Celia Rose Gooding

Celia Rose Gooding (born February 22, 2000) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for originating the role of Frankie Healy in the Broadway musical, Jagged Little Pill, for which she was nominated for the 2020 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She is also the daughter of LaChanze.

Celia Rose Gooding
Born (2000-02-22) February 22, 2000
New York, NY
OccupationActress, singer
Years active2016-present
Known forJagged Little Pill
Parent(s)LaChanze

Early life and education

Gooding was raised in New York, New York. She was born to actress LaChanze,[1] and Calvin Gooding, who passed away in the September 11th attacks, and has one sister, Zaya.[2] With her sister, Gooding attended the Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York,[3] and graduated with honors in performing arts. Gooding had to take leave from her high school occasionally to do readings for a musical she was involved in developing, Jagged Little Pill. During the workshop during her junior year, she had three hours of tutoring in the morning before rehearsals to replace regular schooling.[4] Gooding’s 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]  Gooding attended Pace University starting in 2018. She double majored in Musical Theatre and Child Psychology for one semester and only Musical Theatre during her second.[6] Gooding left Pace after her freshman year since rehearsals for the Broadway run of Jagged Little Pill started in September 2019.

Personal life and activism

Gooding is an out, bisexual woman. She uses She/They pronouns. She is a vocal activist for the queer community as well as the BIPOC community. Gooding has been particularly vocal about the issues surrounding being Black on Broadway. Despite being so young in the industry, Gooding has participated in the New York Times’ “Offstage” [7] program in June 2020 that discussed racial justice on Broadway,[8] was part of a panel on ABC about the realities of being Black on Broadway for Black History Month,[9] and a Black Theatre Matters benefit panel hosted by Samantha Williams.[10] Through her participation in the show Jagged Little Pill, Gooding had also been vocal about justice for the LGBTQ+ community and the transracial 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 co-star Kathryn Gallagher.[11]

Gooding has two cats named Pongo and Sushi.[12]

Career

Gooding first wanted to become an actor when she watched her mother win the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for The Color Purple on TV. However, she only started participating in musical theatre productions starting in ninth grade.[13] Throughout her high school experience, Gooding played various roles such as Carmen in The Rosetta LeNoire Musical Theatre Academy’s production of Fame.

In 2016, when Gooding was only 17, she was cast in the first 29 hour reading of the musical Jagged Little Pill,[14] an original musical written by Diablo Cody based on the music of Grammy-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.[15] Gooding participated in the 2018 lab and later the world premiere of the show at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA in May 2018.[16]

Gooding reprised her role as Frankie when the show transferred to Broadway in November 2019 at the Broadhurst Theatre.[17] Gooding received accolades including Broadway World’s Debut of the Month,[18] a Clives Barnes Award nomination,[19] Broadway.com’s Debut of the Year, and being honored as one of BET’s Future 40.[20] She also performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers,[21] Dick Clarke’s New Year's Rockin Eve with Ryan Seacrest,[22] and Good Morning America.[23]

Celia and her mother, LaChanze, made history in 2019 by being the first Black mother and daughter duo to star in Broadway show at the same time, with LaChanze starring in A Christmas Carol and Celia starring in Jagged Little Pill. [24]

After Jagged Little Pill closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gooding has continued to receive accolades for her performance. Gooding received the award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical at the inaugural Antonyo Awards[25] and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.[26] Gooding also participated in the 2020 Playbill Pride Spectacular along with co-star Lauren Patten.[27]

Honors and awards
Year Award Category Work Result
2020 Clives Barnes Award Theatre Artist Award Jagged Little Pill Pending
Antonyo Awards Best Featured Actor in a Musical on Broadway Won
Tony Awards Best Featured Actress in a Musical Pending
Grammy Awards[28] Best Musical Theater Album Pending

References
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  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. "Schools of the Stars: Where the Jagged Little Pill Cast and Creative Team Studied Before Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  7. Desk, BWW News. "Celia Rose Gooding, Kenny Leon, Adrienne Warren and More to Take Part in New York Times Panel Discussion". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  8. Coleman, Nancy (2020-06-11). "A Forum to Discuss Race and Broadway". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  9. "Broadway superstars reflect on shared experiences, hope for future generations for Black History Month". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  10. Clement, Olivia. "Samantha Williams to Host Black Theatre Matters Benefit Panel". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  11. Desk, BWW News. "Adrienne Warren, Ali Stroker, Heidi Schreck & More Join TRANSFORMATION 2020: POPULAR DEMOCRACY DEFINED". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  12. Fierberg, Ruthie. "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.
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  15. "Listen to LaChanze! Jagged Little Pill's Celia Rose Gooding Reveals Her Mom's Best Advice". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
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  19. Libbey, Peter (2020-03-03). "Finalists for Clive Barnes Awards Announced". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  20. "Future 40: Broadway Baby Celia Rose Gooding Is One To Watch". BET.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  21. "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.
  22. Meyer, Dan. "Watch the Uncensored New Year's Eve Performance From Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pill Cast". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  23. "See the Cast of Jagged Little Pill Perform Alanis Morissette's 'You Learn'". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  24. "Black Mother And Daughter Make Broadway History Together". BET.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  25. Appler, Michael (2020-06-20). "Audra McDonald, LaChanze & Celia Rose Gooding Win at Broadway Black's Inaugural Antonyo Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  26. "Tony Awards: 'Jagged Little Pill,' 'Slave Play' Lead Nominations | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  27. Staff, Playbill. "Meet the Full Cast of Stars for Playbill's Upcoming Pride Spectacular Concert". Playbill. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  28. Clement, Olivia. "Ever Wondered What It's Like to Grow Up the Child of a Tony-Winning Star?". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
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