Sophia Anne Caruso currently stars in Netflix’s hit feature The School For Good And Evil, directed by Paul Feig and adapted from the New York Times best-selling series of novels by Soman Chaiani. Sophia stars opposite Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, and Sofia Wylie in the film, which became #1 on Netflix in numerous countries within the first 24 hours of its release. Sophia has already cemented herself as a staple of the theater community. She starred as Lydia in Warner Bros’ cult Broadway favorite, Beetlejuice, directed by Alex Timbers, for which she received a Theater World Award and a Clive Barnes Award Nomination. Sophia made her Broadway debut in the highly praised production of David Harrower’s Blackbird with Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams and directed by Joe Mantello. She previously received Outer Critics Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical for her breakout performance in New York Theater Workshop’s critically acclaimed run of the David Bowie and Enda Walsh hit musical, Lazarus. She later reprised her role in the production’s London transfer. Sophia also earned a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for her performance in Jennifer Haley’s The Nether, directed by Anne Kaufman at MCC Theater. Her additional theater credits include the world premiere of Warner Bros’ Secondhand Lions The Musical, Susan Stroman’s production of Ahrens & Flaherty‘s Little Dancer at the Kennedy Center, the Encores! Off-Center production of Elizabeth Swados’ Runaways at New York City Center, and New York Stage & Film’s reading of The Secret Life Of Bees opposite Uzo Aduba, directed by Sam Gold. On television, Sophia appeared in CBS’s EVIL, and in NBC’s hit series SMASH opposite Bernadette Peters. She played Brigitta von Trapp on NBC’s Emmy Award-winning The Sound Of Music Live, starring Carrie Underwood, which was seen by over 30 million viewers nationwide.
