#carmen cusack

[tophuukiey]

Sketched some stage show gelphie pairings I've enjoyed (so far) and by enjoyed I mean that their thank goodness & finale performances low-key hurt my soul

[gelphieloise]

Saw two birds doing a mating dance or something idk

[carmelasoprano]

CARMEN CUSACK as SABRINA SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS (2018–2019) S01E10 · “The Penguin and the Mechanic”

[longstoryshort22]

I have nowhere else to share these screenshots so here they are:

yeahhh, remember them? The most loving gelphie I know

[professorspork]

friends i am FROTHING AT THE MOUTH over the Nov 1 2008 Wicked boot, Carmen Cusack's penultimate 1NT show with Katie Rose Clarke

it is far and away the best boot I've seen so far in the great chronological watch and just kEPT GETTING BETTER OVER TIME

like. Carmen really gets her teeth into Elphaba and lets her be a bitch when she needs to be

and she and Katie's Galinda are just such fascinating equal-and-opposite autistic4autistic

and Deedee Magno Hall's transition from Nice Nessa to Wicked Nessa is so tangible and legible and good

and Cliffton Hall's Fiyero actually gives thropple for once

and like. it's stellar throughout, and there are so many gay little moments (KATIE KISSES CARMEN'S SHOULDER IN ONE SHORT DAY WTF) but like

after "Wonderful" it just goes. the fuck. OFF.

and by "it" i mostly mean "Katie Rose Clarke"

please forgive me these gifs will not even remotely capture it but my words alone would not do this justice

first of all the REUNION HUG they just CANNOT BEAR TO END so they KEEP FINDING NEW WAYS TO TOUCH

but all good things must end, and when Elphaba and Fiyero leave Glinda is FURIOUS with them and SO HEARTBROKEN

but not as furious as she is with HERSELF. I have never seen an "I'm Not That Girl (Reprise)" that is so dripping with self-hatred and like you stupid bitch of course they left you, you should have known better energy

like PLEASE look at this UNHINGED SHIT katie is doing with her head and neck about "don't wish":

and then after that our big reward is one of the straight-up horniest ALAYM renditions i have EVER seen

and then the catfight

THIS CATFIGHT

gifs cannot capture Carmen's delivery of "wretched little farmgirl" but know it was so perfect I was screaming and clapping

and like. ok. throughout this performance Katie does this Obvious Regret thing where like, Glinda says things aloud and then visibly immediately hears how stupid it sounds and wishes to take it back and there's nothing she can do about it (changing her name to Glinda being the biggest example, but the delivery of "FINE GO, YOU DESERVE EACH OTHER" above is ALSO a great example)

and this fight escalates so quickly because she CANNOT stop making it WORSE

and she KNOWS

but can't QUIT IT

and then Carmen literally STOMPS THE GROUND on "by bubble"

and then delivers "someone like him could actually choose someone like me" in the platonic ideal way that acknowledges thropple, the indictment of Fiyero coming with her when Glinda didn't

and then

Katie ACTUALLY SLAPS HER

SO HARD HER HAT FALLS OFF

AND THEN PLEASE LOOK AT THE SLAP BACK

Katie's "lemme go I almost had her" is FERAL

and afterwards she is still SO MAD that she KICKS THE BROOM

EVEN HER "DO IT" IS MAD, she TURNS HER BACK ON HER

but then

then it's For Good and it starts to dawn on you that it's Carmen's second to last show because she LITERALLY cannot BEAR to look at Katie (who is crying) for most of the song because she knows she'll mcfreaking lose it if she does

but that's fine because when she actually DOES look at her she KISSES HER HAND

I AM DEAD

this boot has ended me. ENDED ME. @theseerasures and I finished watching it and IMMEDIATELY had to go back and watch the highlights again

like I didn't even have TIME to get into this Popular

anyway uh if you're looking for a bootleg that'll really fuckin hit the spot

i STRONGLY RECOMMEND this one

[thehours2002]

Which Elphaba should Lena Waithe cheat with next?

Jessica Vosk

Ana Gasteyer

Stephanie J. Block

Lindsay Mendez

Rachel Tucker

Lilli Cooper

Mandy Gonzalez

Eden Espinosa

Jackie Burns

Carmen Cusack

Donna Vivino

Julia Murney

Voting ended onFeb 7, 2025

Anticipated FAQ

Where's Idina? Her name recognition is too high and I think she would skew the results. Make your case in the tags.

Where's Shoshana? Allegedly, Lena has already been there, done that.

Where's [insert Elphaba here]? There are only twelve spots. I went with the actresses whose names I hear the most, or who have been working in New York recently.

Reblog for larger sample size and explain your choice in the tags.

[derekklenadaily]

Flashback Friday: The Off Broadway cast of ‘Carrie’ with Jonathan Groff after their performance back in 2012!

[thevirtuousfcntine]

While rare, some actresses have played both roles of Fantine and Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera. While it’s more common for past Cosette’s to play Christine (which almost every Christine in the West End had played Cosette at some point it seems), I think playing both Fantine and Christine is a HUGE accomplishment! there’s definitely more that i can post later because it’s amazing to showcase

Carmen Cusack

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Olivia Brereton

Katie Hall

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