Jessica
Lea Patty
Jessica is a 7 time Broadway veteran, director & choreographer. She was last seen on
Broadway in the Tony Award winning production of Bandstand where she played Jo &
understudied & performed the lead role of Julia Trojan. She was also 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. 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. 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.
Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Tony Award winning director/choreographer
Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton, Bandstand) as both a performer & an associate
choreographer. Since appearing in Bandstand on Broadway she has transitioned to directing &
choreographing.
Most recently she co-directed, choreographed & starred in Performing w/ the Pros for the
California Schools for the Arts. She directed & choreographed The Addams Family
(Broadway.com Regional Award winner for Best musical, direction & choreography) & Hairspray
at Florida State University. As well as Sweet Charity at Orange County School of the Arts (Macy
Award winner for Best Choreography & Spirit of the Macys). Jessica also choreographed the
high school premiere of Jasper in Deadland at OCSA. During the pandemic, she pivoted to the
creating virtual theatre! She choreographed a virtual production of The Little Mermaid & directed
& choreographed a virtual production of Beauty & the Beast Jr.
Jessica has taught 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 many others. She holds a BFA in Music Theatre from
Florida State University & hails from Jupiter, Florida. Jessica lived in NYC for 14 years before
she & her husband made the cross-country move to sunny LA! With the endless love & support
of her family, friends & her rock, Greg, Jessica has followed her life passion to open hearts &
minds through storytelling. Most recently she is a new mommy to son Lucas.
