>>> WELCOME BACK, HISTORY IS BEING MADE ON BROADWAY.
RIGHT NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER, AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN MOTHER
AND DAUGHTER TEAM ARE LEADING
CASTS THE VERY SAME TIME.
>> WE HAVE THAT DYNAMIC DUO THIS
MORNING.
MORNING. THE TONY WINNER FOR THE COLOR
PURPLE IN 2006 STARRING IN THE
HOLIDAY CLASSIC A CHRISTMAS CAR
CAROL AND HER 19-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER, CELIA ROSE GOODING IS
MAKING HER DEBUT IN THE NEW HIT
"JAGGED LITTLE PILL" GOOD
MORNING AND CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> NOT TO DATE BUT YOU HAVE BEEN
PERFORMING
PERFORMING PERFORMING AS I UNDERSTAND IT ON
BROADWAY FOR 30 YEARS OR SO.
>> 33.
>> 33. >> EMMY, TONY, WHAT IS IT LIKE
TO SEE YOUR LITTLE GIRL PERFORM
ON BROADWAY FOR THE FIRST TIME
TO OPEN.
TO OPEN. >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL I COULD
BARELY SEE IT BECAUSE I WAS
CRYING SO MUCH.
BUT I WAS THRILLED.
I WAS SITTING THERE WATCHING HER
THINKING THIS IS MY LITTLE GIRL
WHO’S UP THERE ON THAT STAGE,
AND SHE’S MANAGING IT.
SHE’S HANDLING IT, AND SHE’S
BLOWING IT OUT, KNOCKING IT OUT
OF THE PARK.
I COULDN’T BE MORE PROUD.
>> CELIA, WHAT WAS THAT LIKE FOR
YOU HAVING YOUR MOM THERE
WATCHING?
WATCHING? >> HAVING MY MOM THERE ALWAYS IS
THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD
BUT KNOWING THAT SHE HAD IT
WRITTEN IN HER CONTRACT THAT SHE
WOULD HAVE MY OPENING NIGHT OFF
AND THAT SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO BE
THERE, IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME.
OF COURSE ANYONE FEELING THE
SUPPORT OF THEIR PARENT ALWAYS,
IT’S A FEELING THAT YOU DON’T
EVER WANT TO LEAVE, BUT IT WAS
REALLY REALLY AWESOME HAVING HER
THERE AND SEEING HER FULL TEARS.
IT BRINGS ME A LOT OF JOY.
>> AND WHEN SHE YELLED HI MOM AT
THE END IN HER BOW, THAT MADE MY
LIFE.
LIFE. >> IS IT TRUE THAT YOU DIDN’T
WANT HER TO FOLLOW IN YOUR FOOT
STEPS ON THE STAGE?
>> THAT’S ABSOLUTELY TRUE.
>> WHY NOT?
>> THIS IS A TOUGH BUSINESS, IT
HAS A LOT OF UP AND DOWNS, A LOT
OF HEART ACHE AND AS A MOTHER,
YOU DON’T WANT YOUR CHILD TO
SUFFER IN ANY WAY, AND I KNOW
THE CHALLENGES OF THIS INDUSTRY,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT WAS
UNDENIABLE, EVER SINCE SHE WAS 3
YEARS OLD, WHEN SHE STOOD UP ON
THAT COFFEE TABLE THAT YEAR AND
HELD FOR APPLAUSE.
>> BECAUSE I KNOW MY APPLAUSE
POINTS, AT A YOUNG AGE, YOU HAVE
TO LEARN YOUR APPLAUSE POINTS.
>> WHAT WAS IT FOR YOU THAT MADE
YOU WANT TO FOLLOW IN YOUR MOM’S
FOOT STEPS, YOU KNEW THAT?
>> IT WAS WATCHING HER TONY
AWARD SPEECH WHEN YOU SAID THAT
I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE
TONY, OR I THOUGHT WHEN EVERYONE
WAS NOMINATED, EVERYONE TAKES AN
AWARD, YIND ITI DIDN’T UNDERSTAN
THERE WAS A JOY ON MY FACE.
I SAID I WANT TO DO THAT.
I THINK WHAT I MEANT AT THAT
YOUNG, NON KNOWING AGE, I WANT
TO CHASE WHATEVER INTENSE JOY MY
MOTHER IS FEELING IN THAT
MOMENT, AND I FOUND IT IN
THEATER, AND NOW I’M DOING IT
AROUND THE CORNER.
>> YOU DESCRIBE MOM NOT SO MUCH
AS A HELICOPTER PARENT BUT A
SNIPER PARENT.
SNIPER PARENT. >> YES.
>> YES. >> WHAT DOES THAT NEEN?
>> IT
>> IT -- MEAN?
-- MEAN? >> WELL, BECAUSE OF THE WORK MY
MOM DOES, SHE’S NOT ALWAYS ABLE
TO BE AROUND, BUT EVEN THOUGH
SHE’S FAR AWAY, SHE’S FOCUSED
AND SHE KNOWS THAT IF ANYTHING
IS GOING WRONG OR ANYTHING NEEDS
TO BE FIXED OR IMPROVED UPON,
SHE’S RIGHT THERE, READY TO PUT
HERSELF IN TO WHEREVER SHE NEEDS
TO BE.
TO BE. >> AND I WANT HER TO KNOW I’M
ALWAYS WATCHING.
ALWAYS WATCHING. >> YOU ARE ALWAYS WATCHING.
>> I GET THAT IMPRESSION.
>> WITH HER SCOPE, ABSOLUTELY.
>> DID YOU GUYS TAKE A STEP BACK
AND LOOK AT THE HISTORICAL
CONTEXT OF THIS.
YOU ARE THE FIRST
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MOM/DAUGHTER
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MOM/DAUGHTER STARRING ON BROADWAY AT THE SAME
TIME.
TIME. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU BOTH
OF YOU?
OF YOU? >> WELL, YOU KNOW, IT’S
THRILLING.
THRILLING. I KNOW OF SO MANY OTHER
AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILIES THAT
HAVE BEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN
THAT HAVE BEEN ON BROADWAY BUT
AT DIFFERENT TIMES BUT THIS IS
THE FIRST TIME THAT WE’RE BOTH
LEADING IN A SHOW, AND I’M
SHOCKED AT THAT BECAUSE WHEN I
WAS HER AGE, I WAS STILL IN THE
ENSEMBLE OF SHOWS, AND LEARNING
AND FINDING MY WAY.
AND FOR HER TO BE SO YOUNG AND
THIS TO HAPPEN FOR US, IT’S JUST
A HUGE HONOR, HONESTLY.
AND WE’RE VERY IMPRESSED AND
VERY PROUD THAT IT’S US.
>> HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT
PERFORMING TOGETHER?
PERFORMING TOGETHER? >> OH, YES.
>> IN THE SAME SHOW.
>> HOPEFULLY.
>> HOPEFULLY. >> IS IT GOING TO HAPPEN?
>> I’M PUTTING IT IN THE
UNIVERSE, IT’S GOING HAPPEN AT
SOME POINT.
SOME POINT. >> WE HAVE AN IDEA.
>> WE HAVE MANY IDEAS.
>> WHAT’S YOUR IDEA.
>> MOM.
>> MOM. >> GYPSY.
>> GYPSY. >> OH, THAT’S A NO BRAINER.
>> THAT’S WHAT WE THINK.
>> THAT WOULD BE THE DREAM.
>> NOT ONLY HAVE YOU SPOKEN IT
INTO THE UNIVERSE, YOU’VE SAID
IT ON THE "TODAY" SHOW.
>> NOW IT HAS TO HAPPEN.
>> WHEN IT HAPPENS, YOU’RE
OBLIGATED TO COME BACK, AND
WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> IT’S A FANTASTIC STORY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WHAT AN HONOR TO MEET BOTH OF
YOU.
YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANKS FOR HAVING US.
>> KEEP ON KEEPING ON.
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