A Midwest native and Louisville-based journalist, Jessica is a long-time believer in the collaborative power of the performing arts. She has worked as a News Desk Editor for BroadwayWorld since 2012 and writes BWW's daily Broadway AM Report. Jessica received a master's degree in arts journalism with a focus in theatre from Syracuse University, and a bachelor's degrees in magazine journalism and international studies from the University of Missouri. She and her husband welcomed their first child - Dariya - in May and are also proud parents to two scruffy pups - Maggie and Hippo.
Broadway AM Report, 6/29/2016 - EUGENIUS! in London and More!
June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016
Today's big news: Warwick Davis and more lead EUGENIUS! in London tonight, and Cirque du Soleil's PARAMOUR hits the recording studio!
Channing Tatum Says 'Brilliant' Director Will Helm MAGIC MIKE on Broadway
June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016
Channing Tatum has teased a little more about his new MAGIC MIKE musical.
Broadway AM Report, 6/28/2016 - WAR PAINT, Barbara Cook and More!
June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016
Today's big news: WAR PAINT, starring Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, begins tonight at the Goodman, THE ROSE TATTOO with Marisa Tomei starts in Williamstown and more!
Broadway AM Report, 6/27/2016 - Jimmy Awards, 'LITTLE SHOP' Reunion and More!
June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016
Today's big news: The 2016 Jimmy Awards are tonight, and the original cast of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS reunites at 54 Below!
John Malkovich Finds Stars for GOOD CANARY at the Rose Theatre
June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016
The Daily Mail writes that Freya Mavor, Michael Simkins and Sally Rogers will star in STRANGER THAN FICTION screenwriter Zach Helm's play GOOD CANARY, directed by Broadway vet John Malkovich this autumn at the Rose Theatre.
PROMISES, PROMISES to Return to London This Winter
June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016
BroadwayWorld is excited to report that Burt Bacharach's PROMISES, PROMISES will return to London for the first time since 1969 at Southwark Playhouse, beginning January 2017.
WAITRESS Ready to Waft Into the West End?
June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016
The smell of delicious, homemade pies could be wafting into the West End soon. The Daily Mail writes that Broadway's WAITRESS is eyeing a Spring 2017 bow in London, if it can find an open venue.
We're Smiling! Samantha Barks and Jonathan Bailey to Lead THE LAST FIVE YEARS, Helmed by Jason Robert Brown in London
June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016
We can't do better than tonight's big news from the West End! Jason Robert Brown will direct his two-hander musical THE LAST FIVE YEARS in London this fall, starring Samantha Barks and Jonathan Bailey as Cathy and Jamie.
Broadway AM Report, 6/24/2016 - BRIGHT STAR and THE KING AND I Close and More!
June 24, 2016
June 24, 2016
This weekend's big news: Goodspeed's starry new take on BYE BYE BIRDIE begins tonight, plus it's your last chance to see Broadway's BRIGHT STAR and THE KING AND I before they close Sunday!
Broadway AM Report, 6/23/2016 - The Rockettes' NEW YORK SPECTACULAR and More!
June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016
Today's big news: The Rockettes celebrate the grand opening of their NEW YORK SPECTACULAR at Radio City!
Broadway AM Report, 6/22/2016 - Happy Birthday, Cyndi Lauper and Meryl Streep!
June 22, 2016
June 22, 2016
Today's big news: It's Cyndi Lauper AND Meryl Streep's birthday!
Broadway AM Report, 6/21/2016 - Broadway Supports Orlando and More!
June 21, 2016
June 21, 2016
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: Broadway's best will perform on NBC's MAYA & MARTY to support Orlando's LGBT community!
Broadway AM Report, 6/20/2016 - Elly Awards and More!
June 20, 2016
June 20, 2016
Today's big news: The 6th annual Elly Awards luncheon will honor HAMILTON's Phillipa Soo and more!
Broadway AM Report, 6/16/2016 - A BRONX TALE, SHE LOVES ME and More!
June 16, 2016
June 16, 2016
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it?
Broadway AM Report, 6/14/2016 - Tony Awards Wrap-Up and More!
June 14, 2016
June 14, 2016
TODAY'S BIG NEWS: We hope you have recovered from Sunday night's Tony Award's. Today we jump back into a wonderful week of Broadway and off-Broadway theatre- its (show) business as usual!
Ralph Fiennes and Vanessa Redgrave to Play Family in RICHARD III at the Almeida Opening Tonight
June 14, 2016
June 14, 2016
Oscar, Tony and Olivier winner Vanessa Redgrave and Tony winner Ralph Fiennes will reunite as mother and son in their first London stage outing together this summer in Shakespeare's RICHARD III at the Almeida Theatre.
Broadway AM Report, 6/7/2016 - Atlantic Theater Company, MCC and More!
June 7, 2016
June 7, 2016
TODAY'S BIG NEWS: THE PURPLE LIGHTS OF JOPPA ILLINOIS opens at Atlantic Theater Company and A FUNNY THING HAPPENED... opens at MCC! Keep an eye out for photo coverage!
CALL THE MIDWIFE's Helen George to Star in West End-Hopeful AFTER MISS JULIE on Tour, Opening Tonight!
May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016
Helen George, well known as 'Trixie' from BBC's CALL THE MIDWIFE, will star onstage in AFTER MISS JULIE, Patrick Marber's adaptation of August Strindberg's classic.
HAMILTON's Okieriete Onaodowan Takes Part in FROZEN Lab; Lopezes to Pen New Songs for Broadway
May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016
Disney just held its developmental lab for the Broadway-bound FROZEN, and new details on what promises to be the Great White Way's next blockbuster have emerged from the ice.
Louis Jenkins & Mark Rylance's NICE FISH Swimming to the West End
May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016
NICE FISH, written & adapted by and starring BRIDGE OF SPIES Oscar winner Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins, is swimming from Brooklyn to London this fall.
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