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Birth Place: London, ENGLAND

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STAGE CREDITS

Flowers for Mrs. Harris Flowers for Mrs. Harris
[West End]
2023
Mrs Harris [Replacement]
Further than the Furthest Thing Further than the Furthest Thing
[West End]
2023
cast [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
Penelope Pennywise
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
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
Performer
Abbacadabara
[West End]
Original London Production, 1983
Performer [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


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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: Imelda Staunton Gives Curtain Call Speech at HELLO, DOLLY! Closing Night in London

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!
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FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Announced At at The Boardwalk Theatre

Fiddler on the Roof is being presented from August 17 – September 22 at The Boardwalk Theatre.
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Review Roundup: Did Imelda Staunton Delight in HELLO, DOLLY! at The London Palladium?

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Review: HELLO, DOLLY!, The London Palladium

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.
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Photos: Imelda Staunton is Dolly Gallagher Levi in HELLO, DOLLY!

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!
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Video: Imelda Staunton Takes the Stage in HELLO, DOLLY!

Watch Imelda Staunton and the cast of the West End's Hello, Dolly! take their bows during previews!
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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.
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Video: Imelda Staunton on Returning to the Stage for HELLO, DOLLY! Photo
Video: Imelda Staunton on Returning to the Stage for HELLO, DOLLY!

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Andy Nyman, Jenna Russell, Tyrone Huntley and Harry Hepple will join Imelda Staunton in Dominic Cooke's production of Hello Dolly, coming to London in 2024.
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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 13 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 Performance for her role in Sunday in the Park with George and the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, also for Sunday in the Park with George.

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