Celia Rose Gooding

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Celia Rose Gooding
Celia Gooding JLP 2019.jpg
Gooding after a performance of Jagged Little Pill in 2019
Born (2000-02-22) February 22, 2000 (age 21)
New York, NY
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2017-present
Known forJagged Little Pill
Parent(s)
AwardsGrammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (2021)
Antonyo Award (2020)

Celia Rose Gooding (born February 22, 2000) is an American actress and singer. She[a] made her Broadway debut in rose to prominence for the role of Mary Frances "Frankie" Healy in the rock musical Jagged Little Pill for which she won a 2021 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and was nominated for a 2020 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, becoming one of the youngest nominees in the category at age 20. Her mother is LaChanze, an American actress, singer, and dancer.

Early life and education[]

Gooding was raised in New York, New York. She was born to actress, singer and dancer LaChanze,[1] and Calvin Gooding, who passed away in the September 11th attacks, and has one sister, Zaya.[2]

Gooding attended the Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York, with her sister,[3] and graduated with honors in performing arts. She occasionally took leaves from high school to do readings for a musical she was involved in developing, Jagged Little Pill. In the workshop during her junior year, she had three hours of tutoring in the morning before rehearsals, to replace regular schooling.[4] Her senior project revolved around her participation in the show's out-of-town tryout at the end of her senior year. Her other training included studying dance at the Alvin Ailey Institute and studying Acting and Film with a concentration in Shakespeare at the Berridge Conservatory in Normandy.[5]

In 2018, Gooding began attending Pace University. She initially double majored in Musical Theatre and Child Psychology; she dropped the latter major during her second and final semester.[6] She left Pace after her freshman year, as rehearsals for the Broadway run of Jagged Little Pill started in September 2019.

Acting career[]

Gooding first wanted to become an actor when she watched her mother win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for The Color Purple in 2006 on TV. However, she only started participating in musical theatre productions starting in ninth grade.[7] Throughout her high school experience, Gooding played various roles such as Carmen in The Rosetta LeNoire Musical Theatre Academy's production of Fame.

In 2017, at age 17, Gooding was cast in the first 29-hour reading of the musical Jagged Little Pill,[8] an original musical written by Diablo Cody based on the music of Grammy Award-winning artist, Alanis Morissette, that included stars such as Idina Menzel. She originated one of the lead roles of the show, Frankie Healy: a 17-year-old black, bisexual activist who was adopted into an affluent white family in a suburb in Connecticut.[9] She participated in the 2018 lab and later the world premiere of the show at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA in May 2018.[10]

Gooding reprised her role as Frankie when the show transferred to Broadway in November 2019 at the Broadhurst Theatre.[11] Gooding received accolades including Broadway World's Debut of the Month,[12] a Clives Barnes Award nomination,[13] Broadway.com's Debut of the Year, and being honored as one of BET's Future 40.[14] She also performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers,[15] Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest,[16] and Good Morning America.[17]

Celia and her mother, LaChanze, made history in 2019 by being the first black mother and daughter duo to star in Broadway shows at the same time, with LaChanze starring in A Christmas Carol, and Celia starring in Jagged Little Pill.[18]

Gooding received accolades for her performance in Jagged Little Pill, which closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She received the award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical at the inaugural Antonyo Awards[19] and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical.[20] She also participated in the 2020 Playbill Pride Spectacular along with co-star Lauren Patten.[21]

She will appear in the upcoming Paramount+ series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as Nyota Uhura.[22]

Personal life and activism[]

Gooding is openly bisexual and uses both she/her and they/them pronouns. She has two cats named Pongo and Sushi.[23]

Gooding has been particularly vocal about the issues surrounding being Black on Broadway. She participated in the New York Times’ “Offstage” [24] program in June 2020 that discussed racial justice on Broadway,[25] was part of a panel on ABC about the realities of being black on Broadway for Black History Month,[26] and a Black Theatre Matters benefit panel hosted by Samantha Williams.[27] Because of her participation in the show Jagged Little Pill, Gooding has also been vocal about justice for the LGBTQ+ community and the interracial adoption adoptee community, and she also participated in a panel for normalizing consent and advocacy for sexual assault victims for the summer 2020 series, Transformation 2020: Popular Democracy Defined with costar Kathryn Gallagher.[28]

Acting credits[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Nyota Uhura

Theatre[]

Year Production Role Venue Dates Notes
2018 Jagged Little Pill (musical) Mary Frances “Frankie” Healy Loeb Drama Center May 5 - July 15, 2018
2019-2020 Broadhurst Theatre December 5, 2019 - March 12, 2020

Discography[]

Cast recordings[]

Title Details
Jagged Little Pill (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Stone Crossed (Studio Concept Album)

Accolades and honors[]

Year Award Category Work Result
2020 Clives Barnes Award Theatre Artist Award Jagged Little Pill Pending
Antonyo Awards Beat Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical on Broadway Won
Tony Awards Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Pending
2021 Grammy Awards[29] Best Musical Theater Album Won

References[]

  1. ^ Clement, Olivia (31 August 2017). "Ever Wondered What It's Like to Grow Up the Child of a Tony-Winning Star?". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  2. ^ "The Lives Left Behind". nymag.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  3. ^ "Jagged Little Pill - Celia Gooding '18". Hackley School. 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  4. ^ "Blog Posts". Broadway By JuJu. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  5. ^ "Celia Rose Gooding Biography | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com". www.broadway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  6. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (5 December 2019). "Schools of the Stars: Where the Jagged Little Pill Cast and Creative Team Studied Before Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  7. ^ DresslikeBway (2019-02-28). "Celia Gooding". DresslikeBway. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  8. ^ Robbins, Caryn. "Debut of the Month: You Oughta Know About JAGGED LITTLE PILL's Celia Rose Gooding". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  9. ^ "Listen to LaChanze! Jagged Little Pill's Celia Rose Gooding Reveals Her Mom's Best Advice". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  10. ^ Green, Jesse (2018-05-30). "Review: 'Jagged Little Pill' Breaks the Jukebox Musical Mold (Published 2018)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  11. ^ Green, Jesse (2019-12-10). "Review: With 'Jagged Little Pill,' They Finally Fixed the Jukebox". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  12. ^ Robbins, Caryn. "Debut of the Month: You Oughta Know About JAGGED LITTLE PILL's Celia Rose Gooding". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  13. ^ Libbey, Peter (2020-03-03). "Finalists for Clive Barnes Awards Announced". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  14. ^ "Future 40: Broadway Baby Celia Rose Gooding Is One To Watch". BET.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  15. ^ "Got It All Figured Out: Watch Jagged Little Pill's Celia Rose Gooding, Lauren Patten & More Perform 'Hand in My Pocket'". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  16. ^ Meyer, Dan (3 January 2020). "Watch the Uncensored New Year's Eve Performance From Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pill Cast". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  17. ^ "See the Cast of Jagged Little Pill Perform Alanis Morissette's 'You Learn'". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  18. ^ "Black Mother And Daughter Make Broadway History Together". BET.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  19. ^ Appler, Michael (2020-06-20). "Audra McDonald, LaChanze & Celia Rose Gooding Win at Broadway Black's Inaugural Antonyo Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  20. ^ Rooney, Hilary Lewis (15 October 2020). "Tony Awards: 'Jagged Little Pill,' 'Slave Play' Lead Nominations | Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  21. ^ Staff, Playbill (21 June 2020). "Meet the Full Cast of Stars for Playbill's Upcoming Pride Spectacular Concert". Playbill. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  22. ^ "BREAKING: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Begins Production". Star Trek. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  23. ^ Fierberg, Ruthie (12 December 2019). "Like Mother Like Daughter: Jagged Little Pill's Celia Rose Gooding and A Christmas Carol's LaChanze Get Real About Life on Broadway, Emotionally Taxing Roles, Billie Eilish, and More". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  24. ^ BWW News Desk. "Celia Rose Gooding, Kenny Leon, Adrienne Warren and More to Take Part in New York Times Panel Discussion". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  25. ^ Coleman, Nancy (2020-06-11). "A Forum to Discuss Race and Broadway". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  26. ^ "Broadway superstars reflect on shared experiences, hope for future generations for Black History Month". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  27. ^ Clement, Olivia (15 June 2020). "Samantha Williams to Host Black Theatre Matters Benefit Panel". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  28. ^ BWW News Desk. "Adrienne Warren, Ali Stroker, Heidi Schreck & More Join TRANSFORMATION 2020: POPULAR DEMOCRACY DEFINED". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  29. ^ Clement, Olivia (31 August 2017). "Ever Wondered What It's Like to Grow Up the Child of a Tony-Winning Star?". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  1. ^ Gooding uses she and they pronouns. This article uses feminine pronouns for consistency.

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