Kudisch, Marc 1966-

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Kudisch, Marc 1966-

PERSONAL

Born September 22, 1966, in Hackensack, NJ; son of Raymond and Florence Kudisch. Education: Florida Atlantic University, B.A., fine arts, 1989. Religion: Jewish.

Addresses:

Agent—Bauman, Redanty, and Shaul Agency, 440 9th Ave., Suite 1711, New York, NY 10011. Manager—Rain Management Group, 1800 Stanford St., Santa Monica, CA 90404.

Career:

Actor and singer. Appeared as "TV Guy" in Toyota commercials, 1999-2002.

Awards, Honors:

Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best actor in a featured role—musical, Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding featured actor in a musical, 2002, Outer Critics Circle Award nomination, all for Thoroughly Modern Millie; Drama Desk Award nomination, featured actor in a musical, 2004, for Assassins; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best featured actor in a musical, 2005, Outer Critics Circle Award nomination, both for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding actor in a musical, 2006, for See What I Want to See; Helen Hayes Award, outstanding lead actor, resident musical, 2008, for The Witches of Eastwick; Helen Hayes Award nomination, for The Highest Yellow; Ovation Award nomination, Los Angeles Critics Circle Award nomination, Garland Award, Reprise!, all for Zorba.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

David, Another Antigone, Caldwell Theatre Company, Boca Raton, FL, 1988.

Noo Yawk Tawk, Village Gate Upstairs, New York City, 1988-91.

Mario, Tamara—The Living Movie, Park Avenue Amory, New York City, 1990.

Smudge, Forever Plaid, New Theatre, New York City, 1992-93.

Hal, Picnic, Caldwell Theatre Company, Boca Raton, FL, 1993.

Reuben and understudy Pharaoh, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Los Angeles, CA, 1993, then Minskoff Theatre, New York City, 1993-94.

Jacob, Shenandoah, Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT, 1994.

Phillipe, Phantom, North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA, 1994.

Gaston, Beauty and the Beast, Palace Theatre, New York City, 1995-97.

George Kittredge, High Society, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1997.

Hyde, Jekyll and Hyde, Kansas City Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO, 1997.

Trevor, High Society, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1998.

Rocky, Billion Dollar Baby, York Theatre, New York City, 1998.

Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ, 1998.

Chauvelin, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1999-2000.

Miles Hendon, The Prince and the Pauper, Kansas City Starlight Theatre, 2000.

Trevor Graydon, Thoroughly Modern Millie, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA, 2000.

Lancelot, Fanny Hackabout Jones, 2000.

Jackie, The Wild Party, Virginia Theatre, New York City, 2000.

Jeff Moss, Bells Are Ringing, Palace Theatre, Stamford, CT, then Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 2001.

Miles Hendon, The Prince and the Pauper, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle WA, then Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, MN, 2001.

Morito, the husband, See What I Wanna See, Joseph Papp Public Theatre, Anspacher Theatre, New York City, 2002.

Mike Robinson, No Strings, City Center Encores! Series, New York City, 2003.

Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm, A Little Night Music, New York City Opera, New York City, 2003.

Tom, The Thing About Men, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 2003-2004.

Mr. Trevor Graydon, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Marquis Theatre, New York City, 2003.

Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm, A Little Night Music, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles, 2004.

Broadway by the Year: 1926, 2004.

Broadway by the Year: 1963, 2004.

Broadway by the Year: 1930, 2004.

Proprietor, Assassins, Studio 54, New York City, 2004.

Vincent Van Gogh, The Highest Yellow, Signature Theatre, Washington, DC, 2004.

Baron Bomburst, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Hilton Theatre, New York City, 2005.

A Wonderful Life, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 2005.

The Apple Tree, Roundabout Theatre Company, New York City, 2006.

John Buchanan, Jr., Summer and Smoke, Hartford Stage, Hartford, CT, 2006.

Snake, balladeer, and narrator, The Apple Tree, Studio 54, 2006-2007.

Darryl Van Horne, The Witches of Eastwick, Signature Max Theatre, Arlington, VA, 2007.

Pirate King, The Pirates of Penzance, New York City Opera, 2007.

Flaminio Scala, The Glorious Ones, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 2007-2008.

Also appeared as male stand-by, Quiet on the Set; Phillipe, Phantom, North Shore Music Theatre; Dracula, Dracula—The Musical, Actor's Playhouse, Coral Gables, FL; Mr. Stanley, Flora, the Red Menace, Ruth Foreman Theatre, Miami, FL; Laertes, Hamlet, Florida Shakespeare; Tragedian, Rosencrantz & Guildenstein Are Dead, Florida Shakespeare; Zorba, Los Angeles; Summer and Smoke, Hartford Stage, Hartford, CT; Helluva Town, Off-Broadway Theatre, Wilton Manors, FL; The Woolgatherer, Broward County, FL.

Major Tours:

Conrad Birdee, Bye Bye Birdie, U.S. cities, 1992.

Chauvelin, The Scarlet Pimpernel, U.S. cities, 1999.

Stage Director:

Broadway by the Year: 1963, 2004.

Broadway by the Year: 1930, 2006.

Film Appearances:

Himself, Broadway: The Next Generation (documentary), 2009.

Television Appearances; Series:

Steve Lasko, All My Children, ABC, 2005.

Steve Lasko, One Life to Live, ABC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Conrad Birdee, Bye Bye Birdie, ABC, 1995.

Jack Sand, The Paramour, AMC, 1999.

Val, Break-In, Lifetime, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The 54th Annual Tony Awards, CBS and PBS, 2000.

The 55th Annual Tony Awards, CBS and PBS, 2001.

The 56th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2002.

The 59th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2005.

Broadway Under the Stars, CBS, 2005.

Sir Lionel, Live from Lincoln Center: "Camelot," PBS, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1998.

Harrison, "The Freak Show," Sex and the City, HBO, 1999.

Radio announcer, As the World Turns, CBS, 2006.

Judge Burke, As the World Turns, CBS, 2008.

Also appeared as Ralph Barnes, Loving.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat": Los Angeles Cast Recording, UNI/Mercury/Polygram, 1993.

"Bye Bye Birdie": The New Soundtrack Recording, BMG/RCA Victor, 1995.

Z: The Masked Musical: Concept CD, Original Cast Records, 1998.

Billion Dollar Baby, 1998.

"High Society": Original Cast Recording, DRG, 1998.

Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, 1999.

A Christmas Survival Guide, 2die4 Productions, 1999.

"The Wild Party": Original Broadway Cast Recording, UNI/Decca Broadway, 2000.

"Billion Dollar Baby": Revival Cast Recording, Original Cast Records, 2000.

"Bells Are Ringing": Revival Cast Recording, Fynsworth Alley, 2001.

Broadway Romances Manhattan, Rock-It Science Records, 2002.

"Thoroughly Modern Millie": Original Broadway Cast Recording, RCA Victor, 2002.

"Anna Karenina": Premiere Cast Recording, Original Cast Records, 2002.

Everybody's Gettin' into the Act, Fynsworth Alley, 2003.

The Thing About Men, DRG Records, 2004.

Assassins, PS Classics, 2004.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Marc Kudisch Website,http://marckudisch.net, September 6, 2008.

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