Carmen Cusack the standby, Jemma Rix, had been given the lead role. Cusack was with the company from June 10 to July 10, 2009. She left to begin rehearsals for "South Pacific". In 2009, Cusack played Nellie Forbush in the first national tour of "South Pacific". Based on the 2008 Broadway revival, performances began September 18, 2009 in San Francisco. For this role Cusack was nominated for the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non Resident Production. In 2012, she played the role of Miss Gardner in the Off-Broadway revival of "Carrie - The Musical", which began performances at
Protagonist (Persona 3) cast to defeat the Shadows. In the stage musical adaption, "Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade", the male protagonist is named and was portrayed by Shouta Aoi while the female version is named and was portrayed by Kana Asumi. In the anime film series "Persona 3 The Movie", he takes the name of Makoto Yuki. Makoto is portrayed as an ambivalent individual with an initial neutral viewpoint on the film's theme of life and death, making his growth via new found experiences the focus of the movie. Critical reception to the protagonist's character has been positive. "GameSpy" Patrick Joynt praised the