Carmen Tibideaux
General Information
Gender:	Female
Hair Color:	Black
Eye Color:	Brown
Occupation(s):	Dean of NYADA
Aliases:	Madam Tibideaux (Rachel) Bitch(Kurt)
Family & Friends
Other Information
Series Information
First appearance:	Choke
Portrayer:	Whoopi Goldberg

Carmen Tibideaux is a character in Glee, who made her debut appearance in the episode Choke. She is the Dean of the New York Academy of the Dramatic Arts. She is played by Whoopi Goldberg.

Biography

Season Three

Choke

Carmen makes her appearance being escorted into the hall by Will Schuester to oversee the auditions of Kurt and Rachel. Backstage, both Rachel and Kurt show extreme anxiety over the knowledge of their NYADA educator as she is revealed to be one of NYADA's most infamous alumni, a profound Broadway and opera performed and the recently appointed Dean of Vocal Performance and Song Interpretation travelling around the country to handpick the students for her own inaugural class. She calls upon Kurt to the stage first and appears to be dismayed by his original song choice of The Music of the Night, stating that it is, alongside The Impossible Dream from La Mancha and Being Alive from Company, the most commonly heard audition song to her. However, she is intrigued and impressed by his then-impromtu performance of Not the Boy Next Door, stating that Hugh Jackman himself would have been very proud of what Kurt had done with the song and congratulating him for taking a bold risk.

Later, she calls Rachel to the stage and listens to her choke twice on Don't Rain On My Parade before stopping her by informing her that she was supposed to be given eight bars and she had already given her sixteen. Sternly enough, she states that if the lines are forgotten on Broadway, the role goes to the actor's understudy. She then says "I'm very sorry, but this audition is over" and takes her leave, leaving a horror-struck, crying Rachel desperately pleading for a third chance but thoroughly ignoring her. This later leads Rachel to perform Cry alone in the auditorium.

Props

She gets called by Rachel towards the beginning of where it is revealed that she had received numerous calls and gifts from Rachel, and an invitation to see Rachel perform at Nationals, in the hope that Carmen will take her rejection from NYADA back.
It is revealed that she teaches master-classes in singing and theatre. She later-on receives a visit from Tina and Rachel while teaching who want to persuade Carmen to give Rachel another chance to get into NYADA. She is annoyed to see Rachel, because Rachel takes time away from other young adults who have the same dreams as her. She doesn't even change her opinion when Tina and Rachel state how much talent and passion Rachel has and asks them to leave. But when Rachel says that she will try out the following years and reminds Carmen that she tried out four times for Julliard, she becomes meditative.

Nationals

Carmen turns up to hear Rachel sing during It's All Coming Back To Me Now & she looks impressed during Paradise By The Dashboard Light too - giving a standing ovation and whistling.

Jesse stops Carmen in the lobby, reminding her that when he auditioned for her a few years ago, she told him he showed promise. She acknowledges that she probably did say that, but adds that she auditions hundreds each year and attempts to blow off what she thinks is going to be a professional appeal. Jesse insists she listen: he wants to tell her that Rachel is the most talented person he knows, she'll definitely be a star one day, and she'd be an excellent addition to NYADA. Tibideaux responds by recalling Jesse's audition with "Giants in the Sky," a flawed but passionate and admirable attempt at what may be Steven Sondheim's most challenging song. She wishes him good luck.

Personality

Carmen is the Dean of Vocal Performance and Song Interpretation at NYADA and is an extremely accomplished performer and singer. She is generally considered to be admonishing and strict, but kind enough and very open to new students and ideas.