Jesse Kapsha

Jesse serves as the pianist and Music Director at the UNC Newman Catholic Student Center Parish in Chapel Hill. A Durham-based pianist, he performs and music directs with North Carolina Theatre, Playmaker’s Repertory Company, Theatre Raleigh, and as a regular keyboard sub for various Broadway national tours (Wicked, Beautiful: A Carole King Musical, Something Rotten, etc.).  He is the keyboardist for A Night With Janis Joplin and has performed for both the 2018 and 2019 National Tours in addition to regional productions of the show.  Other recent regional credits include Annie, Bright Star, Mamma Mia, Newsies, Mary Poppins, and Beauty and the Beast. He also performs and records across multiple genres, from classical new music with New Music Raleigh to modern classic country with Chapel Hill-based Blue Cactus. He spends his free time restoring (and converting to an EV) his 1964 VW Karmann Ghia, and he finds a few weeks each year to ski in Utah and Colorado.