Leslie Jackson

Leslie is an actress and singer with extensive training in opera/classical music as well as music theatre. She attended Northwestern University in Chicago, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Opera Performance and a certificate in Music Theatre.

Appearing on stage in venues both abroad and in the U.S., she joined her first tour as Rosalia, "Somewhere" soloist and Maria understudy in the 2013/14 West Side Story International Tour, where she performed in venues around Europe, including the Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, the Deutsches Theater in Munich, and the gorgeous Israeli Opera House in Tel Aviv, Israel. Since then, she's had the honor of touring the country with Ragtime (Sarah), Roger's + Hammerstein's Cinderella (Marie), Spamalot (Lady of the Lake), and made her Broadway debut as an offstage cover in the revival of Caroline, or Change, where she understudied the roles of Radio 1, Radio 2, The Moon, and Emmie Thibodeaux, getting to go on several times. She was recently on stage at The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, WA playing Johanna in their spring production of Sweeney Todd, and is currently reprising the role at Theatre Under the Stars.