Carmen is known for her incredibly versatile voice her stage credits range from Christine Daaé in “The Phantom of the Opera” to Fantine in “Les Miserables”, Dot in “Sunday in the Park with George”, Nellie in “South Pacific”, Mrs Lovett in “Sweeney Todd” and Elphaba in “Wicked”.
She also created the Tony nominated role of “Alice Murphy” in Steve Martin’s “Bright Star” on Broadway and recently starred in the new Broadway production “Flying Over Sunset”.
In this interview we discuss her times on Broadway, West End and beyond, her upcoming projects, the difficulty of singing Elphaba eight times a week, the feeling of singing Sondheim and working with Steve Martin on “Bright Star”.
We also touch on companies mistreating actors and other darker sides of the industry.
Behind the Mirror of Music 