Carly Natania Grossman was born in the Bronx, New York, but grew up in Arizona.

She graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Arizona where she trained classically in Shakespeare, Chekov, Moliere, Commedia dell’arte, and Restoration. In addition, she received training in stage combat where she earned a Recommended pass in Unarmed combat, while also passing in Broadsword and Rapier/Dagger. While in college Carly had the opportunity to not only be in the Shakespeare play, The Two Gentlemen of Veron (photographed in the picture to the left), but she also took on the role of Choreographer and Fight Captain. Having the show set in Chicago during the 1920s the choreography include jazz and tap numbers.

Carly performed a Vaudevillian swing dancing clown act on the Little Island with creative partner Josh Dunn in 2022 (photographed on the right). The performance was completely created and conceived by both Josh and Carly. She has appeared in productions such as: an original one woman show called, My 80 Year Old Boyfriend (Carissa), The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Lala), West Side Story (Anybodys), The Music Man (Zaneeta Shinn), Les Miserables (Eponine), and many more.

In her spare time Carly enjoys upcycling clothes, obsessing over vintage fashion, teaching fitness classes and sneaking food into movie theaters.