2025

St. Dunstan’s Theatre Guild of Cranbrook will stage Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing September 12–20, 2025, in the historic Outdoor Greek Theatre in Bloomfield Hills, MI.
THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY to Transfer to the West End In January 2026 Photo
THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY to Transfer to the West End In January 2026
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 15, 2025

The Chichester Festival Theatre production of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry will transfer to the West End. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!
Canterbury's JGH Academy of Theatre Arts Unveils Fifth Anniversary Season Photo
Canterbury's JGH Academy of Theatre Arts Unveils Fifth Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 8, 2025

Canterbury's JGH Academy of Theatre Arts has revealed their fifth anniversary season of live performances. See the full season lineup here and learn how to purchase tickets.
Jenna Russell Will Star in UK Regional Premiere Of EUREKA DAY at Nottingham Playhouse Photo
Jenna Russell Will Star in UK Regional Premiere Of EUREKA DAY at Nottingham Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2025

Returning to Nottingham Playhouse after appearing as Piaf in 2021, Jenna will play Suzanne, a parent of children who attend the progressive Eureka Day School and a member of the parents' ‘Executive Committee'.
Georgia Blessitt Named Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year Photo
Georgia Blessitt Named Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2025

Georgia Blessitt from the Royal Academy of Music has been named the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year. Rigby Edwards from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama is runner up.
Review: THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, Chichester Festival Theatre Photo
Review: THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, Chichester Festival Theatre
by Gary Naylor - May 16, 2025

Mark Addy and Jenna Russell lead a super cast in a show based on Rachel Joyce's runaway bestseller
Full Cast Set for THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY at Chichester Festival Theatr Photo
Full Cast Set for THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY at Chichester Festival Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 14, 2025

The full company has been revealed for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a joyous new musical adapted by Rachel Joyce from her own multi-million-selling novel in the UK. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Natalie Dormer, Giles Terera and More Set For Chichester Festival Theatre's 2025 Seas Photo
Natalie Dormer, Giles Terera and More Set For Chichester Festival Theatre's 2025 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 14, 2025

Chichester Festival Theatre’s Festival 2025 has been announced by Artistic Director, Justin Audibert and Executive Director, Kathy Bourne. Festival 2025 includes five world and two UK premieres, two musicals, and masterpieces from world drama.
Critics' Choice: Aliya Al-Hassan's Women of the Year 2024 Photo
Critics' Choice: Aliya Al-Hassan's Women of the Year 2024
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Dec 19, 2024

Who run the world? Well in 2024, the women certainly showed what they could do.
Video: Imelda Staunton Gives Curtain Call Speech at HELLO, DOLLY! Closing Night in Lo Photo
Video: Imelda Staunton Gives Curtain Call Speech at HELLO, DOLLY! Closing Night in London
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 15, 2024

Watch Imelda Staunton give thanks to the cast and creative team during her curtain call speech at the closing performance of Hello, Dolly! at the London Palladium here!
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Announced At at The Boardwalk Theatre Photo
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Announced At at The Boardwalk Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 14, 2024

Fiddler on the Roof is being presented from August 17 – September 22 at The Boardwalk Theatre.
Review Roundup: Did Imelda Staunton Delight in HELLO, DOLLY! at The London Palladium? Photo
Review Roundup: Did Imelda Staunton Delight in HELLO, DOLLY! at The London Palladium?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jul 19, 2024

What did the critics think of Dominic Cooke's long-delayed production?
Review: HELLO, DOLLY!, The London Palladium Photo
Review: HELLO, DOLLY!, The London Palladium
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jul 19, 2024

Well, we got there in the end and thankfully, it was worth the wait. Initially due to open back in 2020, Dominic Cooke’s adaptation of Hello, Dolly! has finally arrived in the West End.
Photos: Imelda Staunton is Dolly Gallagher Levi in HELLO, DOLLY! Photo
Photos: Imelda Staunton is Dolly Gallagher Levi in HELLO, DOLLY!
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 11, 2024

Hello, Dolly! is now in performances at The London Palladium for a strictly limited 10-week season led by multi-Olivier and BAFTA Award-winning Imelda Staunton as meddlesome socialite turned matchmaker Dolly Levi. Check out a first photos of the cast in action here!
Video: Imelda Staunton Takes the Stage in HELLO, DOLLY! Photo
Video: Imelda Staunton Takes the Stage in HELLO, DOLLY!
by Lauren Hilton - Jul 10, 2024

Watch Imelda Staunton and the cast of the West End's Hello, Dolly! take their bows during previews!
Interview: 'It Feels Genuinely Uplifting': Director Dominic Cooke On Working With Ime Photo
Interview: 'It Feels Genuinely Uplifting': Director Dominic Cooke On Working With Imelda Staunton and The Long Wait For HELLO, DOLLY!
by Kat Mokrynski - Jul 9, 2024

Hello, Dolly!, the iconic musical from the 1960s, has returned to the West End. Recently, we had the chance to speak with Dominic Cooke about directing the revival. We discussed what his career as a director has been like, what it has been like to take on this iconic musical and even how the pandemic has had an effect on the work as a whole.
Imelda Staunton-Led HELLO, DOLLY! Begins at the London Palladium Tonight Photo
Imelda Staunton-Led HELLO, DOLLY! Begins at the London Palladium Tonight
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 6, 2024

Hello, Dolly! starring Imelda Staunton, begins performances Saturday, July 6th at the London Palladium for a strictly limited 10-week season.
Show of the Week: Save Up To 48% on HELLO, DOLLY! at the London Palladium Photo
Show of the Week: Save Up To 48% on HELLO, DOLLY! at the London Palladium
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2024

Save up to 48% on tickets for Hello, Dolly! at the London Palladium. Tickets are now available from £25.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Jenna Russell been in?

Jenna Russell has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Jenna Russell been in?

Jenna Russell has appeared on London's West End in 14 shows.

What was Jenna Russell's first West End show?

Jenna Russell's first West End show was Abbacadabara which opened in 1983

What awards has Jenna Russell been nominated for?

Best Actress in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for Merrily We Roll Along, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Sunday in the Park with George, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Sunday in the Park with George, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sunday in the Park with George, Best Actress In A Musical (Olivier Awards) for Sunday In The Park With George and Best Actress in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for Guys And Dolls.

What awards has Jenna Russell won?

Jenna Russell has won the Theatre World Award for her performance in Sunday in the Park with George and received the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the same show, Sunday In The Park With George.

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