Jessica Rush (born December , ) is an American actress and singer. She
won the Joseph Jefferson Award in for her performance in Gypsy at the
Chicago Shakespeare Theater.Born in Beaumont, Texas, the daughter of
performers Ken and Sara Rush, Jessica made her stage debut at the age
of ten weeks opposite her father as Motel and Tzeitel's child in
Fiddler on the Roof. Her childhood was spent sharing the boards with
her parents all across SE Texas. When she was a teenager, the Rush
family moved to Orlando, Florida, where she soon went to work for
Disney and Nickelodeon on camera, in the parks; where she portrayed
Belle in Disney World's production of Beauty and the Beast, and with
Disney Cruise Lines.Rush played Sophie in the first U.S. national tour
of Mamma Mia!, Martha Cratchit in the national tour of A Christmas
Carol, and the title role in Cinderella opposite Eartha Kitt. She
lived in Los Angeles for a stint, where she originated the role of
Anna in the world premiere of Pilgrim. She also created the role of
Lucie Manette in the world premiere of A Tale of Two Cities, by Jill
Santoriello in Sarasota, Florida. She did not join the Broadway cast
for Tale's short run on Broadway. Rush played Louise in Gypsy at the
Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and won the Joseph Jefferson Award in
for her performance.
won the Joseph Jefferson Award in for her performance in Gypsy at the
Chicago Shakespeare Theater.Born in Beaumont, Texas, the daughter of
performers Ken and Sara Rush, Jessica made her stage debut at the age
of ten weeks opposite her father as Motel and Tzeitel's child in
Fiddler on the Roof. Her childhood was spent sharing the boards with
her parents all across SE Texas. When she was a teenager, the Rush
family moved to Orlando, Florida, where she soon went to work for
Disney and Nickelodeon on camera, in the parks; where she portrayed
Belle in Disney World's production of Beauty and the Beast, and with
Disney Cruise Lines.Rush played Sophie in the first U.S. national tour
of Mamma Mia!, Martha Cratchit in the national tour of A Christmas
Carol, and the title role in Cinderella opposite Eartha Kitt. She
lived in Los Angeles for a stint, where she originated the role of
Anna in the world premiere of Pilgrim. She also created the role of
Lucie Manette in the world premiere of A Tale of Two Cities, by Jill
Santoriello in Sarasota, Florida. She did not join the Broadway cast
for Tale's short run on Broadway. Rush played Louise in Gypsy at the
Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and won the Joseph Jefferson Award in
for her performance.
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