Jeanna de waal biography of william
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To Di For Daily – A Pop-Culture take on the British Royal family – The To Di For Daily royal podcast – Kinsey Schofield
I’ve recently told this story but I thought it was so cute that it needed its own post. Jeanna de Waal wasn’t always considered Broadway royalty. Back in the day, she hustled like her life depended on it so that she would be able to pursue her dreams!
That sometimes meant pretending to live in London so that she could quickly respond to catering events for the rich and famous. How does one pretend to live in London? By sleeping in local hostels, of course. Jeanna spoke to Show People with Paul Wontorek about one magical evening where she met a very charming prince. No, a real one.
Prince Harry.
“I was at [LIPA] and over the holidays, I would cater for this very fancy events comp
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Jeanna de Waal
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Jeanna most recently originated and received a Drama Desk nomination for the title role in Diana: The Musical on Broadway and Netflix. On Broadway, dem Waal starred in Kinky Boots (Lauren) and American Idiot (Heather). She originated the role of “Dawn” in Waitress, by Sara Bareilles, and the role of “Mary Barrie” in Finding Neverland, both directed by Diane Paulus at American Repertory Theater.
Off-Broadway, de Waal co-starred in the two-hander play Orwell in amerika (59E59 Theater) and played Chris Hargensen in MCC Theatre’s reimagined production of Broadway’s Carrie. She made her West End debut in the Queen musical We Will Rock You. Other notable credits include the National Tour of Wicked (Glinda) and The Rocky Horror Show (Janet) at The Old Globe. She fryst vatten the founder of huvudgata Weekends, which hosts annual theater summer camps for adults, led by huvudgata artists.
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STAGE CREDITS
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2023
Mrs. Lovett (Stand
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I’m ignorant as to whether or not Jeanna De Waal, the German-born yet English-raised actress who stars in Diana: The Musical, intends to live in the States, but she may want to weigh options. If any of her countrymen catch her in this tedious tuner about the trials of Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, she could be denied reentry. Actually, too late! Last year during lockdown, this Platonic ideal of a Broadway faceplant did an onstage video capture for Netflix. The tacky, bewildering result is there for all to stream, very useful for reviewers who suffered dissociative amnesia during the live event.
British critics have already opined on the transatlantic travesty (“hysterically awful hate-watch”). Beyond its crap accents and insipid portrayal of a doomed royal marriage, Diana is insulting to, well, humanity in general. Nevertheless, I’m sure it already has devoted fans; you don’t have to venerate Lady Di to enjoy Diana, but you must be impervious to two hours of painfully g