Jessica Hendy is widely recognized as one of Broadway’s best belters. She played the role of Grizabella in CATS in both the original Broadway run and the 2016 revival cast, becoming the only person in history to have appeared in both Broadway incarnations of the legendary musical. Other Broadway credits include AIDA (Amneris), and AMOUR. She has toured nationally and in Canada in CATS (Grizabella) and JOSEPH…DREAMCOAT (Narrator). She’s a Drama Desk Award nominee and winner of the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for her one-woman musical “Walking With Bubbles” which had its world premiere in New York City in 2023. Pre-Broadway workshops include DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES, AIDA, and THE MOLLY MAGUIRES. She played Diana Goodman in the regional premier of NEXT TO NORMAL at ETC in Cincinnati. Other regional credits include MISS SAIGON (Ellen) for both Pittsburgh CLO and North Shore Music Theatre, SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD with Jason Robert Brown at the Helen Hayes PAC, and THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL (Jeanne) at The Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati (ACCLAIM Award for Best Actress). She regularly appears with symphonic orchestras around the world and is a proud graduate of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.