Review: Carmen Cusack in Concert at Theatre Raleigh
Carmen opened the show with two back-to-back songs from Steve Martin & Edie Brickell’s Bright Star. The musical where she made her Broadway debut in 2016 after many years in the industry.
Dates: 5/10/2025
📍 Theatre: Theatre Raleigh
Theatre Raleigh
6638 Old Wake Forest Road
Raleigh, NC 27616
Phone: (919)832-9997
Tickets: $70-$100
TR In Concert: Carmen Cusack May 10th at 7:30 PM Carmen Cusack returns to Theatre Raleigh after starring as Annie in last season's musical Bull Durham, A New Musical! CARMEN CUSACK starred on Broadway in James Lapine’s Flying Over Sunset, earning a second Tony Award nomination in as many Broadway shows. She was previously nominated for her acclaimed lead performance in Bright Star. She recurred opposite Janet McTeer and Elizabeth Olsen in the series, Sorry For Your Loss, and she was featured opposite Tom Hanks in TriStar's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and in MGM’s American Fiction. Carmen can currently be seen as Mary Todd Lincoln in the world premiere musical, 3 Summers of Lincoln, at La Jolla Playhouse. She starred as Annie Savoy in Bull Durham, A New Musical at Theatre Raleigh, Julia Sugarbaker in the world premiere adaptation of Designing Women at TheatreSquared and as Lynn Gardner in MCC’s Off-Broadway revival of Carrie. Additional credits include Annie McDougan in First Wives Club and Dot in Sunday in the Park with George in Chicago, Nellie Forbush in the first national tour of Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of South Pacific, and Elphaba in the first national tour of Wicked. West End credits include Fantine in Les Misérables, Rose in The Secret Garden, and Kim in Personals. She toured the UK as Christine in Phantom of the Opera and as Eva Cassidy in Over the Rainbow. She studied opera at the University of North Texas, which gave her its first honorary baccalaureate degree in 2018.
Carmen opened the show with two back-to-back songs from Steve Martin & Edie Brickell’s Bright Star. The musical where she made her Broadway debut in 2016 after many years in the industry.
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