Marc Kudisch is a versatile musical star who can go “light” or “dark” with equal ease. A three-time Tony nominee for expert comic performances in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and 9 to 5, he explored his villainous side in shows such as The Witches of Eastwick and The Apple Tree. Kudisch is currently giving a typically intense performance as the Rev. James Morell, a Socialist Christian minister and self-satisfied husband in A Minister’s Wife at Lincoln Center Theater. In conversation, Kudisch is equally intense as he discusses the show (a musical adaptation of Shaw’s Candida), his vow to set a wedding date with fiancee Shannon Lewis (currently in The People in the Picture) and the role he has always longed to play.
Are you enjoying starring in a musical that’s full of big, philosophical ideas about religion, politics and love?
Absolutely. It’s a play that invites people to become involved. In any piece of theater, audiences have a job: They are the final cast member. Sometimes people forget that. Audiences are paying a lot of money to see a show nowadays, so it surprises me when they don’t realize that their job ...
Monday, May 30, 2011
What's Up, Marc Kudisch? The Minister's Wife Star Preaches About Stereotyping and Vows to Set a Wedding Date
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