Jennifer Hope Wills is an American actress and singer who has starred
on Broadway and in many of the top regional theatres and concert halls
across the country. She was the first child of William and Sue Wills.
She made her stage debut at the age of in a production of
Rumplestiltskin performed by the Baltimore Actor's Theatre alongside
her father and went on to star on Broadway and in Regional Theatres
across the country. She has a son born in named Vincent.The family
moved to Ocean City, Maryland where her parents established a live
children's theater. Parker Playhouse opened in and over time became a
favorite of the city's many summertime visitors. Jennifer performed in
almost every production the theater company produced. Her parents now
run Presidents and Their First Ladies Dramatically Speaking, a
production company that performs nationwide and provides great insight
to the personal lives of our many presidents and their wives.Wills
received a BA from Salisbury State University where she starred on the
main stage as Maria in West Side Story, Lily in The Secret Garden and
Elizabeth Sandry in The Grapes of Wrath. She then earned her MM at the
prestigious Indiana University School of Music where she starred on
the main stage as Laurey in Oklahoma, Papagena in The Magic Flute,
Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore and Gossip I in The Ghosts of Versailles.
After graduating she taught voice at the college level for two years
before heading to New York City.Wills made her Broadway debut in as
the understudy for Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Eight
months later she had to leave abruptly as she became an immediate
replacement for Jennifer Westfeldt as Eileen co-starring opposite
Brooke Shields in Wonderful Town. Both Wills and Shields received
amazing reviews with Clive Barnes of the New York Post stating that
"Both Shields and Wills are smashing. These two are not replacements,
they are renewals". and Ben Brantley singled Wills out for her own
little feature. They also re-released the original new cast recording
with their voices replacing the original stars.
on Broadway and in many of the top regional theatres and concert halls
across the country. She was the first child of William and Sue Wills.
She made her stage debut at the age of in a production of
Rumplestiltskin performed by the Baltimore Actor's Theatre alongside
her father and went on to star on Broadway and in Regional Theatres
across the country. She has a son born in named Vincent.The family
moved to Ocean City, Maryland where her parents established a live
children's theater. Parker Playhouse opened in and over time became a
favorite of the city's many summertime visitors. Jennifer performed in
almost every production the theater company produced. Her parents now
run Presidents and Their First Ladies Dramatically Speaking, a
production company that performs nationwide and provides great insight
to the personal lives of our many presidents and their wives.Wills
received a BA from Salisbury State University where she starred on the
main stage as Maria in West Side Story, Lily in The Secret Garden and
Elizabeth Sandry in The Grapes of Wrath. She then earned her MM at the
prestigious Indiana University School of Music where she starred on
the main stage as Laurey in Oklahoma, Papagena in The Magic Flute,
Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore and Gossip I in The Ghosts of Versailles.
After graduating she taught voice at the college level for two years
before heading to New York City.Wills made her Broadway debut in as
the understudy for Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Eight
months later she had to leave abruptly as she became an immediate
replacement for Jennifer Westfeldt as Eileen co-starring opposite
Brooke Shields in Wonderful Town. Both Wills and Shields received
amazing reviews with Clive Barnes of the New York Post stating that
"Both Shields and Wills are smashing. These two are not replacements,
they are renewals". and Ben Brantley singled Wills out for her own
little feature. They also re-released the original new cast recording
with their voices replacing the original stars.
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