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Current News

December 2, 2008 - January 3, 2009
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This holiday season Mark will be heading to St. Paul's Ordway Theatre to play Phil Davis, the Danny Kaye role, in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Mark was a part of the World Premiere company of this show four years ago playing featured roles in the ensemble and took over the role of Phil in 2005 in the San Francisco Company and repeated the role in 2006 at Detroit's Fox Theatre. Based on the classic film of the same title, the show will again be directed by Walter Bobbie with choreography by Randy Skinner and musical direction by Rob Berman. The show features a new book by David Ives and additional songs by Irving Berlin that are not found in the movie. For more information about the show and tickets, please visit: www.whitechristmasthemusical.com
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March 21, 2008
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Mark sang the "Star Spangled Banner" at game 3 of the WCHA Final Five Tournament between the Minneapolis Gophers and the Colorado College Tigers at the Excel arena in St. Paul, MN. To listen to a recording of this, click here.
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September 24, 2007
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Mark sang the Canadian National Anthem at a Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs NHL game at the Air Canada Center in Toronto. To watch a video of this, click here.
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September 18, 2007 - November 9, 2008
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This Fall Mark will be heading out on the road to play the role of the bridegroom, Robert Martin, in the First National Tour of The Drowsy Chaperone. The tour, directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw with musical direction by Phil Reno, will kick off in Toronto, home of the show's creator Bob Martin who will reprise his role as Man in Chair for that city. For more information please visit: www.drowsychaperone.com
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August 19, 2007
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Mark will play his last performance in Disney's hit Broadway musical Mary Poppins. He played a total of 101 performances during his three months with the show and took over the role of the Policeman for the final three weeks of his run. Based on stories by P.L. Travers and the Oscar-winning 1964 Walt Disney film of the same title, this London import plays at the New Amsterdam Theatre on 42nd Street. For more information please visit: www.marypoppins.com.
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June 10, 2007
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Mary Poppins has been nominated for 7 Tony Awards including Best Musical and will be performing live on the annual Tony Awards Show which airs Sunday, June 10th at 8/7c on CBS. The entire cast will be featured on the broadcast. For more information please visit: www.tonyawards.com
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June 8, 2007
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The cast of Mary Poppins will be performing on the Live with Regis and Kelly show as a part of their "Broadway Week" where the show will be featuring performances from Tony nominated shows currently running on Broadway. The show airs on ABC at 9 am on Friday, June 8th. For more information please visit: http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/regisandkelly/special/broadwayweek/index.html
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May 22, 2007
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Mark will be making his Broadway debut as he joins the cast of the hit Broadway musical Mary Poppins. Based on stories by P.L. Travers and the Oscar-winning 1964 Walt Disney film of the same title, this London import plays at the New Amsterdam Theatre on 42nd Street. For more information please visit: www.marypoppins.com.
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February 28 - April 1, 2007
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This winter Mark can be seen in Paper Mill Playhouse's production of Romance Romance. This Tony-nominated tuner by Barry Harman and Keith Herrmann pairs two distinctive one-acts to create an entertaining musical that explores the highs and lows of love. The show will be directed and choreographd by Mark S. Hoebee with musical direction by John O'Neill. The cast will include Jessica Bouvers, Matt Bogart, Danette Holden and Mark. For more information please visit www.papermill.org
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November 17 - December 30, 2006
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This holiday season Mark will be heading to Detroit's Fox Theatre to play Phil Davis, the Danny Kaye role, in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Mark was a part of the World Premiere company of this show two years ago playing featured roles in the ensemble and took over the role of Phil last year in the San Francisco Company. Based on the classic film of the same title, the show will again be directed by Walter Bobbie with choreography by Randy Skinner and musical direction by Rob Berman. The show features a new book by David Ives and additional songs by Irving Berlin that are not found in the movie. For more information about the show and tickets, please visit: www.whitechristmasthemusical.com
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October 23, 2006
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Monday, October 23rd, Mark can be seen in a reading of the new musical Unlock'd. It is being presented at The York Theatre as a part of their Developmental Reading Series. The musical, with a book and lyrics by Sam Carner and music by Derek Gregor, will be directed by Igor Goldin with musical direction by David Andrews Rogers. For more information about the show please visit: www.yorktheatre.org
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July 10, 2006
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Mark has been asked to join several other former castmates of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas to record a cast album of the show this summer. The album will be produced by Ghostlight Records and is slated to be released this Fall. For more information about the show and upcoming productions, please visit: www.whitechristmasthemusical.com
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July 4 - 30, 2006
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This July Mark will head to Beverly, MA to play the role of Cosmo, played by Donald O’Connor in the film, in North Shore Music Theatre's production of Singin’ In The Rain. The show will be directed and choreographed by Richard Stafford and will feature Matt Loehr and Kelly Felthous in the roles of Don Lockwood and Kathy Selden, respectively. For more information about the show and tickets, please visit: www.northshoremusictheatre.com.
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June 11, 2006
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Mark can be seen on the 2006 Tony Awards broadcast. He will be a part of the tribute honoring Hal Prince who is being awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. The Tony Awards will air on NBC at 8 pm eastern. For more information please visit: www.tonyawards.com.
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May 20 - 22, 2006
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On the 22nd of May, there will be more presentations of A Tale of Two Cities following a week long workshop to work on and continue to develop the new material in the show. For more information about the show please visit: www.ataleof2cities.com.
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May 11 - 15, 2006
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Mark can be seen in the final New York City Center Encores! production of the season, Of Thee I Sing. The first musical to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, this 1931 satire features a book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind and an unforgettable Gershwin score. The show will be directed by John Rando featuring choreography by Randy Skinner and a concert adaptation by David Ives. For more information and tickets, please visit www.nycitycenter.org.
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April 18, 2006
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Decca Records has released a CD recording of the Great Performances Concert of South Pacific at Carnegie Hall that Mark was a part of in June of 2005. The recording was made live during the one, and only performance of the concert and features performances by Reba McEntire, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jason Danieley, Lillias White, Conrad John Schuck, Dylan Baker and Alec Baldwin.
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March 20, 2006
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On March 20th, Mark will be joining fellow Northwestern University Alumni at The Hudson Theatre in a concert to celebrate NU's presence on Broadway in an exciting one-night-only performance with appearances by NU's acclaimed stars of the stage and screen, including Tony Roberts, Richard Kind, Dennis O'Hare, and many others. For more information, please visit the Northwestern Alumni Association.
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January 30, 2006
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The Public Sings: A 50th Anniversary Celebration is a one-night-only event dedicated to the rich history of musicals produced by The Public Theatre, including Hair, A Chorus Line, Bring in ’Da Noise, Bring in ’Da Funk, Caroline or Change, and many others. Directed by James Lapine and featureing legendary Public Theatre artists, The Public Sings will be an original musical interpretation of shows that engaged the social and political issues of their times and reshaped our experience of American musical theater. For more information about the show and tickets, please visit: www.publictheatre.org
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October 3 - December 31, 2005
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This holiday season Mark will be returning to San Francisco to play Phil Davis, the Danny Kaye role, in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Mark was a part of the World Premiere company of this show last season playing featured roles in the ensemble and is thrilled to be taking on a princpal role this year. Based on the classic film of the same title, the show will again be directed by Walter Bobbie with choreography by Randy Skinner and musical direction by Rob Berman. The show features a new book by David Ives and additional songs by Irving Berlin that are not found in the movie. It will be playing at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre. For more information about the show and tickets, please visit: www.whitechristmasthemusical.com
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September 25 - October 1, 2005
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This fall Mark will sing at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in a concert reading of the new musical, Camille, by Julia Gregory. The concert will take place at Primary Stages Theatre on West 45th Street. Mark will be performing alongside Christiane Noll, Bill Evans and Diana Brownstone in the concert. For more information, please visit: www.biribinentertainment.com or www.nymf.org
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September 26, 2005
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Mark will taking part in The Actors’ Fund for America's Fifth Annual Benefit Concert, On the 20th Century. The concert will take place at the New Amsterdam Theatre and the cast will include Marin Mazzie, Douglas Sills and Joanne Worley. It will be directed by Peter Flynn with choreography by Denis Jones and musical direction by Seth Rudetsky who is also the Artistic Producer for the benefit. For more information, please visit: www.actorsfund.org/20th Century
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September 21 - 23, 2005
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Mark will take part in a reading of the musical, Calamity Jane, directed and adapted by Randy Skinner with musical direction by Rob Berman. The cast will include Louise Mandrell, Brent Barrett, Meredith Patterson, Jason Winterlock, Patrick Boyd, Jack Doyle and James Patterson. For more information, please visit: www.calamityjaneonbroadway.com
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July 8 - August 12, 2005
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In July Mark will begin reherasal in New York for the pre-broadway workshop of A Tale Of Two Cities, a new musical by Jill Santoriello based on the Charles Dickens’ 1859 novel. The workshop, produced by the married team of Barbra Russell and Ron Sharpe (who met while appearing in Les Miserables and have since recorded albums and toured together) and Ron Phelps, will be directed by David H. Bell with musical direction by Wendy Bobbitt-Cavett. For more information on the show please visit: www.ataleof2cities.com
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June 9, 2005
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Mark will be making his Carnegie Hall debut singing in the ensemble of a Benefit Concert of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific. The cast will include Reba McEntire, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jason Danieley, Lillias White, Conrad John Schuck, Dylan Baker and Alec Baldwin under the direction of Walter Bobbie. The concert will be conducted by Paul Gemignani with the concert adaptation by David Ives and musical staging by Casey Nicholaw.
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May 4 - 21, 2005
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Mark will appear as Riff in the Pioneer Theatre Company’s production of West Side Story at the Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre in Salt Lake City, UT. Based on a conception by Jerome Robbins, book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, this production will be directed by Gabriel Barre featuring choreography by Jennifer Paulson Lee. For more information please visit: www.pioneertheatre.org
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March 16, 2005
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Mark will begin shooting on the new film version of Mel Brooks’ hit Broadway Show The Producers. The upcoming movie musical will co-star Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, re-creating their stage roles for the silver screen. Directed by Susan Stroman, the cast will also include Will Ferrell as Franz Liebkind, Roger Bart as Carmen Ghia and Gary Beach as Roger De Bris. It will be released in theatres this Decmeber.
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March 10 - 12, 2005
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Mark will be making his John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts debut playing the role of Leo Hubbard in a semi-staged concert version of Marc Blitzstein’s soaring musical drama Regina, hailed as “a remarkable achievement” by the New York Times when it premiered on Broadway in 1949. Adapted from Lillian Hellman's classic play The Little Foxes, this distinctively American opera chronicles a rich Southern family circa 1900 torn apart by greed. Juxtaposing operatic lyricism with spirituals, ragtime, blues, and Dixieland, this new production of Regina will be conducted by Steven Mercurio and directed by Gerald Freedman on the centennial of Blitzstein’s birth. Tony Award®-winning actress and singer Patti LuPone (Evita, Master Class) will star in this production which is a part of the Kennedy Center-wide festival A New America: The 1940s and the Arts. The cast will also include Shuler Hensley, Tim Noble, Timothy Nolen, Marietta Simpson, Sheryl Woods, and Elmore James.
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February 10 - 13, 2005
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Mark can be seen in the role of Willie in this season’s first New York City Center Encores! production A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Based on the novel by Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn features a book by Smith and George Abbott and a score by Arthur Schwartz (music) and Dorothy Fields (lyrics). The show will be directed by Gary Griffin featuring choreography by Sergio Trujillo and a concert adaptation by David Ives.
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November 9, 2004 - January 1, 2005
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Mark will be performing featured roles in the ensemble and understudying one of the principle men in the world premiere of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre. This new stage show, based on the classic film of the same title, stars Brian D'Arcy James, Anastasia Barzee, Jeffry Denman and Meredith Patterson under the direction of Walter Bobbie with choreography by Randy Skinner. The show will feature a new book by David Ives, will be conducted by Rob Berman and will feature additional songs by Irving Berlin that are not found in the movie. For more information about the show, please visit: www.whitechristmasthemusical.com
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July 15, 2003 - August 29, 2004
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Mark spent over a year touring the country as an original cast member of the First National Tour of Thoroughly Modern Millie. While on the road with the show, he performed in the ensemble, and understudied and performed the roles of both Jimmy and Trevor Graydon. The tour was directed by Michael Mayer with choreography by Rob Ashford. The original music in the show was composed by Jeanine Tesori with the shows book and lyrics by Dick Scanlan. The tour was conducted by Eric Stern with Michael Rafter serving as the musical supervisor. For more information about the show, please visit: www.modernmillietour.com