Carolee Carmello Biography

Carolee has appeared in the following productions:

Lincoln Center Theater: The Young Wife in Hello Again (OBIE Award for Outstanding performance)

Broadway: Oolie/Donna in City of Angels, Cordelia in Falsettos (L. A. Ovation award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical), Abigail Adams in 1776, Lucille Frank in Parade (Drama Desk Award for Leading Actress in a Musical, Tony Award nominee for Leading Actress in a Musical), Marguerite St. Just in The Scarlet Pimpernel and Lilli Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate.

Off-Broadway: Ruthie in I Can Get It for You Wholesale (American Jewish Theater), Das Barbecu (Minetta Lane), jen in john and jen (Lamb's Theater) and Lucy in A Class Act (Manhattan Theater Club)

National tours: Florence Vassey in Chess, Mary Jane Wilkes in Big River, ensemble, understudy Fantine and Cosette in Les Miserables, Trina in Falsettos

Other theater: Val in Pal Joey (Huntington Theater), Amalia in She Loves Me (Berkshire Theater Festival), Linda Marolla in Arthur, the Musical (Goodspeed Opera House), Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors (Charles Playhouse), Marta in Company (Birmingham Theatre), Sandy in Grease (Pittsburgh C.L.O.) and Lizzie in Baby (Casa Manana), Ella Peterson in Bells are Ringing (L.A. Reprise concert series - L. A. Ovation award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical), All Girl Band (a revue of David Zippel songs), The Royal Family (workshop), and Anna Leonowens in The King and I (Paper Mill Playhouse - Millburn, NJ).

Other favorite roles include: Evita in Evita, Carla in Nine, Marian in The Music Man, Maria in The Sound of Music, and Dorothy in Niteclub Confidential.

Television: "Another World," "As the World Turns," "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," and Maple LaMarsh (series regular) on "Remember W.E.N.N." (Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series)

Carolee has her bachelor's degree in Business Administration and French.

Carolee is married to Broadway actor, Gregg Edelman and they have two children together, Zoe and Ethan.