# Carolee Carmello

Carolee Carmello (nascuda com Carolee Ann Carmello l'1 de setembre de 1962 a Albany, New York) és una actriu estatunidenca més coneguda per les seves actuacions en musicals de Broadway i per interpretar el paper de Maple LaMarsh a la sèrie Remember WENN (1996–1998). Ha estat nominada al premi Tony tres vegades i cinc per al Drama Desk, guanyant el 1999 el Premi Drama Desk per a actriu destacada en un musical.

## Carrera

Carmello es va graduar a la Universitat d'Albany amb un títol en administració d'empreses.
Carmello va debutar a Broadway en un petit paper a City of Angels i va tornar a tancar l'espectacle en el paper de "Oolie / Donna". Va deixar la City of Angels per ocupar el paper de Florence a la gira de Chess, des de gener de 1990 fins a maig de 1990. Va interpretar "Cordelia, la botiguera kosher" a la companyia original de Falsettos, de Broadway, i també va interpretar Abigail Adams en el revival del 1776. A la companyia de Broadway de The Scarlet Pimpernel va ser una substituta en el paper de "Marguerite St. Just". Va crear el paper de Lucille Frank a Parade al Lincoln Center, pel qual va guanyar el Premi Drama Desk 1999 per a una actriu destacada en un musical (empatada amb Bernadette Peters) i va ser nominat al premi Tony de la millor actriu en un musical. A continuació, va venir "Kate" a la revifació de Broadway de Kiss Me, Kate i "Ms. Pennywise" a Urinetown. Va protagonitzar "Gabrielle" a Lestat, per la qual va rebre nominacions al Drama Desk Award per a destacada actriu destacada en un musical i al premi Tony a la millor actriu protagonista de musical.
Va aparèixer com a Donna Sheridan a Mamma Mia! diverses vegades, unint-se a l'espectacle inicialment a l'octubre de 2004. Va tornar a formar part del repartiment com Donna el setembre del 2006, prenent una excedència del 14 de març del 2007 al 13 de maig del 2007 per aparèixer en una versió inicial de Saving Aimee.
Carmello va originar el paper d'Alice Beineke a la versió musical The Addams Family. Per aquest paper va ser nominada al Premi Drama Desk i al Outer Critics Circle Award per a una actriu destacada en un musical.
Va assumir el paper de Madre Superior de Victoria Clark a la producció de Broadway de Sister Act el 19 de novembre de 2011. El 2012 va interpretar el paper d'Aimee Semple McPherson al musical Scandalous, pel qual va rebre una nominació per a un Drama Desk i pel Premi Tony com a millor actriu principal en un musical. Va interpretar el paper de Mrs. du Maurier al musical Finding Neverland de Broadway des de març de 2015 fins a febrer de 2016, i va ser nominada al premi de la Drama Desk per a la millor actriu de repartiment en un musical.
Carmello va aparèixer en el paper de Mae Tuck a l'adaptació musical de Broadway de Tuck Everlasting, l'abril de 2016 al Broadhurst Theatre. Després de la seva clausura al maig, va tornar a Finding Neverland el 5 de juliol de 2016, durant les darreres sis setmanes del programa.
Carmello s'uní a la gira nacional dels Estats Units de Hello, Dolly, interpretant Dolly Levi a partir del 24 de setembre de 2019.

## Vida personal

Està divorciada de l'actor Gregg Edelman. Van tenir dos fills. Actualment resideix a Leonia, New Jersey.

## Crèdits teatrals
### Broadway

Fonts: Playbill BroadwayWorld
| Any(s) | Producció | paper | Localització |
| 1989 | City of Angels | Ensemble/Oolie/Donna | Virginia Theatre |
| 1992–93 | Falsettos | Cordelia | John Golden Theatre |
| 1997–98 | 1776 | Abigail Adams replacement | Gershwin Theatre |
| 1998–99 | Parade | Lucille Frank | Vivian Beaumont Theatre |
| 1999–00 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Marguerite St. Just | Neil Simon Theatre |
| 2001 | Kiss Me, Kate | Lilli Vanessi/Katharine | Martin Beck Theatre |
| 2003–04 | Urinetown | Penelope Pennywise | Henry Miller's Theatre |
| 2004 | Mamma Mia! | Donna Sheridan | Winter Garden Theatre |
| 2006 | Lestat | Gabrielle | Palace Theatre |
| 2006–07 | Mamma Mia! | Donna Sheridan | Winter Garden Theatre |
| 2010–11 | The Addams Family | Alice Beineke | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre |
| 2011–12 | Sister Act | Mother Superior | Broadway Theatre |
| 2012 | Scandalous | Aimee Semple McPherson | Neil Simon Theatre |
| 2015–16 | Finding Neverland | Madame du Maurier | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre |
| 2016 | Tuck Everlasting | Mae Tuck | Broadhurst Theatre |
| 2016 | Finding Neverland | Madame du Maurier | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre |

### Gires per Estats Units

* Big River com Mary Jane Wilkes (1987)
* Les Misérables (1987)
* Falsettos com Trina (1993)
* Chess com Florence (January 1990-May 1990)
* Hello, Dolly! com Dolly Gallagher Levi (beginning September 24, 2019)

### Regional

* Bells are Ringing Reprise! (Los Angeles), 1999
* The King and I Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, NJ), 2002
* On The Twentieth Century as Lily Garland, Reprise! (Los Angeles), 2003
* Baby as Arlene Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, NJ) 2004
* Saving Aimee Signature Theatre (Arlington, Virginia) 2007
* Little Shop of Horrors Charles Playhouse (Boston, MA)
* Scandalous (Pavilion Theatre (Glasgow / UK)
* The Music Man (Schenectady Light Opera)
* Grease com Sandy (Pittsburgh C.L.O) 1989
* Tuck Everlasting (Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Georgia), 2015
* Gypsy at Broadway At Music Circus in Sacramento, California 2018
Off-Broadway
Fonts: Lortel.orgBroadwayWorld.com
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1991)
Hello Again (1993)
Das Barbecu (1994)
John & Jen (1995)
A Class Act (2000)
The Vagina Monologues (2000)
Elegies (2003)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2017) as Mrs. Nellie Lovett
Concerts
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater as Sylvia Rosewater (Cooper Union), 2003
Showboat as Julie (Carnegie Hall), 2008
1776 (54 Below), 2017
Referències
1 2 Barnes, Steve. "UAlbany grad Carolee Carmello reveals ups, downs of Broadway" timesunion.com, September 21, 2013
1 2 " 'Chess' tour" ibdb.com, retrieved November 7, 2017
↑ Jones, Kenneth. "1999 Drama Desk Winners: Tie! Peters & Carmello, Outstanding Actress (Musical)" Arxivat 24 April 2014$^{[Datemismatch]}$ a Wayback Machine. playbill.com, May 9, 1999
1 2 Gans, Andrew. "Carolee Carmello Will Join McLane and McCartney in Broadway's 'Mamma Mia!' " Playbill, August 26, 2004
1 2 Gans, Andrew. "Carmello Returns to 'Mamma Mia!' Sept. 27" Playbill, September 27, 2006
↑ Gans, Andrew. "Melançon Will Head 'Mamma Mia!' While Carmello is Saving Aimee" Playbill, January 21, 2007
↑ Jones, Kenneth. «Addams Family Musical Finds a Broadway Home». Playbill, 22-07-2009. Arxivat de l'original el 2012-10-25. [Consulta: 23 juliol 2009].
↑ Raise Your Voice! Carolee Carmello Replaces Victoria Clark in SISTER ACT as 'Mother Superior' 11/19 broadwayworld.com, November 1, 2011
↑ Gans, Andrew. "Nominations Announced for 67th Annual Tony Awards; 'Kinky Boots' Earns 13 Nominations" Arxivat 21 October 2013$^{[Datemismatch]}$ a Wayback Machine. playbill.com, April 30, 2013
↑ Tuck Everlasting ibdb.com, Retrieved March 8, 2016
1 2 Gans, Andrew. "Carolee Carmello Will Return to Broadway's 'Finding Neverland'" Playbill, June 29, 2016
↑ Clement, Olivia. "Carolee Carmello to Replace Betty Buckley in 'Hello, Dolly!' Tour" Playbill, June 6, 2019
↑ "Marilyn Maye And Gregg Edelman" Arxivat 2015-10-02 a Wayback Machine. digitalpub.chron.com, The Grand — Volume 2, 2011-2012 Season, accessed September 18, 2015
↑ 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."
↑ Spelling, Ian. "Splendid on the Screen and Stage: Actress Carolee Carmello" (201) magazine, April 4, 2017. Accessed June 26, 2017. "Carmello returns home to Leonia after each evening performance of Sweeney Todd. A divorced mother of two, a son and daughter, she's lived there for 14 years, after spending seven years in Teaneck."
↑ "Carolee Carmello Broadway" Playbill, retrieved November 5, 2017
1 2 "Carmello Credits" broadwayworld.com, retrieved November 5, 2017
↑ City of Angels broadwayworld.com, retrieved November 7, 2017
↑ " '1776' Replacements" ibdb.com, retrieved November 6, 2017
↑ Hetrick, Adam. "Carolee Carmello Gets Into Broadway's 'Sister Act' Beginning Nov. 19" Playbill, November 19, 2011
↑ Jones, Kenneth. " 'Scandalous', the Pop Musical About a Religious Superstar, Closes Dec. 9" Playbill, December 9, 2012
↑ Finding Neverland ibdb.com, retrieved November 5, 2017
↑ Viagas, Robert. " 'Tuck Everlasting' Opens on Broadway Tonight" Playbill, April 26, 2016
↑ Churnin, Nancy. "Theater Review : 'Big River' Returns Home To Sound Of Cheers" Los Angeles Times, August 27, 1987
↑ " 'Les Misérables' Tour: First National" ibdb.com, retrieved November 5, 2017
↑ Drake, Sylvie. "THEATER REVIEW : An Ode to Modern Living : 'Falsettos,' the story of a man who leaves his wife and son to move in with his male lover, enlightens through wit." Los Angeles Times, March 20, 1993
↑ " 'Chess' tour" squareone.org, retrieved November 5, 2017
↑ Manus, Willard. "Carmello and Bogardus Head Reprise's 'Bells Are Ringing' Cast, May 12-24" Playbill, April 12, 1999
↑ "Carmello and Gray Open in Paper Mill's 'The King and I'" Playbill, April 2, 2002
↑ Gans, Andrew and Simonson, Robert. "Carmello and Gunton Are 'On the Twentieth Century', Jan. 21 in L.A." Playbill, January 21, 2003
↑ Gans, Andrew. " "The Story Goes On": 'Baby' Begins Previews at Paper Mill Playhouse" Playbill, March 31, 2004
↑ Toscano, Michael. Saving Aimee theatermania.com, April 23, 2007
↑ Filichia, Peter. "Getting to Know Carolee Carmello" theatermania.com, April 3, 2002
↑ Grease abouttheartists.com, retrieved June 7, 2019
↑ "World Premiere of 'Tuck Everlasting' Begins Tonight at Alliance Theatre" broadwayworld.com, January 21, 2015
↑ Symes, Courtney."BWW Review: Let 'Gypsy' Entertain You at Broadway At Music Circus" broadwayworld.com, July 26, 2018
↑ "Carolee Carmello Off-Broadway" lortel.org, retrieved November 5, 2017
↑ Evans, Greg. "Review. 'Das Barbecu' " Variety, November 13, 1994
↑ Jones, Kenneth. " 'A Class Act', Spotlighting Songwriter Kleban, Opens Nov. 9 at MTC" Playbill, November 9, 2000
↑ Simonson, Robert. "Carmello, Maffia and McClanahan Joins OB's 'Monologues', Dec. 19-Jan. 7" Playbill, December 19, 2000
↑ Holden, Stephen. "Departed Friends Vibrantly Recalled in Song" The New York Times, March 28, 2003
↑ Gans, Andrew. "Norm Lewis and Carolee Carmello Join Cast of 'Sweeney Todd' April 11" Playbill, April 11, 2017
↑ Jones, Kenneth. "Menken Ashmans 'God Bless You Mr. Rosewater' Gets NYC Concert March 7" Playbill, March 2003
↑ Jones, Kenneth and Gans, Andrew. " 'Show Boat' Concert, with Carmello, Gunn and deVaughn, Anchors at Carnegie Hall" Playbill, June 10, 2008
↑ «An All-Female Cast Presents 1776 - Feinstein's/54 Below». [Consulta: 17 juny 2017].
Enllaços externs
Carolee Carmello interview, American Theatre Wing website (via soundcloud.com)
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