Biography
Carmen Cusack (born April 25, 1971) is an American musical theater actress and singer. She is known for playing Elphaba in the Chicago, North American Tour, and Melbourne productions of the musical Wicked and for originating the roles of Alice Murphy and Clare Boothe Luce in the Broadway musicals Bright Star and Flying Over Sunset, respectively. Her performance in Bright Star, which was her Broadway debut, was highly praised and earned her a Tony Award nomination and a 2016 Theatre World Award....
Known For
Complete Filmography
American Fiction
2023
as Gilda
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypoc...
Designing Women
2021
as Julia Sugarbaker
A world premiere play bringing the megahit television series to life for our current age. Teeming with raucous hilarity and channeling the series’ one...
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
2019
as Margy Whitmer
An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon ...