[PAR] [TLE] Carmen Cusack [SEP] Carmen Cusack (born Denver, Colorado) is an American musical theater actress and singer.  She is known for playing Elphaba in the Chicago, North American Tour and Melbourne productions of the musical "Wicked", as well as for originating the role of Alice Murphy in the Broadway musical, "Bright Star".  Cusack's performance was highly praised and earned her a Tony Award nomination and a 2016 Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut. [PAR] [TLE] Wicked (musical) [SEP] Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman.  It is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel "", an alternative telling of the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" and L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 story, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".  The musical is told from the perspective of the witches of the Land of Oz; its plot begins before and continues after Dorothy's arrival in Oz from Kansas, and it includes several references to the 1939 film and Baum's novel.  "Wicked" tells the story of two unlikely friends, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Galinda (whose name later changes to Glinda the Good Witch), who struggle through opposing personalities and viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, reactions to the Wizard's corrupt government and, ultimately, Elphaba's public fall from grace.
[PAR] [TLE] Carmen Cusack [ SEP ] Carmen Cusack ( born Denver , Colorado ) is an American musical theater actress and singer . She is known for playing Elphaba in the Chicago , North American Tour and Melbourne productions of the musical " Wicked " , as well as for originating the role of Alice Murphy in the Broadway musical , " Bright Star " . Cusack 's performance was highly praised and earned her a Tony Award nomination and a 2016 Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut . [PAR] [TLE] Wicked ( musical ) [ SEP ] Wicked : The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman . It is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel " " , an alternative telling of the 1939 film " The Wizard of Oz " and L. Frank Baum 's classic 1900 story , " The Wonderful Wizard of Oz " . The musical is told from the perspective of the witches of the Land of Oz ; its plot begins before and continues after Dorothy 's arrival in Oz from Kansas , and it includes several references to the 1939 film and Baum 's novel . " Wicked " tells the story of two unlikely friends , Elphaba ( the Wicked Witch of the West ) and Galinda ( whose name later changes to Glinda the Good Witch ) , who struggle through opposing personalities and viewpoints , rivalry over the same love - interest , reactions to the Wizard 's corrupt government and , ultimately , Elphaba 's public fall from grace .
What type of show does Carmen Cusack and Wicked have in common?
What type of show does Carmen Cusack and Wicked have in common ?
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