Jessie Mueller
Jessica Ruth Mueller (born February 20, 1983)[1] is an American actress and singer. She started her acting career in Chicago and won two Joseph Jefferson Awards in 2008 and 2011 for her roles as Carrie Pipperidge in Carousel and Amalia Balash in She Loves Me. In 2011, she moved to New York City to star in a Broadway revival of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. She won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. She went on to receive two additional Best Actress Tony Award nominations for her leading roles in Waitress (2016) and the Broadway revival of Carousel (2018).
Jessie Mueller | |
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Born | Jessica Ruth Mueller February 20, 1983 |
Alma mater | Syracuse University |
Occupation | Actress, singer |
Years active | 2005–present |
Partner(s) | Andy Truschinski |
Early life and education
Mueller was born to actors, Jill (née Shellabarger) and Roger Mueller, and was raised in Evanston, Illinois.[2]
Her brothers, Andrew and Matt, and sister, Abby, are all actors and known for their work in Chicago, off-Broadway, and Broadway productions.[3][4][5] As of 2019, three of the four Mueller siblings had appeared in Broadway productions.[6][7]
Mueller is Lutheran.[8] She graduated from Evanston Township High School in 2001 and from Syracuse University in 2005.[9]
Career
2005–2011: Chicago theatre
After graduation, Mueller returned to Chicago and acted for the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, traveling in 2006 to England to perform at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon as Lady Mortimer in Henry IV. She followed this with various roles in the Chicago area including Lizzie Fields in Baby, Once Upon a Mattress as the Lady-In Waiting, and Esther in Meet Me in St. Louis. At the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois, she performed roles in Shout! The Mod Musical, Shenandoah, Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, and Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof. In 2009 Mueller performed in two musicals at the Goodman Theatre, Animal Crackers as Grace/Mary and A Christmas Carol as Belle/Catherine.[10][11][12]
In 2011, she was named Actor of the Year by the Chicago Tribune and also was nominated for two Joseph Jefferson Awards, winning Best Lead Actress in a Musical for her performance as Amalia Balash in She Loves Me.[13][14][15][16][17]
2011–2017: Broadway debut and initial success
Mueller made her Broadway debut in a revised revival of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as Melinda Wells, a role originated by Barbara Harris. The musical opened in December 2011. Mueller received critical praise for her performance, with one reviewer commenting "...Her voice contains notes of Garland, but she’s no diva — this is a star of supreme self-possession".[18] For this role, Mueller was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.[19][20][21][22]
Mueller portrayed Cinderella in a 2012 Public Theater production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods at the Delacorte Theater.
Mueller next was cast in the role of Helena Landless / Miss Janet Conover in Roundabout Theatre Company's 2012 revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. She then took over the role of Billie Bendix in Nice Work If You Can Get It, from March 29, 2013 until the show closed on June 15, 2013.[23] Also in 2013, she once again took on the role of Carrie Pipperidge in Carousel at Lincoln Center in a staged concert production backed by the New York Philharmonic – a special that was filmed and aired on PBS' Live from Lincoln Center.
Mueller appeared in the musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, which opened on Broadway on January 12, 2014. She originated the title role of Carole King. She had performed this role in the try-out in San Francisco in 2013. She won the Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical. She left the Broadway production on March 6, 2015.[24][25][26] On February 8, 2015, Mueller won a Grammy award for Best Musical Theater Album (shared with Carole King (music and lyrics), and producers Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein).[27]
On April 27, 2015, Mueller was the recipient of the Sarah Siddons Society Award at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois.[28]
Mueller reprised her role as Jenna in the musical adaptation of the film Waitress on Broadway, having previously played the role in a workshop of the musical in late 2014.[29][30] With music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles and direction by Diane Paulus, the musical premiered at the American Repertory Theater in August 2015.[31] Waitress opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on April 24, 2016. Mueller was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award, among others, for her performance. Mueller also received critical praise for her performance. Charles Isherwood for the New York Times noted: "But it is when Ms. Mueller tears into the musical’s climactic number, 'She Used to Be Mine,' that her talents are most fully and movingly harnessed... Ms. Mueller’s vibrant performance of this gentle but wrenching song, featuring a melody that soars and then recedes in waves, is the high point of the show — and for that matter a high point of the Broadway season. Suddenly, a pleasant and polished but weightless musical comedy rises to transporting heights, and sweeps up your heart along with it."[32] Mueller left the production on March 26, 2017.[33][34] Mueller's performance also earned her a 2016 Lilly Award for its message of female empowerment and safety.[35][36]
2017–present: Film career, Carousel, and other projects
In April 2017, shortly after her departure from Waitress, it was announced that Mueller would next portray the lead role of Julie Jordan in a Broadway revival of Carousel. The production began previews on February 28, 2018 at the Imperial Theatre and opened on April 12.[37][38] The production closed on September 16, 2018.[39]
Before beginning Carousel rehearsals, Mueller made her feature film debut in Steven Spielberg's historical drama The Post. Mueller portrayed real life advice columnist Judith Martin (a.k.a. Miss Manners), alongside a cast including Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, and Carrie Coon. The film was released in select theaters on December 22, 2017 before expanding wide on January 12, 2018.[40]
Also in 2017, Mueller was nominated for a Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award for her performance[41] in the Lyric Opera's Chicago Voices concert,[42] which was filmed and aired on WTTW earlier in the year.[43]
In 2018, Mueller received three major nominations for her role as Julie Jordan, including her fifth Drama Desk nomination (and second win)[44][45] and her fourth Tony Award nomination.[46] She is the first actress in any production of Carousel on Broadway to receive such nominations for the role.
Mueller next starred as Marian Paroo in the Kennedy Center's 2019 semi-staged concert production of The Music Man opposite Norm Lewis. The production ran from February 6 through February 11.[47]
It was next announced that Mueller would portray country music legend Loretta Lynn in the Lifetime original movie Patsy & Loretta, alongside Megan Hilty as Patsy Cline. The film began production on location in Nashville in March 2019 and premiered on October 19, 2019.[48] [49][50] For this role, Mueller was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award.[51]
Mueller is currently contracted to star alongside Tracy Letts and Armie Hammer in the play The Minutes on Broadway at the Cort Theatre.[52] Previews began on February 25, 2020, with the show originally scheduled open on March 15.[53] However, the production, following a public mandate that closed all Broadway theaters, was halted due to the COVID-19 crisis. The show announced that it will resume previews in the spring of 2022, with an opening date set for March 15 of that year.[54]
Personal life
In 2009, Mueller met and began a relationship with Andy Truschinski, an actor, film producer, and playwright, while performing opposite him in a Goodman Theatre production of A Christmas Carol. [55][56][57] The couple reside together in New York City.[58][59][60]
Activism and philanthropy
Mueller has worked frequently with the Broadway community to raise awareness and funds for various causes including LGBT+ rights, anti-gun violence, women's rights, adoption, and other social issues. She supports Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS,[61][62] and has appeared on multiple volumes of their annual Carols for a Cure albums.[63][64] In 2016, she was among numerous performers who teamed with Broadway personality Seth Rudetsky to record a cover of "What The World Needs Now" to support the LGBT Community of Central Florida after the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando;[65] the movement would include a benefit concert in Orlando[66] as well as an appearance on Maya & Marty.[67] Later that year, Mueller would again work with Rudetsky and his husband James Wesley to formulate the idea for Concert for America, a series of concerts supporting various social justice organizations.[68][69][70]
Mueller is also known for her work supporting the arts and arts education. In 2014, Mueller performed at the launch of the FWD Theatre Project, a grassroots effort to support the creation of new musicals in the Chicago theatre community.[71] In 2015, she performed with fellow Beautiful alum Jarrod Spector in a series of concerts benefitting various arts organizations.[72] In 2016, she and partner Andy Truschinski were honored by the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York with the Abe L. Blinder Award for Public Service and Arts Education.[73] Mueller also recorded a song for the Museum of Modern Art's Pop! Goes the Easel album, a collection of children's songs inspired by works featured in the museum.[74] In 2017, Mueller served as a mentor for students in Rosie's Theatre Kids, an organization started by actress and public personality Rosie O'Donnell to train and support youth in the performing arts.[75] Mueller continues to support her own alma maters, performing at a benefit showcase for Evanston Township High School's YAMO theatre program in 2017[76] and providing opportunities for meetings and talkbacks with Syracuse University drama students.[77] In her spare time, Mueller teaches master classes to young aspiring performers.[78][79][80][81]
Mueller is a strong and consistent advocate for The Actors Fund.[82][83]
Theatre credits
Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Director(s) | Ref. |
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2005 | Once Upon a Mattress | Ensemble (u.s. Winnifred) | Drury Lane Theatre | Ray Frewen | |
2006 | Baby | Lizzie Fields | Theatre at the Center | David Perkovich | |
Henry IV, Part 1 & Part 2 | Lady Mortimer (u.s. Doll Tearsheet) | Chicago Shakespeare Theatre | Barbara Gaines | ||
Royal Shakespeare Theatre | |||||
2006–07 | The Three Musketeers | Cecile/Ensemble | Chicago Shakespeare Theatre | David H. Bell | |
2007 | Shenandoah | Jenny Anderson | Marriott Theatre | ||
How Can You Run With a Shell On Your Back? | Daisy | Chicago Shakespeare Theatre | Peter Flynn | ||
2008 | Carousel | Carrie Pipperidge | Court Theatre | Charles Newell | |
Long Wharf Theatre | |||||
Willy Wonka | Veruca Salt | Chicago Shakespeare Theatre | Joe Leonardo | ||
All Shook Up | Natalie Haller | Marriott Theatre | Marc Robin | ||
Meet Me in St. Louis | Esther Smith | Drury Lane Theatre | Jim Corti | ||
2008–09 | The Bowery Boys | Ensemble | Marriott Theatre | David H. Bell | |
2009 | Curtains | Niki Harris | Drury Lane Theatre | William Brown | |
Animal Crackers | Grace Carpenter/Mary Stewart | Goodman Theatre | Henry Wishcamper | ||
A Christmas Carol | Belle/Catherine | William Brown | |||
2010 | Fiddler on the Roof | Tzeitel | Marriott Theatre | David H. Bell | |
Sleeping Beauty | Princess Amber | Matt Raftery | |||
Over the Tavern | Annie Pazinski | Peninsula Players | Kristine Thatcher | ||
A Little Night Music | Anne Egerman | Greg Vinkler | |||
She Loves Me | Amalia Balash | Writers Theatre | Michael Halberstam | ||
2011 | Guys and Dolls | Miss Adelaide | Marriott Theatre | Matt Raftery | |
Merrily We Roll Along | Mary Flynn | The Music Theatre Company | Jessica Redish | ||
Shout! The Mod Musical | The Blue Girl | Marriott Theatre | Rachel Rockwell | ||
2011–12 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Melinda Wells | St. James Theatre | Michael Mayer | |
2012 | Into the Woods | Cinderella | The Public Theater (Shakespeare in the Park) | Timothy Sheader and Liam Steel | |
2012–13 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Helena Landless/Miss Janet Conover | Studio 54 | Scott Ellis | |
2013 | Carousel | Carrie Pipperidge | Lincoln Center (Avery Fisher Hall) | John Rando | |
Nice Work If You Can Get It | Billie Bendix (replacement) | Imperial Theatre | Kathleen Marshall | ||
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | Carole King | Curran Theatre (out-of-town tryout) | Marc Bruni | ||
2013–15 | Stephen Sondheim Theatre | ||||
2015 | Waitress | Jenna Hunterson | American Repertory Theater (out-of-town tryout) | Diane Paulus | |
2016–17 | Brooks Atkinson Theatre | ||||
2018 | Carousel | Julie Jordan | Imperial Theatre | Jack O'Brien | |
2019 | The Music Man | Marian Paroo | Kennedy Center (Eisenhower Theater) | Marc Bruni | |
2020 | The Minutes | Ms. Johnson | Cort Theatre | Anna D. Shapiro |
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2017 | The Post | Judith Martin | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2013 | Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center | Carrie Pipperidge | Filmed stage production | |
2016 | The Family | Fran | 2 episodes | |
2017 | Blue Bloods | Faith Madson | Episode: "Common Ground" | |
2019 | Madam Secretary | Leslie | Episode: "Between the Seats" | |
Patsy & Loretta | Loretta Lynn | Television film |
Discography
Cast recordings and soundtracks
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood – The 2013 New Broadway Cast Recording (2013)[110]
- Beautiful: The Carole King Musical – Original Broadway Cast Recording (2014)[111][112]
- Waitress – Original Broadway Cast Recording (2016)[113]
- Carousel – 2018 Broadway Cast Recording (2018)[114]
- Patsy & Loretta - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2019)[115]
Collaborative projects
As featured artist
- Sing You to Sleep by Anika Larsen (2014)[120]
Awards and nominations
Special honors and awards
- Chicago Tribune's Actor of the Year Award – 2011[78]
- Sarah Siddons Society Actress of the Year Award – April 27, 2015[141]
- A.R.T./New York: Abe L. Blinder Award for Public Service and Arts Education – April 11, 2016[142]
- Lilly Award for Acting – May 23, 2016[143]
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