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Theater People

Bright Star's Carmen Cusack (Episode 70)

Theater People

Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

Tony Awards, Nyc, Musicals, Actors, Creative, Arts, Plays, Writers, Broadway, Theater, Society & Culture, Interview, Comedy, Producers, Performing Arts

4.8757 Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2016

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

It's no secret that 'Bright Star,' the new musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, is one of my favorites of the season. And there is no question that the show's leading lady, today's guest Carmen Cuasck, is delivering one of this season's most powerful performances in the role of Alice. In describing Carmen's performance, I use all the cliché words - astonishing, breathtaking, riveting. I remember SQUEEZING producer Mike’s arm every time she opened her mouth to sing. I knew nothing about ...

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and it was a huge success. Leslie Margarita was our guest, and she was just so fabulous.

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She mingled and hung out with everyone. She performed a bunch of songs. She took questions from the audience.

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It was just the best time. I've created a photo album of the event, which you can find on our

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and we're also building a photo gallery for the summer series on our website, so check it out.

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