Inspired by Barack Obama's campaign and win, Woods recorded Grammy Award winner Julie Gold's song "America". The CD of America (The Song) made its debut in a Limited Inaugural Edition at the "Shades of Blue" Inaugural Gala, hosted by Create the Vision Source in Washington D.C. January 20, 2009. In July 2009, America became available to the public at large.
In early 2009, she reprised the role of Matron "Mama" Morton in Chicago on Broadway, followed by two weeks at the National Theatre (March 31 – April 12, 2009). She remained on tour with the show through June 2010, returning to the Broadway production in July. She is also recording material for a new CD titled Blues in the Night.
Career
Theater
Carol Woods Broadway theatre credits include Matron Mama Morton in Chicago, Stella Deems in the Roundabout Theater's 2001 revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, Mrs Crosby in Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (1993), and Maybelle in Grind in 1985. She also made a special guest appearance in the 2002 One Mo Time revival as Ma Reed. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for her role in the 1987 London production of Blues in the Night, which led to a NYC run at the Minetta Lane Theater, and in 2008 reprised the role in a San Francisco production. As a founding member of Tony Randall's National Actors Theatre, in 1992, Carol appeared in their first two productions A Little Hotel on the Side and as Tituba in The Crucible. She left Big River in 1987 to play Rose in the Tommy Tune-directed play Stepping Out. On tour, she recreated the role of Jeanette Burmeister in The Full Monty.
Off-Broadway, Woods is best known for her portrayal of Big Bertha in The Village Gate's 1979 production of One Mo' Time and its TV commercial where she sang part of "You've Got The Right Key But You're Working On The Wrong Keyhole" and viewers were invited to see the rest in person. In 1993, she portrayed Lorena Hickok in First Lady Suite at The Public Theater. In 1997, at the Samuel Beckett Theater, she appeared as Vy, Aladdin's mother in Dreamstuff, a contemporary musical spin on Aladdin.
Her first film credit was as the infamous Aunt Bunny in Eddie Murphy Raw (1987). She reprised her stage role of Rose in Stepping Out, based on the play of the same name, with Liza Minnelli, Shelley Winters, Bill Irwin and Jane Krakowski. Rose's son in the film was played by Carol's real son Raymond Rickman. She performed at both the Toronto Benefit for Starlight during the filming and at the "Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS" New York Premiere of the film.
Lead vocal on the song "Brighter Tomorrow" from trumpeter Tom Browne from his album Rockin' Radio
Three CDs in The Riverwalk Series: New Year's All Star Jam, American Love Songs and Hot Jazz For A Cool Yule. She also appears on the Cast Albums of Grind, The Goodbye Girl and Blues In The Night.
Concerts and cabaret
The Village Gate Songs in the Key of Stevie reunited her with Ron Richardson The Stevie Wonder tribute was directed by Obba Babatundé New Year's Eve Party with opening act Dianna Jones Featured vocalist at Late Night Swing Shows During One Mo' Time made frequent "guest" appearances in the Terrace Bar Cabaret She continued this practice when she dropped in to see other performers, notably Emmy Kemp, until "The Gate" closed.
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