Before her final performance as carole king, jessie mueller looks back at her careerdefining last few years. Jessie mueller, tonywinning star of beautiful, and now nominated again for waitress, talks about coming from a stage family and the welcome inclusivity of todays broadway. Best known for her tony award for best actress in a musical for her performance as carole king in beautiful. The carole king musical jessie mueller is an awardwinning stage actress and singer. Jessie mueller steps out of character with some trepidation. Chilina kennedy, who previously starred on broadway in jesus christ superstar, will take over the title role of beautiful. Jessie mueller remains in the show and no tour casting has been set at the moment. Sep 4, 2016 jessie mueller shot to broadway stardom in 2014 with her tonywinning portrayal of carole king in the hit musical beautiful. The legendary carole king joins actress jessie mueller on stage for a performance at the 2014 tony awards on sunday evening june 8 at radio. Various, jessie mueller, wilson cruz, carmen cusack. The carole king musical, her sister abby mueller kinky boots on broadway and many other. The carole king musical is the proud recipent of two 2014 tony awards. A benefit concert for orlando features song, dance and special appearances from some of the biggest names on broadway including darren criss glee, chita rivera twotime tony award winner, norbert leo butz twotime tony award winner, kelli ohara tony award winner, jessie mueller tony award winner, currently in waitress, wilson cruz my so. Fresh from her tony awardwinning performance as carole king in beautiful.
Jessie mueller came to new york with fears that she would never get desirable roles again, but she made a splash in beautiful. Jessie mueller i will always love you from broadway. Now shes back with another delicious, showstopping performance in waitress playing at the brooks atkinson theatre in nyc. Jessie mueller, who won a tony in 2014 for her performance in beautiful. Jessie mueller received a 2014 tony award for her performance in. Her voice contains notes of garland, but shes no diva this is a star of supreme selfpossession. Jessie mueller won the tony for lead actress in a musical on sunday for her performance as singersongwriter carole king in beautiful. The carole king musical performs where you lead exclusively for buzzfeed with guitarist dillon kondor. Jessie mueller, kelli ohara, cheyenne jackson to appear with seth rudetsky at the colonial by don aucoin globe staff, updated may 29, 2019, 1. Fan page for tony award winning actress jessie mueller.
Long before she was carole king, charttopping music legend, she was carol klein, brooklyn girl with passion and chutzpah. In the latest incarnation of on a clear day you can see forever, jessie mueller makes her broadway debut as melind. Jessie mueller, who won the tony for best actress for beautiful, with her. Jessie mueller, as carole king, is a frontrunner for the best actress tony award as she gives a performance, now captured on the record, that the new york post proclaims should make her a household name. Mueller was last seen on broadway in waitress, a performance which. Jessie mueller best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical jarrod spector best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical anika larsen best orchestrations steve. Mueller and gentlemans guide take top tonys chicago. The carole king musical, her next role is the lead in waitress, in which she portrays a server named jenna. Jessie mueller, anika larsen, jake epstein, carole king. 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. Beautiful was nominated for seven tony awards in the following categories. Jessie mueller to reprise signature roles at herbst. Abby mueller is set to play the title role in beautiful. Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical mary bridget davies, a night with janis joplin sutton foster, violet idina menzel, ifthen jessie mueller, beautiful the carole king.
Jessie mueller, as herself, after her tony win as carole. Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical jessie mueller. Carole king is an icon, and i think what jessie did and what im doing is. Mueller plays jenna hunterson, an unhappily married, pieloving waitres. Mueller said she and her sister share many traits, including a sense of openness and honesty in performance. Jessie mueller, kelli ohara, cheyenne jackson to appear. Its fifth year of a national tour kicked off last fall. After a yearlong run that netted her tony, drama desk, and grammy awards, jessie mueller departs the broadway production of beautiful the carole king musical following this evenings. Jessie mueller at the 2018 tony awards june 10, 2018 jessiemueller.
Mueller spoke to about starring in another female leaddriven musical and reveals that earlier in her career she never considered broadway a. The video premiered on cbs this morning today and features appearances by cast members and musicians from the show including tony award winner jessie. Jessie mueller, beautiful the carole king musical kelli ohara, the bridges of madison county best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play reed birney, casa. Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical. New carousel revival on broadway, starring jessie mueller. Tony and grammy awardwinning artist jessie mueller covers dolly partons iconic i will always love you at the tenth annual broadway dreams supper honoring tony and grammy award winner heather. Jessie mueller received the 2014 tony award for the best performance by an actress in a. 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. Mueller won a tony for the title role in beautiful, and yesterday she followed up with her second nomination in that category, for waitress. Jessie and abby mueller, chilina kennedy, and carole king herself are among the many lending their voices to the music video to benefit the actors fund. Tony winner jessie mueller, who picked up the coveted award for originating the role of carole king in beautiful, is now starring in the lead role of jenna in sara bareilles and jessie nelsons musical adaptation of waitress at broadways brooks atkinson theatre. The carole king musical, helped me once again answer this question. The carole king musical opened on broadway in january 2014 and took its final bow at the stephen sondheim theatre in october.
She is such a generous soul this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Jessie mueller starred on broadway in the revival of carousel in her tony and grammy nominated role as julie jordan, opposite joshua henry for which she also received the drama desk award. The carole king musical original broadway cast recording is a deluxe. Stratford festival mainstay will be new star of beautiful. News jessie mueller looks back on her beautiful tonywinning turn. The carole king musical and a nominee most recently for waitress, is no stranger to playing women who have to. Jessie mueller recalls tony awards performance with carole. The carole king musical, the role for which her sister, jessie, won a tony award last year. Guess i wanted to recapture the good vibes of the live performance. Carole king and the cast of beautiful serenade you the.
I am not jessie mueller, nor am i affiliated with her. Pix 11s backstage on broadway beautiful the carole. Brian ronan received the 2014 tony award for best sound design of a musical. More highlights from clear day jessie mueller brings.
Jessie mueller performs at city winery chicago tribune. Jessie mueller looks back on her beautiful tonywinning turn news. Jessica ruth mueller born february 20, 1983 is an american actress and singer. Mueller received the tony for her performance in beautiful a nd a. Jessie mueller looks back on her beautiful tonywinning. Jessie mueller best performance by an actress in a leading role. Jessie mueller, as herself, after her tony win as carole king the. Jessie mueller, anika larsen, jake epstein, carole king beautiful. Jessie mueller received the 2014 tony award for the best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical. Ifthen used its tony performance slot to showcase its tonynominated star, idina menzel, who sounded much better than was the.
In her first hometown performance since winning the 2014 tony. The carole king musical, jessie mueller originated the lead role of jenna, a woman in a troubled marriage who found. Tony winner jessie mueller plays an unhappily married diner server pouring love into her pies in this musical based on the 2007 indie hit, featuring a score by sara bareilles. Jessie mueller helena landless miss janet conover musicalrevival. Waitress serves up a slice of star power in jessie. Last on broadway leading the company of sara bareilles waitress earning her drama desk and tony nods, mueller won both awards in 2014 for creating the role of carole king in beautiful. Jake epstein and jessie mueller perform a scene from beautiful the carole king musical at the 2014 tony awards in new york city. Her previous broadway credits include her tonynominated turn in on a clear day you can see forever, her drama desknominated. Beautiful the carole king musical is nominated for 7 tony awards including. If you missed the show during its fouryear run on broadway, now is your chance to see tony winner jessie mueller, her sister abby mueller and chilina kennedy belt kings ballad of camaraderie. Nice work if you can get it apr 24, 2012 jun 15, 20. She started her acting career in chicago and won a joseph jefferson award in 2008 for her role as carrie pipperidge in carousel.
Jessie mueller looks back on her beautiful tonywinning turn. Tony award winner jessie mueller of beautiful on broadway gets a sardis caricature. Beautiful opened in january 2014 and became a surprise hit. It played its final performance on broadway on october 27, 2019 and began its fifth year of a national tour last september. Take, for example, the way she sings she used to be mine, from waitress, the broadway hit for which mueller was tony nominated in the starring role, as a diner waitresscook with an abusive.
Abby mueller follows tonywinning sister in beautiful. It marked the breakout performance of jessie mueller, who beat out broadway mainstays like idina menzel and kelli ohara for the tony for best lead actress in a musical. Jessie mueller, as carole king, is a frontrunner for the best actress tony award as she. Broadway star jessie mueller comes off so wholesome, so midwestern nice, you never expect the passion and aching vulnerability that she holds in reserve to burst out when the moment is right. Jessie mueller, the tony awardwinning star of beautiful. For jessie mueller, who won the tony for her widely acclaimed performance in beautiful.
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