Michelle Jasso
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Michelle Jasso is an award-honored performer with credits encompassing opera, cabaret, theatre, television, commercial, and voiceover. Within her repertoire of over 25 leading and supporting roles, favorites include Soyla in AMERICAN MARIACHI, The Witch (Into the Woods), Sally Bowles (Cabaret), The ...
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Michelle Jasso is an award-honored performer with credits encompassing opera, cabaret, theatre, television, commercial, and voiceover. Within her repertoire of over 25 leading and supporting roles, favorites include Soyla in AMERICAN MARIACHI, The Witch (Into the Woods), Sally Bowles (Cabaret), The Beggar Woman (Sweeney Todd, Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award recipient: Featured Actress in a Musical), Ursula (The Little Mermaid), Lily (The Secret Garden), and Elizaveta Grushinskaya (Grand Hotel, Jeff Award recipient: Performer in a Supporting Role, Non-Equity). At the time of the COVID-19 shutdown, Jasso was on her first national tour in The King’s Speech, which had its North American premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater in fall 2019, the cast of which included Harry Hadden-Paton (Broadway’s My Fair Lady, Downton Abbey, The Crown) and James Frain (The Tudors, True Blood, The White Queen). She has also appeared in Chicagoland with Music Theater Works, Porchlight Music Theatre, Kokandy Productions, Lifeline Theatre, and Oil Lamp Theatre, and regionally with TheatreSquared, the Wyoming Theatre Festival, Opera Grand Rapids, Portland Opera, and The Industry in Los Angeles.Michelle has appeared in co-star roles on NBC’s Chicago PD and on the hit Showtime series The Chi, and is currently in post-production for a new Latinx webseries entitled Border'd, now in partnership with Open Television (OTV). She has also appeared on Investigation Discovery’s I (Almost) Got Away With It.
A Mexican-American California native now based in Chicago, Jasso is a proud member of Actors’ Equity, SAG-AFTRA, and the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA). She is represented by DDO Artists Agency, Chicago.
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THE KING'S SPEECH Comes To Hartford Stage In Marchby A.A. Cristi - Feb 24, 2020
Former Artistic Director Michael Wilson will return to Hartford Stage in March to direct the original play which inspired the Academy Award-winning film The King's Speech. Written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter David Seidler, the play tells the true story of King George VI, his speech therapist Lionel Logue, and a friendship that helped steer the course of history. The King's Speech will run Thursday, March 19, through Sunday, April 19.
THE KING'S SPEECH To Make D.C. Debut At National Theatreby A.A. Cristi - Jan 21, 2020
David Seidler's original play THE KING'S SPEECH will make its D.C. debut at the National Theatre from February 11-16, 2020.
Photo Flash: First Look at Teatro Vista's HOPEby Stephi Wild - Sep 27, 2019
Teatro Vista opens its 2019-20 season with a grand exploration of Mexican American life in the '60s with the Midwest premiere of Hope: Part II of A Mexican Trilogy by Evelina Fernández.
HOPE Part II Of A Mexican Trilogy Opens Teatro Vista's Seasonby A.A. Cristi - Jul 15, 2019
Teatro Vista opens its 2019-20 season with a grand exploration of Mexican American life in the '60s with the Midwest premiere ofHope: Part II of A Mexican Trilogy by Evelina Fernandez.
Blank Theatre Company Announces Performers For 'The Next Page' Fundraiserby Stephi Wild - Jun 10, 2019
46th Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards Announce Recipientsby Stephi Wild - Jun 4, 2019
The Jeff Awards announced recipients of the 46 th Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards on Monday, June 3, at the Athenaeum Theatre.
46th Annual Non"Equity Jeff Awards Nominations Announcedby A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2019
The Jeff Awards announced today via a special video, a total of 132 nominations in 22 categories for the 46th Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards.
INTO THE WOODS Opens Next Week at Music Theater Worksby Julie Musbach - Dec 14, 2018
Music Theater Works (formerly Light Opera Works) presents INTO THE WOODS with full original orchestrations at Cahn Auditorium in Evanston, December 22 through 31, 2018.
INTO THE WOODS Opens December 22 at Music Theater Worksby Julie Musbach - Nov 13, 2018
Music Theater Works (formerly Light Opera Works) presents INTO THE WOODS with full original orchestrations at Cahn Auditorium in Evanston, December 22 through 31, 2018.
Photo Flash: Kokandy Productions Presents GRAND HOTELby A.A. Cristi - Apr 19, 2018
Kokandy Productions is pleased to present the final production of its fifth anniversary season: the Tony Award-nominated musical GRAND HOTEL, playing April 15 - May 27, 2018 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. Featuring a book by Luther Davis, music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest and additional music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, the Kokandy production will be directed by Artistic Producer John D. Glover, with music direction by Aaron Benham and choreography by Brenda Didier. Single tickets are currently available at www.kokandyproductions.com, by calling (773) 975-8150 or in person at the Theater Wit Box Office.
