Gabrielle Gutierrez

Gabrielle Gutierrez
Birth name Gabrielle Alexa Gutierrez
Born (2005-09-29) September 29, 2005
Origin Queens, New York, U.S.
Genres Musical theatre
Occupation(s) Singer, actress
Years active 2014-present
Associated acts Tim Minchin

Gabrielle Alexa Gutierrez (born September 29, 2005) is a Filipino-American stage actress prominently known as the first Filipino to play the lead role of Matilda in a major musical theatre adaptation of the novel of the same name.

Career

Gutierrez is a gifted child piano prodigy winning a contest that has given her the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall when she was five years old. Gutierrez began her formal music career in 2014 when she was cast as Ngana in Paper Mill Playhouse production of Rodgers-Hammerstein classic South Pacific. In late 2014, she was cast as Annie Who for the National Tour of How the Grinch Stole Christmas production. While working on the said musical, she was cast as lead for the Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda The Musical.

Personal life

Gutierrez traces her roots back from Bukidnon, Philippines. She is currently residing in Springfield, New Jersey with her older sister and their parents.

Theatre credits

Theatre
YearTitleRoleProducer
2016School of Rock The MusicalSophiaWinter Garden Theatre
2015MatildaMatildaRoyal Shakespeare Company
2014How The Grinch Stole ChristmasAnnie WhoBig League Productions
2014South PacificNganaPaper Mill Playhouse

Television

Television
YearTitleRoleDuration
2015ConanMatilda (promotional guesting)1 episode

References

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