Sophia Anne Caruso Joins The Table

Sophia Anne Caruso tells us what it's like to be the star of "Beetlejuice" on Broadway.
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[@laneysharp223]

She's so soft spoken, it's weird hearing her sing rock

[@victoriaramos9095]

Laney Sharp, I knew her since she was in her mother's womb.

[@lucyadams630]

Victoria Ramos WHY ARE YOU EVERYWHERE

[@victoriaramos9095]

@@lucyadams630, sorry! My apologies!

[@lochnessmonster1736]

@@victoriaramos9095 really ?

[@victoriaramos9095]

@@lochnessmonster1736 , sorry! I mean bless her little heart. she's adorable.

[@heyhi6002]

If there was a Sabrina musical she could definitely be Sabrina

[@novaccinesforyou5181]

BookMovieCharacters BookWorm that’s what I said to my friend tressa

[@sydquildon3311]

I was literally just thinking about this!!

[@Jessica-kp3qn]

Omg yesss

[@camilobarrios7854]

i was just thinking about that!! omg it would be soooo good

[@lilylovesgames9505]

She looks like the lovechild of Emilia Clarke and Kiernan shipka sp yes it would work

[@angieamad0]

She was 14-15 when she started working on this musical...wow👏💖

[@liv-uu1fi]

She's 18 now, it's unbelievable.

[@kaityrose9619]

And I’m 14 at home in bed.... wow

[@urlocalsissy369]

MoonShoes Potter same

[@cassidy5874]

Presley Ryan is 15 and she is sophias aka lydias understudy :>

[@ffion9349]

MoonShoes Potter same

[@AbigailsCorner4444]

Sophia looks young and old at the same time.... lol

[@hotmojoe2483]

and she's smol

[@letololol]

And she is 18

[@rgv3283]

Moto Moto my friends think you like me 😳😂

[@bfbvouabeorbvoaervure963]

RGV mOtO mOTo lIkEs YoU

[@Disturbednum1fan]

i was you 1000th like and I agree with your statement XD

[@threesugarssevensugars2113]

Aw she’s so small! I wouldn’t think she’s 17. She’s incredibly talented.

[@kateschneider8789]

she's a tiny person. if you look up pictures from the sound of music live, you would DEFINITELY not think that she was 11, because that's about how old she was.

[@BetteDavis19]

how tall is she actually?

[@averystreeter9470]

Lin Trash I think 5’1?

[@michaelarenee2944]

Oh I thought it was 4"11 ?

[@sydquildon3311]

I met her she’s like 4’10 I was like woahhh

[@cami_cosmos]

Wow, she's been with this since she was fourteen!

[@amandarama3314]

Bro. She's committed, especially as a teen

[@haydenbeatty6964]

I luv Sophia Anne Caruso. The first time I listened to 'Dead Mom' I felt amazed by her voice and it felt like she was talking to me since I felt the same way Lydia felt when I lost my grand father. Sophia I wish you the best in the world thank you for being an inspiration to me.

[@audreychoate8282]

Lydia Deetz she left the show today Imma miss her so much 😭😭❤️

[@pandog76]

11 Years In The Making And It Closes Before The One Year Anniversary! That Is So Sad!😭

[@larawright9210]

Ikr but at least it saw broadway. Loads of shows don’t even get there

[@sophiex363]

Maybe it will be a west end run? I’m a Londoner so I’m praying lmao

[@lauren4322]

Sophie X I think it is coming to the west end 🙃

[@05RoadRunner]

I’m BEGGING for them to bring it to the west end

[@yee-raplantar-maximoff4318]

Lol

[@caraporter1019]

I wish I could see Beetlejuice on broadway, I’m obsessed with the soundtrack and love the cast.

[@amandarama3314]

My two friends are seeing Beetlejuice this Saturday before Rob leaves

[@suttonschiff9648]

Same I’m not gonna see the original cast😪😪😪😪😪

[@sarahtreutelaar120]

Same!!!!! I just wanna see them on stage and sing along

[@E3g4]

I wanna seeeeeeeeeee it sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad like come to the Uk already

[@evacosio4585]

SAMEEE

[@EllaMitsch123]

the way they treat her is amazing as she is so young it's sometimes easy to treat younger actors as children but she's so mature and well spoken for her age it probably comes naturally to the interviewers to treat her like an adult (as they should with any professional actor, young or old) i've noticed this with the cast of stranger things that many interviewers treat them as their age, which is totally unfair as they're working professionals, so props to this group of interviewers for treating Sophia so well!

[@theandeeandjordanshow5881]

Ella Bella well I mean she is technically an adult so

[@BCS1105]

Ella Bella She’s 18.

[@challengemeneo]

Ella Bella This comment needs more likes

[@varianmetcalf8220]

Right I saw this with school of rock where Alex Brightman was vlogging and treating the kids like professionals cause he said that they are professional just younger professionals

[@neilt325]

She is so well spoken. I feel like she’s an old soul. Was so stoked to see her live; what a voice!

[@taylormitchell4562]

how. is. she. 18. she’s literally so mature and her acting and singing is amazing.

[@listerine0670]

taylor mitchell she is 18

[@taylormitchell4562]

ohhh sorry

[@listerine0670]

taylor mitchell don't apologize she kinda just turned 18 (july)

[@taylormitchell4562]

ohhhh got u

[@haydenbolt7553]

Yeah but in this video she is 17

[@victoriaramos9095]

She's adorable! Bless her little heart.

[@rachelstone9620]

She’s amazing I saw her live and dead mom made my ball my eyes out she was so emotional

[@__naomi___4499]

the perfect singer, actress, female and just human being in general doesn’t exi- •sophia anne caruso has entered the chat• WHAT

[@Yeahimamusicalfan]

__naomi__ _ omg stop

[@pandasandmore1322]

IKR

[@Bonsaikitty9]

i love that in almost every interview they always describe BJ to ‘have a thing for stripes’ it’s such a weird way to say it aha

[@sincerely_infinity]

hearing her say iconic gives me life

[@laylayoung322]

Time stamp

[@sincerely_infinity]

@@laylayoung322 1:32

[@eternalmiasma5586]

I wish I was this talented when I was 17. And I am! I wish she had been around for heathers, I’d love to see her play veronica. Maybe for the revival?

[@lydiadeetz1292]

Gnome Queen Yesssssss. I love Barret, but I think with Sophia’s unique voice it would be so good!

[@user-oq6ol5fi2w]

Heather's likely won't get revived, at least not anytime soon

[@Jessica-kp3qn]

If it’s ever renewed I hope I actually hear about it

[@ellaixl7496]

That would be very funny because in the movie the actor who played Lydia played Veronica

[@corakowal]

I don’t want Heathers or get revived until like five years because my dad wouldn’t take me to see it no matter what although it’s my #1

[@edee5211]

I can’t believe it took 11 years and they only got less than a year for their show

[@pompom8674]

yeah

[@cuzwhynot253]

@yes yes BEETLEJUICE DESERVED BETTER

[@ellagmcl]

She is so humble and beautiful, I love her so much

[@stuffmewithpasta756]

I love how she acts like being a star in a musical is normal. Shes a theatre person but shes not just a theatre person. 💕💕

[@catherinekubick298]

She’s adorable! Wish her all the success in the world 💚

[@victoriaramos9095]

Catherine Kubick, she really is adorable!

[@yee-raplantar-maximoff4318]

Indeed 🖤 Even with all the shit that’s been happening this year, I still hope she has success in whatever she ends up doing next 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@robocop8569]

Love her too much honesty. I love sophias style so much, you can tell she really likes fashion. Its so... weird.. and awesome. One day she will wear a cute pink sweater and a skirt, and the next be wearing a leather looking shirt and black overalls with awesome makeup and huge soled shoes. I love it. She can go from cute bean to badass effortlessly. So punk and awesome, i wish i had her confidence honestly, i would wear so much more stuff i had an ounce of confidence.

[@aga5463]

Im just watching this knowing she doesn't play Lydia anymore and I might cry 🥺

[@froggiebcg]

She looks so fragile but when she sings she could beat everyone! WE MUST PROTECT HER👏🤠

[@clarinetrat4669]

Twinsies

[@froggiebcg]

@@clarinetrat4669 :0

[@emilyriley235]

I love her so much. I just can’t describe how amazing she is as a person and an actress.

[@adriannamachik4678]

i literally love her so much. her voice is just the best

[@baileyunderwood-doe8875]

She’s such a good speaker

[@charliebellette701]

She’s very talented!

[@lilyrussell-pinson7963]

She’s such a sweet and soft spoken person. So many of my favorite people worked on this (her, William Ivy Long, and Alex Brightman!) and I’m so happy I got to see one of the last 10 shows.

[@marissasifre9026]

Sophia Ann Caruso could slap me and I would thank her. What a goddess.

[@emilymills1990]

I love Sophia so freaking much 😭

[@ArabellaGloria]

she’s precious i love her

[@raisingstars4643]

I saw this one on broadway. It was the best one I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen 38. Not kidding :)

[@bellakal2124]

Raising Stars dang ur rich rich

[@raisingstars4643]

Zelda The legend xD

[@urlocalsissy369]

get me a ticket 😂

[@lark7392]

If you’re that rich you could hook me up with a ticket... Right?

[@arianaecall]

Me being 8 hours of away from New York😭😭

[@RickyLiveOG]

I was lucky enough to see her in DC when they were previewing the show. The set was AMAZING and because it was a preview there were technical issues; during the show the sound cut out while Sophia was singing. I was in the 5th row stage right and I almost didn't notice that the sound cut out. Her voice is incredible! She really is so talented and I can't wait to see her doing more things!!

[@India-uc2hx]

those people walking outside had no idea a broadway star/queen was doing an interview.

[@siem9329]

Heyo

[@sunnytea9463]

she's gonna be my sophie of woods beyond omg i love her right away!! i hope she'll bring justice for the role 🥰

[@chloecuttle]

she is one of my favorite actresses. so so talented & eloquently spoken 😭❤️

[@sunnytea9463]

her role of lydia having lost her mom and dad being unloving is like sophie's story (the role of her on school for good and evil) i can't wait to see her as my fav book character 🥺

[@aviezer_who_drinks_seltzer371]

She's gonna be Sophie?

[@sunnytea9463]

@@aviezer_who_drinks_seltzer371 yes!! together with sofia wylie as agatha

[@experiment626eventing]

Sophia is the definition of perfect female singer/actor

[@rievenson8873]

She’s so short I love it

[@trealexander4808]

So well-spoken!

[@amber-kr3ij]

she’s gorgeous

[@toothpicksinurtoes1598]

SHES SO SMALL IM SCREAMING

[@nvm1369]

Omg she’s the perfect Sophie...

[@darken.your.clothes3148]

She's 17!! Wow

[@victoriaramos9095]

darken.your.clothes 314, I'm 17 too!

[@lydiadeetz1292]

darken.your.clothes 314 and she was working for it since she was 14!

[@victoriaramos9095]

@@lydiadeetz1292 , yeah. Do you like Sophia Anne Caruso?

[@lydiadeetz1292]

Victoria Ramos yes! I love her unique voice! She is also really beautiful and relatable.

[@victoriaramos9095]

@@lydiadeetz1292, do you also like Meg Donnelly?

[@Jakeybakey5]

She’s so beautiful 😍

[@ITSMERlVER]

If they bring the show back, I hope people petition to bring Sophia back. If she wants to return that is. I know she was fired and she was sour about it and they say she’s blacklisted now, but I don’t feel anyone else can pull Lydia off

[@jessfletcher8810]

Presley can but just a little

[@jessfletcher8810]

Her voice is at least 10% too happy for Lydia (Presley)

[@pompom8674]

@@jessfletcher8810 yeah and dana is a Girl Scout and I seriously cannot think of her as Lydia lol

[@lola-ri3du]

my friends uncle designed the worm thing in beetle juice lol

[@hailiebarrett9790]

Big sandy. She is a puppet

[@luksiko408]

Cool

[@Internet_Jobber62]

She’s a sandworm called Sandy

[@sophiaswan385]

im so soft for her

[@graceje2114]

I adore her.

[@bosentica]

I love her

[@MrSonnanburg]

bosentica (I liked your comment) She deserves SO MUCH credit!

[@victoriaramos9095]

bosentica, I love her too!

[@Cherry-jd2xj]

I love her so much

[@ureaiw]

me trying to convince myself i don’t look bad: nobody’s perfect sophia anne caruso: *defeats that whole idea and flushes it down the toilet*

[@bridgethealey7188]

She’s 1 year and 4 days younger than me

[@vesainthesewer]

@ABIGAIL CLAUSE What?

[@lukescutt1]

Love this video because I love Beetlejuice

[@gundhamtanaka2918]

I need to hear Dead Mom about a magic 8 ball.

[@gundhamtanaka2918]

@M Lala Sophia said that the audition song for Lydia was dead mom about a magic 8 ball

[@gundhamtanaka2918]

@M Lala When she auditioned for the role of Lydia Deetz for Beetlejuice the musical the directors and casting members chose a song about a magic 8 ball for Sophia anne Caruso to sing so that the directors and casting members could see her talent and hear her voice. The audition process is a process that shows skill and capabillities so they hadn't fully written every song and dead mom was still in progress for writing so they gave her a version of the song in which was about a magic 8 ball instead of her dead mother. The song about the magic 8 ball is not released to the public so in which I commented "I need to hear Dead Mom about a magic 8 ball" because I find that it would be hilarious to hear the work in progress for the song Dead Mom.

[@gundhamtanaka2918]

@M Lala I'm an professional actress. I know things.

[@sombraro]

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[@sofiuh9415]

Sophia is so cute! I’m so sad the show ended :(

[@delrey874]

She's so cute.

[@angelikajoy5673]

her best role ever ACTING wise was as Coke in Jack the red of hearts and you can fight me on this

[@wowitsfriff]

everyone: wow Sophia me: why was there a tomato at the begining

[@Stardustchords]

0:01 she looks soooo familiar and I can’t think of why

[@camholmess5234]

Claire Brianne devyn from buxxzzfeed

[@zakrosie]

She's Sofia Anne Caruso...

[@Stardustchords]

Ok I just came back to this comment I added the wrong time stamp I meant 0:00 haha

[@casswithmywholeheart5524]

6:21 he's asking the question she literally already answered in the beginning

[@ads_444]

God i love her

[@zakrosie]

I'm sad she left

[@pres753]

11 years. it didn’t even get a 1 year anniversary or a final show. absolute bullshit

[@leahhuman6106]

That intro sounded dead

[@gamesfan290]

well, she does play Lydia on "Beetlejuice: The Musical"...

[@urlocalsissy369]

i would be screaming and freaking out and then pass out

[@fffernsw4dl539]

For real, I thought I was the only one who was like "wtf, cmon guys xD"

[@jordyn2470]

ikr like it’s freakin sophia anne caruso

[@lillieb-tx4on]

It was as dead as lydias dead mom

[@Star-ou5gq]

Shes pretty

[@katetromp4697]

❤❤❤

[@dannag6983]

She? IS SO CUTE

[@ashleymcgrew9624]

My maiden name is Caruso. HEYYYYY FAMMMMMILLLYYYY!

[@pompom8674]

now I know it ig

[@ShyGuy199_]

Ella es mi crush, dato jeje

[@abigailmoss5536]

lydia is my FAV IN BEETLEJUICE

[@KarlieVlogs]

Who remembers the hey hey show

[@princesaofdragons]

You love fashion me to I want to be a fashion designer when I grow up

[@Prati_7]

Who's here after she is selected to play sophie in school for good and evil??

[@confetti222]

She is going to kill it as Sophie I'm so excited 😆

[@risipieces]

okay not the point but i SWEAR that host is shannon coffey and it’s throwing me off

[@yee-raplantar-maximoff4318]

Her outfit just screams Lydia

[@aaaa642]

*Sophie_Anne_Caruso left the table*

[@kaitnotkate892]

She looks like the girl Noah schapp

[@luksiko408]

Wtf hahah now i can’t unsee it

[@ellieb4967]

9:10 magic eitght ball

[@ellieb4967]

2:58 parents yes

[@JiaFaFia]

I really miss her longer hair 😔🤚

[@catalinaz2367]

Sophia 👏🏼 Was👏🏼 Robbed👏🏼 Of👏🏼 A👏🏼 Tony👏🏼Nomination

[@milescomet]

5:04

[@jaybonn5973]

Jesus christ I hope shes doing well

[@abrafart]

i checked to see how tall sophia anne caruso was and apparently she's my height and idk why but i was so excited to find that out lol

[@laylayoung322]

abra k. Me too!

[@ellieb4967]

4:26 guess I better wash my mouth out with soap

[@ellieb4967]

3:14 fashion

[@emmaedelmann220]

I go through depression like Lydia

[@loreninavloggingcup]

Emma Edelmann hope u feel better soon

[@emmaedelmann220]

Thank you

[@ellieb4967]

3:53

[@gacharse1534]

Cutest Human Being Alive

[@Rebecca-qn8sv]

My god she’s tiny

[@danielbell8917]

I met her after the show and I'm 5'6 and she was at least 5 inches shorter than me so shes between 5 foot and 5'2

[@kateschneider8789]

@@danielbell8917 i looked up her height and according to her website, she's 4'11

[@urlocalsissy369]

oop i’m taller :p hehehehehehehehe

[@susannah4437]

I saw her at the stage door and she is very small

[@BCS1105]

Saw her years ago in Lazarus and her voice was absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Sadly, she is using a different technique nowadays and her voice sounds forced and strained. It’s a shame really as her voice is utterly spellbinding!

[@yuhgetintoit3190]

B C S I'm pretty sure it's a voice for her character. Beetlejuice characters are super stylized.

[@BCS1105]

Hugs not Drugs That’s what I’m hoping. Another thing I saw was that apparently she smokes which I hope isn’t true as that’ll really screw her voice up over the next few years but I’m not judging her.

[@yuhgetintoit3190]

B C S her voice isn't super strainy. It's unusual, but it's a lot of different stylistic choices that make it stand out so much. She's still placing her voice in good healthy places, but she's using different places and switching between them constantly while messing vowels and different kinds of vibrato. She's probably staying really healthy, and I'm sure she'll be singing normally and more traditionally once she's done with beetlejuice :D

[@yuhgetintoit3190]

B C S oh the smoking is a totally different story lol

[@BCS1105]

Hugs not Drugs Yea. I’ve heard that in the photos where she’s holding a cigarette that it’s a candy cigarette but it looks like...way to real.

[@sunnytea9463]

she's one of the rare cases of white girl looking so young for her age

[@kleiner1364]

"The 1980s movie what starred alec Baldwin and Winona Ryder" Lmao I think the young sis confused Alec Baldwin and Michael Keaton

[@gi0._.p506]

Rnc I think even tho Michael Keaton was the title character he wasn’t the main character as he was absent for a lot of It and the main characters are Adam Barbara and Lydia.

[@lauracherry5062]

i wish they didn’t cake her face with makeup, she looks amazing without it, better, even

[@arianaecall]

Probably y because of studio lights

[@ellieb4967]

10:22 alexxxx

[@MysteriousGirl10]

This might sound like a weird question, but would you like to join the Beetlejuice fan club I started? I'm having some trouble finding members.

[@caramilkies5379]

Shes leaving 😭

[@kaelynbarrera1532]

CandyGirl I know I came her to be happy but now I’m sadder