When she was a teenager, she worked very closely with the Red Mountain Theatre Company in her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. When I was a kid, my sister and I would constantly make our mom watch us do dances and skits that we had made up.” And at the age of 16, she decided that she wanted to make a career out of performing. Audrey stated, “I started dancing when I was 5 and instantly fell in love with performing. The moment I heard her amazing soprano voice, I was blown away, and I was instantly curious about how long she had been performing. Cardwell back in 2016 when we performed together in Guys and Dolls at The Asolo Repertory Theatre in Florida where she played Sarah Brown. Watching her every day in rehearsal and getting to work alongside her was such a gift”, she said. She had nothing but glowing things to say about working with Cusack.

Cardwell was performing in the ensemble and also understudied the role of Alice Murphy (which was then played by Tony Award Nominee Carmen Cusack). When the tour of Bright Star kicked off in Los Angeles last year Ms. She’s also an alum of Penn State University.

She has also appeared in the national tours of Cinderella (Ella), Anything Goes and Elf and has been seen regionally at The Old Globe, Asolo Repertory Theatre, The Muny, North Shore Music Theatre, Houston Theatre Under the Stars, Dallas Summer Musicals and Pennsylvania Centre Stage. Audrey Cardwell is currently starring in the National Tour of Bright Star where she is playing the central role of Alice Murphy.

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