Jessica Stone is an accomplished theater actress in New York and has been performing in plays on and off Broadway for the last 20 years Her Broadway credits include Anything Goes with Sutton Foster Butley with Nathan Lane The Odd Couple with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick Smell of the Kill with Claudia Shear Design For Living with Alan Cumming and Dominic West How to Succeed with John Stamos and Grease with Rosie ODonnell OffBroadway credits Crimes of the Heart directed by Kathleen Turner Krisit The Country Club June Moon Tenderloin and Babes in Arms She has performed in Regional Theaters all over the country including the Huntington Theater Company Mark Taper Forum GeVa the McCarter and six seasons at the Williamstown Theater Festival Favorite productions include She Stoops to Conquer She Loves Me Springtime For Henry Bettys Summer Vacation A Midsummer Nights Dream and The Cherry Orchard Jessica is particularly excited to be the voice of Mrs Sparklenose a new character on Sesame Street 1969 that made her debut in the fall of 2009 Not only has Jessica worked with some of the finest directors working in the theater today including Joe Mantello Michael Greif and Nicholas Martin but she has begun a directing career as well She directed an allmale production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and a revival of Neil Simons Last of the Red Hot Lovers at the Williamstown Theater Festival both to critical acclaim