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John Jellison

Also Credited As: John B. Jellison

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Broadway: Come From Away, Motown the Musical, Memphis, All Shook Up, The Phantom of the Opera, Caroline, or Change, Oklahoma!, Putting It Together, On The Town, Paul Simon's The Capeman, Titanic, Crazy For You, Mastergate, Me And My Girl, Sunday in the Park With George, Nick and Nora, Wind in the Willows, Baby, Zalmen or the Madness of God and Sweet Bird of Youth. Off-Broadway: original Assassins, A New Brain, The Waves, Deathbed, Lennon. TV: "Law &Order"(s).


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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2017
Performer (Saint Tome (Sao Tome) and Principe) [Replacement]

(St. Louis, MO (Regional)) [Replacement]

(Standby) [Replacement]

[New York]
Manhattan Concert Production at Lincoln Center, 2015
Mr. Peavy

Luther Rosser

Mr. Peavy

Luther Rosser

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2013
Ensemble


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2009
Mr. Simmons [Replacement]

Ensemble

White DJ

Mr. Collins

Gordon Grant

Mr. Collins

Ensemble

White DJ

Gordon Grant

Mr. Simmons [Replacement]

(Understudy)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

[Off-Broadway]
2007
Scott "Scooter" Smiley


[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
Paper Mill Production, 2006
Tom Bailey


[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2006
Doctor Patterson/Lincoln

Performer


Doctor Patterson/Lincoln

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2005
Sheriff Earl

Sherrif Earl

Sheriff Earl

Sherrif Earl

[Broadway]
10th Anniversary Concert, 2004
Major Rizzolli


[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2004
Mr. Stopnick (Saint Tome (Sao Tome) and Principe) [Replacement]

Grandpa Gellman (Saint Tome (Sao Tome) and Principe) [Replacement]

(St. Louis, MO (Regional)) [Replacement]

Mr. Stopnick (St. Louis, MO (Regional)) [Replacement]

(Standby) [Replacement]

Grandpa Gellman (Standby) [Replacement]

[Regional (US)]
Sondheim Festival Production, 2002
Terry

Mr. Spencer

Terry

Mr. Spencer

[Broadway]
Reunion Concert, 2002
Captain


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2002
Ike Skidmore [Replacement]

[Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
2001
Steve Gallup


[Off-Broadway]
2000
Performer


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1999
The Husband (Saint Tome (Sao Tome) and Principe)

(St. Louis, MO (Regional))

(Standby)

[New York]
Workshop, 1999
Other Roles


[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer Production, 1998
Person of New York

Quartet

Rajah Bimmy

Subway Bill Poster/Rajah Bimmy

Subway Bill Poster

New Yorker

Person of New York

Subway Bill Poster

New Yorker

Rajah Bimmy

Quartet

Subway Bill Poster/Rajah Bimmy

Workman (Understudy)

Miss Turnstiles Announcer (Understudy)

Pitkin W. Bridgework (Understudy)

Miss Turnstiles Announcer (Unknown)

Workman (Unknown)

Miss Turnstiles Announcer (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

Pitkin W. Bridgework (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

Workman (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1998
Dr. Jafar Berernstein

Dr. Jafar Berensteiner


Dr. Jafar Berernstein

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1998
The Warden

Ensemble


The Warden

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1997
John B. Thayer [Replacement]

Isidor Straus [Replacement]

3rd Class Passenger [Replacement]

John B. Thayer [Replacement]

Isidor Straus [Replacement]

3rd Class Passenger [Replacement]

Performer (Swing)

Capt. E. J. Smith (Understudy)

Edgar Beane (Understudy)

George Widener (Understudy)

J. H. Rogers (Understudy)

J. J. Astor (Understudy)

John B. Thayer (Understudy)

Isidor Straus (Understudy)

The Major (Understudy)

Benjamin Guggenheim (Understudy)

4th Officer Joseph Boxhall (Understudy)

3rd Officer Herbert J. Pitman (Understudy)

The Major (Unknown)

J. H. Rogers (Unknown)

Isidor Straus (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

The Major (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

J. H. Rogers (Unknown)

The Major (Unknown)

4th Officer Joseph Boxhall (Unknown)

George Widener (Unknown)

4th Officer Joseph Boxhall (Unknown)

George Widener (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

4th Officer Joseph Boxhall (Unknown)

John B. Thayer (Unknown)

Benjamin Guggenheim (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

John B. Thayer (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

J. H. Rogers (Unknown)

J. J. Astor (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

J. H. Rogers (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

Capt. E. J. Smith (Unknown)

3rd Officer Herbert J. Pitman (Unknown)

4th Officer Joseph Boxhall (Unknown)

Capt. E. J. Smith (Unknown)

4th Officer Joseph Boxhall (Unknown)

3rd Officer Herbert J. Pitman (Unknown)

Edgar Beane (Unknown)

Capt. E. J. Smith (Unknown)

Edgar Beane (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

3rd Officer Herbert J. Pitman (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

Capt. E. J. Smith (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

4th Officer Joseph Boxhall (Unknown)

[Broadway]
Reunion Concert, 1994
Man with bicycle


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1992
Everett Baker [Replacement]

Bela Zangler [Replacement]

Everett Baker [Replacement]

Bela Zangler [Replacement]

(Understudy) [Replacement]

Eugene (Understudy) [Replacement]

Everett Baker (Understudy) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

Bela Zangler (Unknown) [Replacement]

Eugene (Unknown) [Replacement]

Bela Zangler (Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

Everett Baker (Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

Eugene (Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

Bela Zangler (Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1991
Msgr. Flaherty


Spider Malloy (Understudy)

Edward J. Connors (Understudy)

(Unknown)

Spider Malloy (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

Edward J. Connors (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

Spider Malloy (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1990
Bystanders

Warden

James Blaine

Fairgoers

Bartender

James Blaine

Warden

Bystanders

Bartender

Fairgoers

John Wilkes Booth/Proprietor/Bystander/James Garfield/Gerald Ford (Understudy)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

[Off-Broadway]
1990
Louis


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1988
Monsieur Lefèvre [Replacement]

Fireman [Replacement]

Monsieur Lefèvre [Replacement]

Fireman [Replacement]

[Off-Off-Broadway]
Off-Off-Broadway Revival, 1987
Performer


[Off-Broadway]
York Theatre Company Production, 1987




[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1986
Constable [Replacement]

[Replacement]

Herbert Parchester (Understudy) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1985
Father Rabbit

Judge

Father Rabbit/Judge

Father Rabbit

Judge

Father Rabbit/Judge

Badger (Understudy)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1984
Museum Assistant

Man with bicycle


Museum Assistant

Man lying on the bank (Understudy)

Alex (Understudy) [Replacement]

Louis (Understudy)

Billy Webster (Understudy)

Bob Greenberg (Understudy)

Boatman (Understudy)

Soldier (Understudy) [Replacement]

Jules (Understudy)

Man with bicycle (Understudy)

Charles Redmond (Understudy)

Bob Greenberg (Unknown)

Charles Redmond (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

Alex (Unknown) [Replacement]

Charles Redmond (Unknown)

Louis (Unknown)

Charles Redmond (Unknown)

(Unknown)

Alex (Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

Bob Greenberg (Unknown)

Alex (Unknown) [Replacement]

Bob Greenberg (Unknown)

(Unknown)

Man with bicycle (Unknown)

Jules (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

Louis (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

Billy Webster (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

Man with bicycle (Unknown)

Alex (Unknown) [Replacement]

Man with bicycle (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

Louis (Unknown)

Man lying on the bank (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

Billy Webster (Unknown)

Jules (Unknown)

Alex (Unknown) [Replacement]

Bob Greenberg (Unknown)

(Unknown)

Boatman (Unknown)

Soldier (Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

(Unknown) [Replacement]

Boatman (Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

Jules (Unknown)

(Unknown)

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1983
Ensemble/Other Roles

Doctor

Ensemble


Doctor

Ensemble/Other Roles

Alan McNally (Understudy)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

[Off-Broadway]
1982
Arthur Ballard/Herr Koschmider/George Martin/Dick Gregory/Elton John/Bob Wooler


[Off-Broadway]
1978
Waiter


Performer (Understudy)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

[Off-Broadway]
1977
John Cackleson/ 1st Thug


Nicholas Slobok (Understudy)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

News


Debra Monk To Star In Short Film HOLD Premiering This Month At IFC Center
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 10, 2025

Debra Monk stars in the award-winning short film HOLD, premiering at New York’s IFC Center September 17–23, 2025, for its Academy Award-qualifying run. Written by Kelly Strandemo and directed by Josiah Junqueira Spencer, the film explores family, change, and connection.
Photos: Amas Musical Theatre 56th Anniversary Benefit Reunion Concert
by Emmy Rice - Jun 1, 2025

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer), New York City’s award-winning pioneer in diversity and multi-ethnic casting in the performing arts, celebrated its 56th Anniversary at its annual Gala Benefit Concert on Monday, May 19, 2025.
Amas Musical Theatre to Celebrate 56th Anniversary at Annual Gala Benefit Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 8, 2025

Amas Musical Theatre will celebrate its 56th Anniversary at its annual Gala Benefit Concert at Theater 555. Learn more about the event and see how to attend.
Debra Monk- Led HOLD To Premiere At The Greenpoint Film Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 17, 2024

Debra Monk stars in the new production of HOLD, a gripping drama exploring family dynamics and personal struggles. The show promises an intense and emotional experience for theatergoers.
York Theatre Company to Present Liz Callaway In Gala Concert THEIR STORY GOES ON: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF THE YORK
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 8, 2024

Join The York Theatre Company for a one-night-only Spring Gala Concert featuring Liz Callaway. Experience 'Their Story Goes On: A Musical Celebration of The York' on Monday, April 15.
Jared Zirilli Joins the Cast of THE JERUSALEM SYNDROME at The York Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 15, 2023

Jared Zirilli (The Donna Summer Musical) is joining the cast of The Jerusalem Syndrome, replacing at The York Theatre Company James D. Gish in the role of Mickey Rose.
Photos: Inside Opening Night of THE JERUSALEM SYNDROME at The York Theatre
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Dec 1, 2023

The York Theatre Company opened the World Premiere of The Jerusalem Syndrome, a cRaZy new musical with book & lyrics by Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman and music by Kyle Rosen. Check out photos from opening night here!
Photos: First Look At THE JERUSALEM SYNDROME At The York Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 28, 2023

The York Theatre Company “Where Musicals Come to Life,” presents the World Premiere of The Jerusalem Syndrome, a musical comedy of biblical proportions, with book & lyrics by Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman and music by Kyle Rosen. See photos from the production.
Photos: Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center Honors Lynn Nottage at the 22nd Monte Cristo Awards
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2023

Last night, the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center presented the 22nd Monte Cristo Award to award-winning playwright and screenwriter Lynn Nottage.  Check out photos here!
Photos: The York Theatre Company Presents the World Premiere of THE JERUSALEM SYNDROME
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 27, 2023

The York Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of The Jerusalem Syndrome, a musical comedy of biblical proportions, with book & lyrics by Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman and music by Kyle Rosen. See photos from the meet and greet below.
Cast & Creative Team Set for THE JERUSALEM SYNDROME World Premiere at The York Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 5, 2023

Discover the cast and creative team behind the highly anticipated world premiere of THE JERUSALEM SYNDROME. Get a sneak peek into the talented individuals bringing this exciting new play to life and find out what to expect from this captivating production.
Jenn Colella, Petrina Bromley, and Josh Breckenridge Will Return to COME FROM AWAY For Final Two Weeks On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 15, 2022

COME FROM AWAY will welcome original Broadway cast members Josh Breckenridge, Petrina Bromley and Jenn Colella  back to “The Rock” for the show's final two weeks on Broadway!
Wake Up With BWW 7/22: New Queens Will Join SIX on Broadway, and More!
by - Jul 22, 2022

Today's top stories include new casting for Six on Broadway! New queens joining the cast include Bre Jackson as Catherine of Aragon, Brennyn Lark as Catherine Parr, and two new Alternates, Ayla Ciccone-Burton and Holli' Conway. Keri René Fuller will also return as Jane Seymour.
VIDEO: COME FROM AWAY Performs 'Welcome to the Rock' on the TODAY SHOW
by Michael Major - Jul 21, 2022

Watch the cast of Come From Away perform 'Wecome to the Rock' on TODAY this morning, as part of the show's Citi Music Series. The performance featured Jenn Collela, Astrid Van Wieren, Emily Walton, Sharone Sayegh, Gene Weygandt, Sharon Wheatley, Paul Whitty, Josh Breckenridge, John Jellison, Tony LePage, and more.
COME FROM AWAY to Perform on the TODAY SHOW on Thursday
by Michael Major - Jul 18, 2022

COME FROM AWAY currently features Jenn Colella, Petrina Bromley, De'Lon Grant, Becky Gulsvig, Caesar Samayoa, James Seol, Q. Smith, Sharone Sayegh, Astrid Van Wieren, Emily Walton, Jim Walton, Gene Weygandt, Sharon Wheatley, Paul Whitty, Josh Breckenridge, John Jellison, Tony LePage, Monette McKay, Happy McPartlin and Julie Reiber.
COME FROM AWAY Canceled Tonight Due to Covid-19
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 21, 2022

Come From Away on Broadway has been canceled tonight due to the detection of Covid-19 cases within the company.
Photos: COME FROM AWAY Company Celebrates Becoming Longest Running Show in Schoenfeld Theatre History
by Bruce Glikas - Jun 16, 2022

COME FROM AWAY has become the longest-running show in the 105-year history of Broadway’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. To mark the milestone, West 45th Street was renamed “Come From A-Way” for a day. Check out photos here!
COME FROM AWAY Becomes Longest Running Show in Schoenfeld Theatre History Tonight
by Stephi Wild - Jun 15, 2022

Come From Away officially becomes the longest running show in the 105-year history of the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre today with its 1,544th Broadway performance, surpassing the original production of JEKYLL & HYDE.
COME FROM AWAY Will Play Final Broadway Performance This Fall
by Alan Henry - Jun 8, 2022

After 1,670 performances and 25 previews on Broadway, the Tony & Olivier Award-winning smash hit musical COME FROM AWAY will play its final Broadway performance this fall. Find out when the show is closing, how to get tickets & more.
Tony-Nominee Jenn Colella To Return To COME FROM AWAY This Summer
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 2, 2022

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical COME FROM AWAY will welcome original Broadway cast  member Jenn Colella back to “The Rock” as ‘Beverley/Annette & others,’ this summer - a performance that earned her a 2017 Tony  Award nomination and Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Craig Noel, Helen Hayes and Dora Awards, for a strictly limited engagement.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has John Jellison been in?

John Jellison has appeared on Broadway in 20 shows.

How many West End shows has John Jellison been in?

John Jellison has not appeared in the West End.

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