Carmen Cusack (Dot/Marie) makes her Chicago Shakespeare Theater debut. Other theatrical credits include: Lynn Gardner in Carrie (MCC); Nellie Forbush in Broadway’s Lincoln Center Theater’s production of South Pacific (National Tour); and Elphaba in Wicked (Chicago, first National Tour and Melbourne, Australia). Her West End credits include: Chesty Prospects in Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens, Eva Cassidy in Over the Rainbow (UK and Ireland), Fantine in Les Misérables, Rose in The Secret Garden (Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon and the West End), Kim in Personals and Christine in The Phantom of the Opera. Ms. Cusack is a graduate of the University of North Texas. She plays in a metal bluegrass band called the Backyard Greyhounds and is embarking on her first album with the group.www.carmencusack.com

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