ARTIST AVATAR
MEZZO-SOPRANO
Yesenia Ayala
UNITED STATES

About

Biography

Yesenia Ayala is making her HGO debut. For this production she will be working again with choreographer Josh Bergasse, with whom she worked on Sweet Charity Off-Broadway and made her Broadway debut in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Other Broadway credits include Carousel, Illinoise, and a Drama Desk-nominated turn as Anita in Ivo Van Hove’s 2020 revival of West Side Story. Ayala has received three Chita Rivera Award nominations for Best Dancer and two wins for Best Ensemble for Illinoise and Carousel, both choreographed by Justin Peck. Also in collaboration with Peck, she appeared as Clary in Steven Spielberg’s film adaption of West Side Story and in Bradley Cooper’s Maestro. Other TV and film credits include Incarcerated, Modern Love, and Fosse/Verdon. Regionally, she appeared as Pilar in Destiny of Desire at The Old Globe. She was featured in Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” list in 2021.