Rebecca Naomi Jones

Rebecca Naomi Jones stars as Persephone in Hadestown on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre.

Her Broadway credits include Passing Strange, American Idiot, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Significant Other, and Stereophonic. She also made history as the first woman of color to play Laurey in Oklahoma! on Broadway, earning Grammy and Drama Desk Award nominations for her performance. She and the cast of Passing Strange off Broadway won an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Ensemble, and she has also received Drama League and Lucille Lortel Award nominations for her Off-Broadway work.

Her screen credits include Genius (as Carolyn Franklin), High Maintenance, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Black Cake, And Just Like That..., and Inside Amy Schumer.