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CELIA KEENAN-BOLGER returns to Second Stage Theater where she appeared in A Parellelogram, Bachelorette, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Little Fish. Other credits - Broadway: To Kill a Mockingbird, Glass Menagerie, The Cherry Orchard, Peter and The Starcatcher, Les Misérables, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Off-Broadway: The Oldest Boy, Merrily We Roll Along, A Small Fire. Select Film/TV: “The Gilded Age,” “Bull,” “Louie,” “The Good Wife,” “Nurse Jackie,” “Good Behavior,”

“Elementary,” Diane, The Visit, Breakable You. Tony Award, Outer Critics Circle, three Drama Desk Award wins. Member of The Actors Center. NYCLU Michael Friedman Freedom Award recipient. UMichigan graduate. Training to be an end-of-life doula.

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Celia Keenan-Bolger STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Second Stage Original Broadway Production, 2024
Martha

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2021
Scout

[Off-Broadway]
Second Stage Theatre Production, 2017
Bee

[Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Company Broadway Revival, 2016
Varya

[Off-Broadway]
Lincoln Center Theater Production, 2014
Mother

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2013
The Daughter

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2012
Molly

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2012
Mary Flynn

[Off-Broadway]
New York Theatre Workshop Production, 2011
Molly

[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Production, 2011
Jenny Bridges

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2008
Mary

Mary

[Broadway]
Return Engagement [Broadway], 2006
Eponine

Whore

[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Concert, 2006
Performer

[New York]
Reading, 2006
Performer

[New York]
Reading, 2005
Performer

[New York]
New York Concert, 2005
Martha

[New York]
Reading, 2005
Brenda

[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Concert, 2005
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2005
Olive Ostrovsky

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2005
Olive Ostrovsky

Olive Ostrovsky

[Chicago (Regional)]
Regional Production, 2004
Performer

[Regional (US)]
Goodspeed Production, 2003
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2003
Young Girl

Young Girl

Charlotte (Understudy) [Replacement]

Charlotte/Cinder (Understudy)

Cinder (Understudy) [Replacement]

[Regional (US)]
Sondheim Festival Production, 2002
Johanna

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2001
Aggie

Aggie

[Chester, CT (Regional)]
World Premiere, 2000
Aggie


Celia Keenan-Bolger Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Play

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Play


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird

Drama League Awards - 2019 - Distinguished Performance Award

Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird


winner
Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2014 - Best Featured Actress in a Play

Celia Keenan-Bolger, The Glass Menagerie


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Celia Keenan-Bolger, The Glass Menagerie


winner
Theatre World Awards - 2014 - Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater

Celia Keenan-Bolger, The Glass Menagerie

Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Celia Keenan-Bolger, The Glass Menagerie


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2012 - Best Featured Actress in a Play

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Peter and the Starcatcher

Drama League Awards - 2012 - Distinguished Performance Award

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Peter and the Starcatcher

Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Peter and the Starcatcher

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Peter and the Starcatcher

Drama Desk Awards - 2006 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Les Miserables


winner
Theatre World Awards - 2005 - Performance

Celia Keenan-Bolger, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Celia Keenan-Bolger, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Celia Keenan-Bolger Videos

Celia Keenan-Bolger News


2024 Drama Desk Awards Nominations- The Full List!


Nominations for the 2024 Drama Desk Awards have just been announced by Kathleen Turner. Check out the full list of nominees here!

Broadway Buying Guide: April 29, 2024- New Shows Top the Week


Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, April 29, 2024.

Photos: MOTHER PLAY Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway


Mother Play officially opened on Broadway on April 25 at the Hayes Theater. Check out photos of the cast and VIPs at the after party here!

Video: On the Red Carpet at MOTHER PLAY Opening Night


Watch as Broadway World's Richard Ridge interviews the company of Mother Play on Broadway!

2024 Tony Awards Nominations- Live Reactions


The nominations for the 77th Annual Tony Awards were announced this morning by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry. Follow us throughout the day, as we'll bring you Tony nominee reactions!

2024 Tony Awards Nominations - Show by Show


The nominations are in! Check out how each show fared individually in a full list of nominations by show.

2024 Tony Award Nominations- HELL'S KITCHEN and STEREOPHONIC Lead the Pack!


The 77th Annual Tony Awards nominations were announced this morning by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renee Elise Goldsberry and here they are, celebrating the best of the 2023-24 theatre season. Check out the full list of nominees here!

Photos: Inside Opening Night of MOTHER PLAY on Broadway


Mother Play officially opened on Broadway last night, April 25. We're taking you inside opening night in the all new photos here!

Review Roundup: MOTHER PLAY Opens On Broadway, Starring Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons & Celia Keenan-Bolger


Tony Award winner Celia Keenan-Bolger, Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award winner Jessica Lange, and Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Jim Parsons return to Broadway in the Second Stage's production of Mother Play. Read the reviews!

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld April 26, 2024


Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 26, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Photos: See Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons & Celia Keenan-Bolger in MOTHER PLAY


Get a first look at photos of Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger in Mother Play. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

DEAD OUTLAW, STEREOPHONIC & More Lead in Nominations for 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards


Read the full list of 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations! Leading the nominations are Stereophonic and Dead Outlaw.

Broadway Buying Guide: April 15, 2024- Last Chance to See DOUBT on Broadway


Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, April 15, 2024.

Video: Jessica Lange Talks MOTHER PLAY on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS


On Monday night, Jessica Lange appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk about her role in Mother Play as Phyllis, the matriarch of the family. Though she has worked extensively onstage (she was last seen on Broadway in the four-hour epic Long Day's Journey into Night,) this was the first time Lange has originated a role in a new work. Watch the video here!

Video: Jim Parsons Talks Playing a 14-Year Old in MOTHER PLAY on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON


On Monday night, Jim Parsons appeared on The Tonight Show to talk about his role as Carl in Paula Vogel's Mother Play. Specifically, he discussed his approach to playing a 'floppy' 14-year old who lounges all over the furniture. Mother Play began previews April 3 and will officially open on April 25, 2024 at the Hayes Theater. Watch the video here!

Broadway Buying Guide: April 1, 2024- MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Rolls to the Top


Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, April 1, 2024.

Meet the Cast of MOTHER PLAY, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway


Second Stage Theater's Mother Play will begin previews on Broadway tonight, April 3. Meet the cast of Mother Play here!

MOTHER PLAY Starring Lange, Parsons & Keenan-Bolger Delays First Preview


Second Stage Theater's Mother Play has delayed its first preview. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Video: Go Inside Rehearsals for Paula Vogel's MOTHER PLAY


'There are not a lot of mother plays written by women. I understand why... there's guilt, the understanding of how hard it is for women,' explained playwright Paula Vogel in a break from rehearsals for her aptly named, Mother Play. In this video, watch as the full cast and creative team gets ready for Broadway.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld March 21, 2024


Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 21, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Celia Keenan-Bolger FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Celia Keenan-Bolger been in?

Celia Keenan-Bolger has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.

How many West End shows has Celia Keenan-Bolger been in?

Celia Keenan-Bolger has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Celia Keenan-Bolger been nominated for?

Celia Keenan-Bolger has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout her career. Some of her nominations include Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards, Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for her role in "To Kill a Mockingbird." She also received nominations for Best Featured Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards, and the Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater at the Theatre World Awards for her performance in "The Glass Menagerie." Additionally, she was nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards, Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards, and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for her role in "Peter and the Starcatcher." Celia Keenan-Bolger also received nominations for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Les Miserables," Performance at the Theatre World Awards for "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."

What awards has Celia Keenan-Bolger won?

Celia Keenan-Bolger has won several awards, including Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "To Kill a Mockingbird," Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "To Kill a Mockingbird," Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "To Kill a Mockingbird," Best Featured Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "The Glass Menagerie," Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Glass Menagerie," Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater at the Theatre World Awards for "The Glass Menagerie," Best Featured Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Peter and the Starcatcher," and a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."

What is Celia Keenan-Bolger next theatre project?

Celia Keenan-Bolger's next show will be Mother Play which opens on 4/25/2024 on Broadway.

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