Joanne Jonas

Joanne Rose Jonas was born on May 31, 1951 in Bronx, New York City. She was an original cast member of "Godspell" in its off-Broadway production, first at the Cherry Lane Theatre in 1971 and later uptown at the Promenade where it ran for 2,124 performances. The characters' names were based on the actors', so it's difficult to say what role she created, except that each character had a lead in one of the songs. The ch…