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Joan Ryan, a Broadway World Award winner, has performed on premier stages nationwide, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Hollywood Bowl. She recently originated the role of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the world premiere of JUSTICE, written by Kerrigan and Lawdermilk with a book by Lauren Gunderson. Joan also created the role of Judy Denmark/Ginger Del Marco in the Los Angeles production of RUTHLESS!, featured on the cast recording.
Her notable leading roles include LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, SUDS, FOOTLOOSE, LES MISERABLES, NUNSENSE, TRIUMPH OF LOVE, ANGRY HOUSEWIVES, NITE CLUB CONFIDENTIAL, the West Coast premiere of Stephen Sondheim's ANYONE CAN WHISTLE, and Stephen Schwartz and Leonard Bernstein's THE MASS at the Hollywood Bowl.
Joan co-founded the successful voice-over company Sounds Great, lending her voice to over 500 TV shows and films such as Criminal Minds, Grace and Frankie, NCIS, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and many others.
Her self-titled debut solo album, JOAN RYAN, remains a best-selling CD. Other recordings include cast albums for RUTHLESS!, SONDHEIM: A CELEBRATION, STROUSE, SCHWARTZ AND SCHWARTZ, LERNER-LOEWE AND LANE, EVERYONE HAS A DREAM, DREAM: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY MERCER, and JEROME KERN: LIFE UPON THE WICKED STAGE.
Television audiences recognize Joan from her long-running role as Tina Pallodrino on SAVED BY THE BELL and her two-year portrayal of psychiatrist Kathleen Houghton on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. She has appeared on THE TODAY SHOW, THE TONIGHT SHOW, and numerous guest TV roles. Joan also performs the National Anthem for the Lakers and the Harlem Globetrotters at The Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center) and Madison Square Garden.
Her one-woman show, Joan Ryan, Live!, has received critical and public acclaim, continues to sell out nationwide, and earned her Broadway World's Cabaret Artist of the Year award.
Joan actively supports numerous philanthropic efforts. She was a featured performer in S.T.A.G.E., one of the longest-running AIDS benefits benefiting APLA, and is a founding member and advisory board member of the She Angels Foundation, a nonprofit that awards grants to female-founded organizations providing mentorship, funding, and resources to diverse women’s and girls’ causes.
Joan and her husband, Howard Rootenberg, live in both Los Angeles and New York and have three daughters.
