Lilli Cooper

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Lilli Cooper
Lilli Cooper for Make it Fair.jpg
Cooper in 2015
Born (1990-03-04) March 4, 1990 (age 31)[1]
New York City, U.S.
Alma materVassar College
OccupationMusical theatre actress
Years active2006–present
Known forTootsie, Spring Awakening, SpongeBob SquarePants (musical)
Parent(s)Chuck Cooper
Tisa Farley
Websitewww.lillicooper.com

Lilli Cooper (born March 4, 1990) is an American musical theatre actress.[2]

Life and career[]

Cooper is the daughter of actor Chuck Cooper[1] and Tisa Farley. Her grandfather acted at the Karamu House in Cleveland.[3] She attended LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and Vassar College,[4] graduating from the latter in 2012.[5]

She was the standby for Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked, and originated the role of Martha Bessell in Spring Awakening.[6] She also played Hélène Kuragina in the American Repertory Theatre production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 in 2015. She originated the role of Sandy Cheeks in the Broadway production of SpongeBob SquarePants, which opened on December 4, 2017.[7] In September 2018, Cooper played Julie Nichols in the musical adaptation of the 1982 film Tootsie in its Chicago debut and reprised the role on Broadway in spring 2019, receiving a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for her performance.[3]

Cooper lives in New York City with her husband Paul. Their first child, a son named Bodie, was born in September 2021.

Theatre credits[]

Year Production Role Notes
2006 Spring Awakening Martha Bessell Atlantic Theater Company • Off-Broadway
2006–08 Eugene O'Neill Theatre • Broadway
2014 The Threepenny Opera Lucy Brown Atlantic Theater Company • Off-Broadway
Wicked Elphaba understudy/standby Munchkinland national tour
Elphaba standby Regent Theatre • Australian tour
2014–15 Gershwin Theatre • Broadway
2015–16 Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Hélène Kuragina American Repertory Theater
2016 The SpongeBob Musical Sandy Cheeks Oriental Theatre
2016 Tick, Tick... Boom! Susan Acorn Theater • Off-Broadway
2017 Sundown, Yellow Moon Ray Second Stage Theater (McGinn/Cazale Theater) • Off-Broadway
2017–18 SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical Sandy Cheeks Palace Theatre • Broadway
2018 Tootsie Julie Nichols Cadillac Palace Theatre
2019–2020 Marquis Theatre • Broadway
2020 Mack and Mabel Lottie Ames New York City Center • Encores!

Accolades[]

Year Awards Category Work Result
2019 Tony Awards Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Tootsie Nominated[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Cooper, Lilli (September 18, 2007). "Lilli Cooper: Full-Time Student, Full-Time Broadway Actress". Broadway.com. John Gore Organization. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Cotton, Chanelle (November 28, 2017). "Getting to Know SpongeBob SquarePants' Lilli Cooper". Broadway Inbound. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Kennedy, Mark (June 5, 2019). "Tony-winner Chuck Cooper cheers Tony-nominee daughter, Lilli". Asbury Park-Press. New Jersey, Asbury Park. Associated Press. p. E 22. Retrieved November 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lilli Cooper". WP Theater. January 31, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  5. ^ Barry, John W. (June 22, 2018). "Power at Vassar". Poughkeepsie Journal. New York, Poughkeepsie. p. E 10. Retrieved November 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Peterson, Tyler (March 25, 2015). "At This Performance: WICKED's Reigning 'Elphaba' Standby Lilli Cooper!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  7. ^ Mink, Casey (November 29, 2017). "From College to Broadway: Lilli Cooper + Ethan Slater Team Again for 'SpongeBob SquarePants'". Backstage. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  8. ^ Moynihan, Caitlin (May 24, 2019). "Tootsie's Lilli Cooper on Her 'Cuckoo Bananas' Tony Nomination & More". Broadway.com. John Gore Organization. Retrieved July 6, 2019.

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