What is Gonzalez doing now? Biography
Mandy Gonzalez is a singer and actor from the United States well recognized for her feature-length Broadway appearances. She originated the part of Nina Rosario in the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of the musical In the Heights. She portrayed Elphaba in the Broadway version of Wicked in 2010 and 2011. She also performed for six years, from 2016 to 2022, as Angelica Schuyler in the Broadway production of Hamilton.
When was Gonzalez born? Age
Mandy is 45 years old as of 22 August 2023. She was born in 1978 in Santa Clarita, California, United States.
Gonzalez Family – Education
Her mother is Jewish (of Polish and Romanian descent), while her father is Mexican. After graduating from Saugus High School, she spent a year at the California Institute of the Arts.
Gonzalez Height
Gonzalez is 5 feet 4 inches (1.65 m) tall.
Gonzalez Hamilton
Gonzalez took Renée Elise Goldsberry’s place as Angelica Schuyler Church in the Broadway production of Hamilton in September 2016. “Alexander Hamilton” features Angelica Schuyler Church in her debut appearance, declaring her love for Alexander Hamilton together with her sister Eliza Schuyler and Maria Reynolds.
In “The Schuyler Sisters,” when she sings about the revolution taking place in New York alongside her sisters Eliza and Peggy, Angelica has her first significant singing role. Later, Elizabeth and her sisters go to a dance that her father, Philip Schuyler, has organized (“A Winter’s Ball”), where she meets Alexander Hamilton and other revolutionary sympathizers. When Eliza sees Alexander, she feels something for him right away, but she doesn’t approach him.
Meanwhile, Angelica talks to Alexander and finds him attractive in both appearance and behavior. Then, seeing the depth of her sister’s affections for Hamilton (“Helpless”), Angelica pretends not to be attracted to him in order to keep her sister happy (“Satisfied”). As a devoted and caring sister, Angelica sings during Eliza and Alexander Hamilton’s wedding, expressing her happiness for her sister even if she will never be content.
Together, Eliza and Angelica persuade Hamilton that his revised financial strategy will be successful and that he should visit Albany. They attempt to persuade Alexander to go on their vacation with them, but he declines. Alexander pays Maria Reynolds’s husband James Reynolds to conceal his liaison with her. The sisters recall George Washington’s assistance for Alexander, and in an attempt to rescue himself, he writes about the episode. Although she helps, Angelica stays by her sister’s side after traveling from London. She returns with her sister upon Hamilton’s passing and remains by her side for the rest of her life. Eliza speaks of how, up until her death in 1814, she relied on her older sister.
Gonzalez Musical’s
Gonzalez performed in the 2001 off-Broadway run of Eli’s Comin’, an off-Broadway musical based on the songs and compositions of lyricist Laura Nyro, before making her Broadway debut. Gonzalez’s performance earned her an Obie Award.
Gonzalez debuted on Broadway as a stand-in for Idina Menzel in the Tim Rice/Elton John musical Aida in 2001, playing the part of Princess Amneris. She portrayed Sarah in the brief Broadway production of Dance of the Vampires in 2002. In 2003, she made a comeback to Aida, starring opposite Toni Braxton and Will Chase as Amneris. Gonzalez made an appearance in the Broadway musical Lennon in 2005. The show was based on the lives of Yoko Ono and John Lennon. She performed in several roles, including that of John Lennon. There were just 91 Broadway performances of the production. Gonzalez later played the role of Nina Rosario in the Broadway production of In the Heights. Gonzalez developed the character of Nina for the Off-Broadway version of the play, winning a Drama Desk Award for it.
Gonzalez had earlier turned down an invitation to play Elphaba in the first national tour of Wicked, which would have seen her replace Shoshana Bean in January 2007. Instead, she chose to star in In the Heights, giving Victoria Matlock the role of Elphaba. She eventually got the chance to play Elphaba in the Broadway version of Wicked in 2010. On March 23, 2010, she took Dee Roscioli’s seat. She took home the 2010 Broadway.com Audience Award for Best Female Replacement not long after she debuted as the green witch. She played the part for the last time on January 30, 2011, at which point Teal Wicks took over. Gonzalez had also made an appearance in the ensemble during a first reading of the musical.
Gonzalez took Renée Elise Goldsberry’s place as Angelica Schuyler Church in the Broadway production of Hamilton in September 2016. Gonzalez played Mrs. Walker in the John F. Kennedy Center performance of The Who’s Tommy in April 2019. As a part of their Broadway Center Stage series, the play had a short run, lasting about a week.
Gonzalez Movies and television Credits
Gonzalez made television appearances in Madam Secretary, Guiding Light, Third Watch, and The Good Wife. Julie Taymor’s Across the Universe and Pieter Gaspersz’s After are two of her films.
Gonzalez played Agent Susan Coombs, a recurring character, in the 2016 ABC drama Quantico. Gonzalez played Silvia, the mother of Mabel Mora, in a guest appearance in the sixth episode of season 1 of the Hulu original series Only Murders in the Building in 2021. Gonzalez made an appearance on PBS’s Salute to Service: A Veterans Day Salute, which was hosted by John Stewart, in November 2023.
During her father’s year of service in Vietnam, Mandy wrote a song called “Fearless” about their hidden courting. Her mother, a 17-year-old volunteer letter buddy to servicemen, lived in the United States.