FSU Music Theatre alum Jessica Lea Patty returns this spring to direct and choreograph the School of Theatre’s spring musical, The Addams Family. Jessica is a 7 time Broadway veteran, teaching artist & choreographer. She was last seen on Broadway in the Tony Award® winning production Bandstand where she played Jo. Jessica was in the Broadway revival of EVITA starring Ricky Martin where she understudied & performed the title role of Eva Peron, as well as staring as the Cassie alternate in the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line. Her other Broadway credits include The Boy From Oz starring Hugh Jackman & the original Broadway companies of The People In The Picture, 9 to 5 the musical & The Addams Family.
As an original member of The Addams Family, Jessica was with the show throughout its journey from a workshop table reading to the pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago & ultimately to its home on Broadway. She created the original Flapper Ancestor & understudied both Morticia & Wednesday Addams played by Bebe Neuwirth & Krysta Rodriguez respectively.
Jessica has numerous regional & NYC stage credits including City Center Encores! & the NY Philharmonic as well as touring nationally w/ Cats & Fosse. Jessica has also made numerous television appearances including five Tony Awards telecasts, Dancing w/ The Stars, The Kennedy Center Honors, The View & Good Morning America. In film, she will make her onscreen debut this fall in Backseat starring Christian Bale & Amy Adams. Jessica has taught musical theatre workshops & masterclasses all over the country most notably for The Broadway Artists Alliance, Broadway Workshop, University of California Irvine, Florida State & The Performing Arts Project among others.
The School of Theatre’s spring musical, The Addams Family, runs from February 16 – March 4 in the Fallon Theatre. For more information on the performance, visit theatre.fsu.edu. To learn more about Jessica, visit www.jessicaleapatty.com.