Broadway Star Marc Kudisch (9 to 5, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Assassins) will offer a musical theatre master class on Monday, August 29th from 6:30 to 10:30pm at the Davenport Studio in Midtown Manhattan.
Garnering 11 Broadway credits to his name,
Marc Kudisch has established himself as an audience favorite on the Great White Way. With 3 Tony Award nominations, 4 Drama Desk Award nominations, and memorable performances in 9 to 5, The Apple Tree, Assassins, and Thoroughly Modern Millie, Mr. Kudisch will use his experience to work one-on-one with a small group of actors on songs of their choice. The class will explore ways to improve technique, approach, and interpretation to bring new life to your performance.
Early bird tuition is $150 for a limited time only (prices will increase once the early bird slots are filled). A small number of auditor spots are also available for $40. To register for the class, and for more information, please visit
http://www.broadwayspace.com/masterclass
Marc Kudisch, who was just seen in Lincoln Center's A Minister's Wife this spring, garnered critical acclaim as well as his third Tony and fourth Drama Desk Award nominations in his most recent Broadway stint creating the role of Franklin Hart in the
Dolly Parton Broadway musical 9 to 5, and won Helen Hayes Awards for his performances in Sycamore Trees and The Witches of Eastwick at the Signature Theater in DC. He was previously seen as the Snake, Balladeer, and Narrator in the Roundabout Theatre's revival of The Apple Tree, while doing double duty and performing as the Pirate King in New York City Opera's revival of The Pirates of Penzance. Marc had previously been nominated for the Tony Award first for the role of Trevor Graydon in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Drama Desk and Outer Critics nominations as well), and then for Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Outer Critics nomination as well). His other Broadway roles include The Proprietor in Assassins (Drama Desk nomination), Jeff Moss in Bells Are Ringing, Jackie in
The Public Theatre's production of The Wild Party, Chauvelin in the 3rd incarnation of The Scarlet Pimpernel, George Kittredge in High Society, Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, and Reuben in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Off-Broadway roles include Slick Follicle in Girl Crazy at Encores!, Flaminio Scala in Lynn Ahren's and Steve Flahrety's new musical The Glorious Ones at Lincoln Center; Morito, Husband, CPA in See What I Wanna See at
The Public Theatre (Drama Desk Nomination); Tom in The Thing About Men at the Promenade Theatre, Mike in No Strings at Encores!, as well as their Fall Bash of 2004; and Mario in Tamara: The Living Movie at the Park Avenue Armory. Nationally, Marc was seen as Conrad Birdie in Bye Bye Birdie, co-starring
Tommy Tune and
Ann Reinking. Recent regional appearances include
Ricky Ian Gordon's Sycamore Trees at the
Signature Theatre,
Terrence McNally's The Golden Age at the Kennedy Center (Helen Hayes nom.), Darryl
Van Horne in the American premiere of The Witches of Eastwick at The
Signature Theatre Company (D.C.);
John Buchanan in Summer and Smoke co-starring
Amanda Plummer at The
Hartford Stage Company; Zorba in Zorba! at Reprise! in Los Angeles (Garland Award, Ovation and Los Angeles Outer Critics nominations); Vincent Van Gogh in
Michael John LaChusia's The Highest Yellow at The
Signature Theatre in D.C. (Helen Hayes award nomination). Opera engagements include Carl-Magnus Malcolm in A Little Night Music at New York City Opera and
Los Angeles Opera. Marc's concert appearances include Portland Symphony,
Ravinia Festival, and the Philadelphia Philharmonic, as well as at the popular Broadway By the Year concert series at Town Hall in New York City, where Marc has been a constant performer and director for over 5 years. Marc's television and film credits include Val in Break-In for the Lifetime network, Conrad Birdie in Bye Bye Birdie for ABC Television, guest appearances on "Sex and the City" and "David Letterman," and recurring roles on "All My Children" and "Loving." Marc's recordings include the OCRs of High Society, The Wild Party, Bells Are Ringing, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Assassins, See What I Wanna See, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and the film of Bye Bye Birdie, as well as live concert recordings from Broadway By the Year 1926, 1960, 1946, and Broadway Unplugged 1, 2 and 3.
