#celia keenan-bolger

[whartonists]

The cast of The Gilded Age celebrate the premiere of season 2 in NYC, photographed by Emilio Madrid

#cast tag #the gilded age #am i really going to tag all these people. #christine baranski #louisa jacobson #denee benton #carrie coon #nicole brydon bloom #ben ahlers #kelli o'hara #amy forsyth #claybourne elder #kelley curran #celia keenan-bolger #morgan spector

[annieedisonfriendofellen]

spelling bee fans lemme hear you make some noise

#I made these for me but you neurodivergents can have them too #my post #spelling bee #the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee #25apcsb #Broadway #Celia Keenan-Bolger #jesse tyler ferguson #Jose llana #dan fogler #debra s craig #sarah saltzberg #musicals #musical theatre #olive ostrovsky #chip tolentino #Marcy park #logainne schwartzandgrubenierre #William barfee #leaf coneybear #olive era

[everythegildedageoutfit]

Every Outfit in The Gilded Age - Outfit 47 - Bruce's outfit 1 - Season 1, general

#The Gilded Age #gilded age #Bruce #service uniform #Celia Keenan-Bolger #season 1 #ep 1.1 #ep 1.2 #ep 1.3 #ep 1.4 #ep 1.5 #ep 1.6 #ep 1.7 #ep 1.8 #ep 1.9 #black #daytime outfit #women

[droughtofapathy]

The Gilded Age's Broadway Divas: Mrs. Bruce (Celia Keenan-Bolger)

Despite having a largely underdeveloped Downstairs role in The Gilded Age, Mrs. Bruce runs the Russell household like a tight ship. From averting near-disastrous soup escapades, to catching escaped dogs in the dusty streets, she approaches her job with no-nonsense competence, all while totally unable to reach the high shelves.

For the first time, Celia Keenan-Bolger (45) has broken free of her child typecast cage to play a fully grown adult with adult responsibilities and it must be such a thrill for her. Those unfamiliar with Celia may not be aware of her illustrious career playing children on Broadway as a grown adult.

In 2005, Celia (26) made her Broadway debut in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as twelve-year-old Olive Ostrovsky, a precocious spelling bee contestant who should have won, dammit, and I'll die on that hill. In 2011, she (31) played thirteen-year-old Molly Aster in Peter and the Starcatcher, nominated for a Tony the same year as her brother Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies). In 2018, she (40) starred in To Kill a Mockingbird as six-to-nine-year-old Scout Finch, for which she won a Tony. This coming spring, Celia (46) will once again be a child on Broadway as she takes on the role of Jessica Lange's teenaged daughter in Mother Play. (List non-exhaustive)

#1: "Green Finch and Linnet Birds," Sweeney Todd (2002)

In one of her earliest professional roles, Celia (24) takes on sixteen-year-old Johanna Barker, the daughter of the titular Sweeney Todd, who has become Judge Turpin's ward. This is not great for her. But the role was. Too often, this particular song gets the short end of the stick. It's long, slow, and very high, yet Celia approaches it with a controlled vibrato that makes us all sigh in relief.

The Kennedy Center production featured a fantastic cast, including Mary Beth Peil as The Beggar Woman, Broadway's Leading Man Brian Stokes Mitchell as Sweeney Todd, and our very own Agnes van Rhijn, Christine Baranski as Mrs. Lovett.

#2: The Light in the Piazza - Pre-Broadway (2003)

Before Kelli O'Hara took on the role of Clara Johnson, a young woman whose mental development stunted at age twelve after being kicked by a horse, the role belonged to Celia Keenan-Bolger (25). Ultimately, when the production moved on from Chicago, the creative team decided they wanted a Clara who was a little older. Kelli, who had been playing Francesca, the sister-in-law, was unwilling to "steal" a role from someone she considered a dear friend, but either way, Celia was out, so Kelli was in with minimal damage to their friendship, which persists today.

However. Some years later, when South Pacific was auditioning their Nellie Forbush actresses, the final three came down to Kelli O'Hara (who got it), Celia Keenan-Bolger, and Victoria Clark, who won a Tony for playing Margaret, Clara's mother, in Piazza. Talk about awkward.

#3: "The I Love You Song," The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005)

Losing out on Clara wasn't all thunderclouds for Celia (26). Shortly after, she landed a role in the off-Broadway production of Spelling Bee, and when it transferred to Broadway, she received her first Tony nomination.

In this scene, Olive sings the most heartbreaking and beautiful number in the entire show. It is just devastating. Up until this point, the show is a barrel of laughs, and then suddenly you're sobbing your eyes out over a lonely little girl in a bad home situation.

Will Celia Keenan-Bolger ever be allowed to play an adult again? How long until she is no longer able to play children? How did she get the role of Mrs. Bruce if she's only allowed to play kids? All questions we have no answers to.

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#the gilded age #mrs. bruce #celia keenan-bolger #the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee #the light in the piazza #sweeney todd #broadway #musical theatre #she is five-foot even and still five inches taller than me

[sufferthesea]

Does anyone have a copy (YouTube, google drive, etc.) of the "Lips Together, Teeth Apart" live stream with Zachary Quinto from early 2020? I watched it twice when it premiered but I don't think I downloaded it before it was removed (it was a limited run). Or if anyone knows where it's uploaded, I'd love to be sent a link or be directed to it! Thanks so much for any help. ❤

#Zachary Quinto #lips together teeth apart #lgbtq #lgbtq theatre #terrence mcnally #celia keenan-bolger #ari graynor #jesse tyler ferguson #theatre kid #akimi.txt #akimi 4444

[betsyswolfes]

“I met this musician!”

I love Celia’s delivery of being like *sigh* he’s so dreamy he’s a swell guy & Lindsay’s delivery being excited puppy oh my god this guy!! I LOVE SO MUCH 😭

#merrily we roll along #merrily we roll along encores! #mary flynn #celia keenan bolger #lindsay mendez #musician lore!

[stars-inthe-sky]

tagged by: @stpauligirl

name: Alli

pronouns: she/her

where do you call home: Steel City! Still very much settling in and getting bearings, but really happy to be here despite the many frictions of moving.

favorite animal: I love my dog when she is not murdering bunnies.

cereal of choice: All-Bran Wheat Bran, which is weirdly hard to find in supermarkets, and I ended up bulk-ordering some from Walmart recently.

visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learner: Kinesthetic, I think?

first pet: Not including assorted short-lived fish, a pinkish hamster named Hampton

favorite scent: Lavender with a touch of lemon

do you believe in astrology: no

how many playlists do you have on your music service of choice: I don't really use any enough to answer this question, tbh. Mostly I just listen to my iTunes library on shuffle, and I'm not sure I've added any new music to that since, like, before COVID...

sharpies or highlighters: Sharpie

song that makes you cry: The entirety of "The I Love You Song" from the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a situation that has only worsened now being a parent

song that makes you happy: Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man. I started hearing it a bunch in summer 2017, not long after I'd been fired and was starting up my own business, so it just makes me feel upbeat and empowered and ready to fuckin' gooooo.

and finally, do you write/draw/create: I write so much, mostly for work, but honestly that's a good thing most days. I also knit, though rarely as much as I'd like to and I don't often create my own patterns.

tagging @hondagirll, @miabicicletta, @ryeloza

#about me meme #celia keenan bolger slays me in every part i've ever seen her in but that song is just one of those SONGS #like it always hit hard but now having a kid and thinking about what has to have happened for olive's parents to have left her like that #(literally and/or emotionally) #it's just all quietly devastating and somewhat chimerical

[derekklenadaily]

NEWS: According to Broadway World, Derek will be performing at Second Stage Theatre's Sapphire Anniversary Gala celebrating an Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG winner Sarah Paulson. The event will take place on Monday, November 6th at Cipriani Wall Street (55 Wall Street).

The gala will feature a one-night-only show directed by Elena Araoz, music directed by Macy Schmidt, and featuring performances by Kate Baldwin (Superhero), Leana Rae Concepcion (Merrily We Roll Along), Alan H. Green (Charlie and The Chocolate Factory), Lisa Howard (2ST’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Escape to Margaritaville), Celia Keenan-Bolger (2ST’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Mother Play), Derek Klena (2ST’s Dogfight, Moulin Rouge!), Lindsay Mendez (2ST’s Dogfight and Everyday Rapture, Merrily We Roll Along), Betsy Wolfe (2ST’s Everyday Rapture, & Juliet) and The Broadway Sinfonietta.

The gala will start at 6:30 pm with cocktails, dinner, live auction and special performances at 7:30 pm. All funds will proceed to Second Stage Theatre's artistic programs.

[SOURCE]

#derek klena #broadway #lindsay mendez #klendez #celia keenan bolger #betsy wolfe #leana rae concepcion #alan h green #lisa howard #kate baldwin #sarah paulson #event: second stage sapphire gala - sarah paulson celebration #events #broadway world #news

[poorlittlevampirebaby]

i want to be able to listen to the 2012 merrily recording but i can't because i want to fight lin-manuel miranda more than almost anyone else in the world

#theatre tag #I'M LIKE #THIS MAN CAN'T FUCKING SING OR ACT #but like celia keenan-bolger as mary ???????? IM BEING THREATENED

[bestmusicalworldcup]

A wonderful rendition of the Johanna Quartet.

Brian Stokes Mitchell as Sweeney Todd

Hugh Panaro as Anthony

Celia Keenan-Bolger as Johanna

Mary Beth Peil as the Beggar Woman

#sweeney todd #musicals #Youtube

[blogger360ncislarules]

Jim Parsons is opening up about how "beautiful" it was to reprise his Big Bang Theory role as adult Sheldon Cooper for the Young Sheldon series finale.

While speaking with ET's Rachel Smith about his Broadway project, Mother Play, Parsons shared that, yes, he has already taped his part for the Young Sheldon series finale. He's reprising his role alongside Mayim Bialik's Amy Farrah Fowler. Parsons said going back to a familiar role went so much better than he expected.

"It was beautiful. It was even more beautiful than I expected it to be. One of the reasons I was excited to do it is because what they wrote is so sweet and I think they worked Mayim and I into that show so beautifully," Parsons tells ET. "I hope everyone agrees. But also for us the way that they tape -- because they're a single-camera show and we're multi-camera -- the whole look of the show was a really special experience. To get to go with Mayim, in a world we're really guests and revisit these characters a little older, just a completely different circumstance."

When they reprise their roles on Young Sheldon on what will likely be a flash-forward scene, it'll be the first time Parsons and Bialik reprise their roles and appear on-screen together since The Big Bang Theory ended in May 2019. Parsons said that since leaving the show, everything's been like "one big wash of a memory, but to go back" it felt different.

"We're older and we haven't seen these people," he says. "It just felt different, but it felt really, really sweet."

"Well, yes and no. We finished our first read-through, we didn't tape it. We just went in and felt around the set, and Mayim nailed it when she walked back and said, 'Uh, I thought I'd feel a lot more confident than this.' I said, 'Me, too,'" Parsons admitted. "I really thought it'd be like putting on a pair of old shoes and then eventually it was, but not for about an hour or so. And I was like, 'Do I still know how to talk like this?' It was weird."

When Young Sheldon comes to a close with the season 7 finale in April, fans can expect the Big Bang Theory universe to expand once again, as it's been reported that CBS ordered a Young Sheldon spinoff series centered around George and Mandy raising their family in Texas. Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro and Steve Holland are the creators. The trio's also the brains behind The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon.

"I really think it goes back to the writers," said Parsons, explaining what makes the shows successful. "They have continuously created such characters that people connect to, that people enjoy watching. It was always the key to our show, that I thought it was a group of people that who each individually were such well-defined deep characters. And it's the same with Young Sheldon and now they've got two more to go with. It's crazy."

In the meantime, fans can catch Parsons star opposite Jessica Lange and Celia Keenan-Bolger in Mother Play, a Broadway feature from Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel. The 1-hour, 30-minute play (no intermission) is directed by Tina Landau, and the play centers around Parsons, Lange and Keenan-Bolger sharing the stage as a dysfunctional but moving family. 

Mother Play begins preview performances on Broadway on April 2.

#the big bang theory #shamy

[jessiicalange]

Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger. Mother Play First week of Previous.

#;new #;work: mother play #//I am so proud of her 😍🥹😭

[annieedisonfriendofellen]

I made more spelling bee memes

#saw celia keenan-bolger speak at a conference Friday and my life was a actually changed #the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee #t25apcsb #25apcsb #chip tolentino #logainne schwartzandgrubenierre #leaf coneybear #marcy park #william barfee #rona lisa peretti #Broadway #musicals #musical theatre #textpost memes #my post #jewish for leah

[baura-bear]

Welcome to newsie’s big king rant!! *cracks knuckles* i apologise for spelling mistakes or grammar innacuracies

i’ll start with AKB but i’ll do it in three parts ranging how much knowledge i have on the subject

andrew keenan bolger was born on the 16th may 1985 in detroit. he has 2 older sisters, maggie and celia ( who won a tony award for “to kill a mockingbird”!) he’s married to scott bixby since 2018 and their relationship is so nice and wholesome it’s so cute.

HES 5’4. IM 5’5. it’s so funny to think he’s shorter than me but whatever 😭😭

his first broadway role was in the OBC of seussical as alternate Jojo in 2000-2001 of which he did ONE broadway show then got kicked coz he hit puberty LMFAO poor 15 year old andrew

he then went on to be robertson ay in mary poppins THEN went in a woekshop for newsies and papermill and broadway( fun fact i think he’s the only actor who stayed in the same role for the workshop, papermill then obc of newsies )

during newsies he got a lot of fans which honestly yeah real but in march 2013 he left newsies to begin rehersing for tuck everlasting which didn’t make it until 2016 bc there wasn’t a suitable theatre for a transfer to broadway yet ( another fun fact if it had stayed in the realm of 2013 sadie sink would have played winnie instead of sarah charles lewis )

then in 2017 he was in kris kringle the musical playing kris kringle and in 2021 he was in seven deadly sins the off broadway musical playing phillipe

in september ( not sure if going ahead due to sag aftra ) he’s gonna star in “dracula a comedy of terrors” which seems very fun!! he posted a rlly funny photo of him wearing vampire teeth

ok other things than theatre he’s done i’m so sorry gang

so in 1997 he was chip’s singing voice in that lovely enchanted christmas beauty and the beast spinoff which i watched ALL OF IT just to find he’s in ONE FUCKING SONG and he’s only in the credits ONCE

( however tim curry is in it and he’s a fat smash so 🤷🏻‍♀️ )

he was in this show called looking in 2014 don’t watch it if ur under 18 i’m fucking traumatised from it don’t curse yourself with that PLEASE GOD DONT SEARCH ANDREW KEENAN ON GIFS EITHER

he had like a miniseries called ‘submissions only’ which also performed at 54 below

he has a podcast called ‘that sounds right’ which is SO FUCKING FUNNY PLEASE GO LISTEN TO IT I LOVE IT SO MUCH

OH SHIT YEAH HE WAS ALSO IN ( these are all like regional theatre ?? )

high school musical as ryan

perez hilton saves the universe…😬 as a shit ton of different ppl

LITTLE SHOP AS SEYMOUR!!!!!

a really funny parody video called ‘sherlock the musical” it’s so funny bc my irl friend robin thinks he looks like martin freeman

OTHER THINGS I JUST LIKE ABOUT HIM

he’s not afraid to post whatever on his socials 💀 like i’ll be scrolling and that one pic of him licking the screen is there and i’m like 😀 ok andrew

hes really funny

hes honest and open about not being the best dancer which is so real ( so he showed up to newsies to audition and , in his own words , apparently the directors thought he was a good enough dancer to play a boy with a crutch BAHHAHA WHICH IS SO RELATABLE OH MY HOD )

i think that’s it!! please enjoy i’m soo tired i’ll do some more ranting soon :3

thank you for all the knowledge! fun fact: I saw Celia perform in TKAM (very good) and my grandma used to baby sit Jeff Daniels' (Atticus) cousin because they grew up in the same town

also the note about his lack of dancing skills reminded me of his old youtube videos and one video he was talking about an audition he botched (there was basketball choreo he was supposed to learn) and instead, because he didn't know what to do, he just put the basketball in his shirt and pretended to be pregnant??? hey directors like a strong acting choice and he delivered.

#andrew keenan bolger

[droughtofapathy]

The Gilded Age's Broadway Divas MASTERPOST

Welcome to my passion project. It has come to my attention that some viewers of HBO's The Gilded Age are unfamiliar with the extensive theatre credits, alcoates, and vocal talents many of the actors possess. As the resident Broadway Diva expert, it is my responsibility to fix that.

Pictured: 20 Tony Awards and 52 nominations. Audra McDonald...well, she kind of inflates the numbers a little. Edit: Justice for Tony winner Debra Monk. She's main cast.

Introducing my new series of blog posts where I will be highlighting two theatre veterans per day in the lead-up to our much-anticipated season two finale episode.

This series will heavily focus on a select few musical performances that are widely available for viewing, in addition to a brief career rundown. I will be limiting myself to no more than five videos per Diva, otherwise we'd be here for a lifetime. These performances will include popular songs and hidden gems alike, all curated to specifically show off the actress's considerable range in the theatre, especially juxtaposed against their roles in the show.

With respect to Michael Cerveris, Nathan Lane, and the other theatre gentlemen, I will be focusing this series on the women because I am a lesbian and this show is about the women, dammit. But fear not, they will most certainly be making appearances throughout because everyone has worked with everyone on stage.

The Divas:

Christine Baranski (Agnes van Rhijn) Donna Murphy (Caroline "Lina" Astor) Kelli O'Hara (Aurora Fane) Katie Finneran (Anne Morris) Debra Monk (Armstrong) Celia Keenan-Bolger (Mrs. Bruce) Laura Benanti (Susan Blane) Linda Emond (Clara Barton) Amber Gray (Bea) Denee Benton (Peggy Scott) Audra McDonald (Dorothy Scott) Jeanne Tripplehorn (Sylvia Chamberlain) Bonus: Duets, Trios, and Other Crossovers

#the gilded age #agnes van rhijn #lina astor #aurora fane #anne morris #armstrong (the gilded age) #mrs. bruce #dorothy scott #peggy scott #susan blane #clara barton #sylvia chamberlain

[queenofinys]

#i think these are all the popular ones don’t yell at me if i forgot someone #maya.txt #polls #theatre #i voted lea salonga but the samantha barks version is on my playlists because i don’t like listening to live applause #and i have a soft spot for chf because she was my first eponine when i knew nothing about the show