Entertainment
Announcing Jeanna de Waal
Jeanna de Waal originated the title role of Diana, Princess of Wales on Broadway. She has also appeared on Broadway as Lauren in Kinky Boots and as Heather in American Idiot. For A.R.T. de Waal originated the role of Dawn in Waitress by Sara Bareilles and the role of Mary Barrie in Finding Neverland. Off Broadway, de Waal played Chris Hargensen in MCC Theatre’s reimagined production of Broadway’s Carrie, and is featured on the Carrie cast album released by Sh-K-Boom and Ghostlight Records. de Waal made her West End debut in the Queen musical We Will Rock You. Other notable credits include Glinda in the National Tour of Wicked and Janet in The Rocky Horror Show at The Old Globe. de Waal can be seen in the recurring role of Sophia in the Netflix/Marvel series Iron Fist. She was also a guest star on The Jim Gaffigan Show for TV Land. De Waal is the founder of Broadway Weekends, the first theater camp for adults led by Broadway performers. de Waal trained at the Arts Educational School, Tring Park and has a B.A. (Hons) degree from the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts.