17 Facts About Jackie Burns

Jackie Burns performed in regional theatre at Paper Mill Playhouse, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, and Northern Stage, among other places, for the first six years of her career.

From July 8,2010, to June 5,2011, Jackie Burns starred as Elphaba in the first national tour of Wicked, alongside Chandra Lee Schwartz and Amanda Jane Cooper as Glinda.

Jackie Burns was initially reunited with her former tour co-star Chandra Lee Schwartz as Glinda, and was later paired with Alli Mauzey.

Jackie Burns has been praised for her performance as the not-so-Wicked Witch.

Jackie Burns was succeeded by Dutch theatre star Willemijn Verkaik, who is the only actress to play Elphaba in 3 languages.

The next three days, Jackie Burns went on for the full show.

Jackie Burns stayed with the production for the remainder of the run, closing on August 14,2016.

On July 31,2017, Jackie Burns returned to the role of Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked, four and a half years after she had last played the role.

Jackie Burns performed opposite former tour co-star Amanda Jane Cooper as Glinda and played her final performance on July 14,2018.

Jackie Burns currently holds the distinction of being Broadway's longest-running Elphaba.

On October 31,2018, Jackie Burns began performances as Elphaba in the second national tour of Wicked, starring opposite Kara Lindsay as Glinda.

Jackie Burns performed in San Diego and Los Angeles before playing her final performance in the role to date in Salt Lake City on February 24,2019.

Jackie Burns was succeeded in the role by Mariand Torres.

In 2024, Jackie Burns joined the cast of the world premiere of Burlesque, a musical based on the film of the same name.

Jackie Burns was cast as Tess, the role played by Cher in the movie.

Jackie Burns appeared on Episode 3 of comedian, Rick Glassman's podcast, 'Take Your Shoes Off'.

In 2021, Jackie Burns appeared on Episode 14 of the Wicked superfan podcast Sentimental Men.