Carolee Carmello

Carolee Carmello

Carolee Carmello at the 2015 Broadway production of Finding Neverland.
Born (1962-09-01) September 1, 1962
Albany, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Spouse(s) Gregg Edelman
Children 2

Carolee Carmello (born September 1, 1962, in Albany, New York) is an American actress best known for her performances in Broadway musicals and for playing the role of Maple LaMarsh in AMC's first original series Remember WENN (1996–1998). She is a three-time Tony Award nominee and a 5-time Drama Desk nominee, winning the 1999 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her role in Parade.

Career

Carolee Carmello at Transport Group Gala 2013

Carmello made her Broadway debut in a small role in City of Angels and returned to close the show in the role of "Oolie/Donna". She played "Cordelia, the kosher caterer" in the original Broadway company of Falsettos, and also played Abigail Adams in the revival of 1776. In the Broadway company of The Scarlet Pimpernel she replaced in the role of "Marguerite St. Just". She created the role of Lucille Frank in Parade at Lincoln Center, for which she won the 1999 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (in a tie with Bernadette Peters)[1] and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Next came "Kate" in the Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate and "Ms. Pennywise" in Urinetown. She starred as "Gabrielle" in Lestat, for which she received nominations for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She also appeared as Donna Sheridan in the long-running hit musical, Mamma Mia!.

Carmello originated the role of Alice Beineke in the new musical version of The Addams Family. For this role she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.[2]

She took over the role of the Mother Superior from Victoria Clark in the Broadway production of Sister Act on November 19, 2011.[3] In 2012, she played the role of Aimee Semple McPherson on Broadway in the musical Scandalous, for which she received a Drama Desk nomination and a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Musical.[4] She performed the role of Mrs. du Maurier in the Broadway musical Finding Neverland from March 2015 through February 2016, and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

Carmello recently appeared in the role of Mae Tuck in the Broadway musical adaptation of Tuck Everlasting, at the Broadhurst Theatre.[5] Following its closing in May, she returned to "Finding Neverland" for the show's last six weeks.

Personal life

She is married to fellow Broadway actor Gregg Edelman.[6][7] They have two children.[8]

Theatre credits

Year(s) Production Role Location Category
1989–92 City of Angels Ensemble/Oolie/Donna Virginia Theatre Broadway
1992–93 Falsettos Cordelia John Golden Theatre Broadway
1997–98 1776 Abigail Adams Gershwin Theatre Broadway
1998–99 Parade Lucille Frank Vivian Beaumont Theatre Broadway
1999–00 The Scarlet Pimpernel Marguerite St. Just Neil Simon Theatre Broadway
2001 Kiss Me, Kate Lilli Vanessi/Katharine Martin Beck Theatre Broadway
2003 God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater Sylvia Rosewater Cooper Union CooperArts Concert
2003–04 Urinetown Penelope Pennywise Henry Miller's Theatre Broadway
2004–05 Mamma Mia! Donna Sheridan Winter Garden Theatre Broadway
2006 Lestat Gabrielle Palace Theatre Broadway
2006–07 Mamma Mia! Donna Sheridan Winter Garden Theatre Broadway
2008 Show Boat Julie La Verne Carnegie Hall Concert
2010–11 The Addams Family Alice Beineke Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Broadway
2011–12 Sister Act Mother Superior Broadway Theatre Broadway
2012 Scandalous Aimee Semple McPherson Neil Simon Theatre Broadway
2015–16 Finding Neverland Madame du Maurier Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Broadway
2016 Tuck Everlasting Mae Tuck Broadhurst Theatre Broadway
2016 Finding Neverland Madame du Maurier Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Broadway

National Tours

Regional

Off-Broadway

Concert

  • Showboat (Carnegie Hall)

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "1999 Drama Desk Winners: Tie! Peters & Carmello, Outstanding Actress (Musical)" Archived April 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. playbill.com, May 9, 1999
  2. ↑ Jones, Kenneth (2009-07-22). "Addams Family Musical Finds a Broadway Home". Playbill. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  3. ↑ Raise Your Voice! Carolee Carmello Replaces Victoria Clark in SISTER ACT as 'Mother Superior' 11/19 broadwayworld.com, November 1, 2011
  4. ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Nominations Announced for 67th Annual Tony Awards; 'Kinky Boots' Earns 13 Nominations" Archived October 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. playbill.com, April 30, 2013
  5. ↑ Tuck Everlasting The Broadway League. 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016
  6. ↑ Barnes, Steve. "UAlbany grad Carolee Carmello reveals ups, downs of Broadway" timesunion.com, September 21, 2013
  7. ↑ "Marilyn Maye And Gregg Edelman" digitalpub.chron.com, The Grand — Volume 2, 2011-2012 Season, accessed September 18, 2015
  8. ↑ Beckerman, Jim. "PLAYING STRONG-WILLED WOMEN", The Record (Bergen County), March 31, 2002. Accessed May 27, 2008. "After starring in such New York shows as Kiss Me Kate, 1776, Parade and City of Angels, Leonia resident Carolee Carmello wanted to do something closer to home."
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