Jill Van Velzer

Anne Leonowens in the acclaimed national tour of THE KING AND I, Abigail Adams in Performance Riverside’s 1776 (LA Ovation Award Winner, Best Featured Actress in a Musical), Amalia in SHE LOVES ME (Best Actress nominee, LA Robby Awards), Guinevere in Performance Riverside’s CAMELOT, INTO THE WOODS (Baker’s Wife/Witch- Best Actress nominee, LA Robby Awards), HELLO DOLLY! (Irene Molloy), MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (Rose Smith), THE MUSIC MAN (Marian), BRIGADOON (Fiona), THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Maria),. Elsewhere in the USA and the UK: OKLAHOMA (Laurey), GREASE (Sandy), LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE (Nancy Twinkle), MACBETH (Lady Macbeth) and Mozart’s THE MAGIC FLUTE (The Queen of the Night). Jill earned critical praise as Charles Durning's nerdy niece in Laguna Playhouse's HARVEY, directed by Charles Nelson Reilly.