[3] As a child, her parents would take her to attend Broadway shows in New York and played cast albums for her; as a result Suskauer claims that theater "was the only thing I ever really wanted to do".

[1] In 2018, a year after graduating college, Suskauer made her off-Broadway debut at the Signature Theatre in New York City as the female standby and assistant dance captain in Be More Chill.

[6][4] Suskauer opened in Las Vegas in September 2019, and toured until March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a shutdown of live stage performances.

[7] She reopened the show in Dallas at the Music Hall at Fair Park in August 2021, in the first Broadway touring performance to open since the COVID shutdown began.

KDHX's Tina Farmer said "Talia Suskauer shines as Elphaba, with beautiful diction and a rich voice that resonates with relatable insecurity and determination.