Carter McPherson is a musical theatre artist, born and raised in Atlanta, GA, now living in New York City. Carter’s training as an actor is central to his relationship with the theatre. A versatile actor and singer, Carter’s favorite stage highlights include Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar (Tim Espinosa, dir.), Gordon u/s in A New Brain (Gerry McIntyre dir.), Applegate in Damn Yankees (Bob Adams, dir.), and Eugene Florczyk in Grease (Michael Baron, dir.).
As a composer/lyricist, Carter created Happy Hour, a song cycle designed around ten of his closest friends, which was filmed in 2023. In 2021, he helped launch the “OUMT Playground”, a student works initiative, with a reading of Look at the Stars, for which he wrote the book, music, and lyrics.
During the summer lockdown of 2020, Carter co-conceived and served as musical director for OUMT Lift Every Voice and Sing, a virtual concert that raised over $5,000 for The Movement for Black Lives and The Justice League at the University of Oklahoma.
As a Musical Director, favorite highlights include Shrek, The Wedding Singer, and Little Shop of Horrors. Carter served as Assistant Music Director for the Pops Chorale in The OKC Philharmonic’s The Christmas Show with Rachel York.
Holding a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre, Carter is a proud alumnus of The University of Oklahoma Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre. Additionally, Carter studied composition, theatrical lyricism, and orchestration through special studies with Paul Christman and Dr. Marvin Lamb while at OU.
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