Marc Kudisch
Kudisch in 2009
Born	(1966-09-22)September 22, 1966 (age 58) Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater	Florida Atlantic University (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Shannon Lewis
Website	www.marckudisch.net

Marc Kudisch (born September 22, 1966) is an American stage actor, who is best known for hismusical theatre roles onBroadway.

Kudisch was born inHackensack, New Jersey, the son of Florence and Raymond Kudisch.^[1] His family is Jewish.^[2][3] He grew up inPlantation, Florida. He enrolled atFlorida Atlantic University^[4][5] to studypolitical science and switched to theatre.^[6] After receiving his degree, Kudisch went to New York City and was cast asConrad Birdie in theBarry Weissler-produced national tour ofBye Bye Birdie withTommy Tune andAnn Reinking.^[7] Kudisch later starred in a television version of theBroadway musical along withJason Alexander andVanessa Williams.^[8][9]

Kudisch's Broadway credits includeChitty Chitty Bang Bang (Baron Bomburst),Assassins (The Proprietor),Thoroughly Modern Millie (Trevor Graydon),Finding Neverland (Charles Frohman/Captain Hook),Girl from the North Country (Mr. Burke),Floyd Collins (Lee Collins),Bells Are Ringing (Jeff Moss),Michael John LaChiusa'sThe Wild Party at thePublic Theater (Jackie),The Scarlet Pimpernel (Chauvelin),High Society (George Kittredge), Disney'sBeauty and the Beast (Gaston), andAndrew Lloyd Webber'sJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Reuben). He has been nominated for theTony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his roles inThoroughly Modern Millie (2002),Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2005) and9 to 5 (2009), as well as theOuter Critics Circle Award and theDrama Desk Award.

Once more playing a villain, Kudisch starred in theRoundabout Theatre Company revival ofThe Apple Tree with his former fiancee,Kristin Chenoweth, as Eve andBrian d'Arcy James as Adam. In late 2008, Kudisch joinedAllison Janney,Megan Hilty andStephanie J. Block in the new musical,9 to 5. Based on the film of the same name, the production was directed byJoe Mantello and had its pre-Broadway run at theAhmanson Theatre in Los Angeles beginning September 21, 2008. The musical began preview performances on Broadway at theMarquis Theatre on April 7, 2009 with an official opening on April 30, 2009. Kudisch played sexist, egotistical boss Franklin Hart Jr., a part played byDabney Coleman.Dolly Parton, who appeared in the original film, wrote the music and lyrics for the new musical. The show closed on September 6, 2009.^[10]

He starred as Slick Follicle in the City CentersEncores! production ofGirl Crazy, which ran Nov. 19 – 22, 2009.^[11] Kudisch appeared off-Broadway in the critically acclaimed improvisational comedy showNoo Yawk Tawk,^[12] as well asThe Thing About Men,See What I Wanna See (Public Theater), and in theLucille Lortel Award nominatedThe Glorious Ones. In 1987 he appeared in the murder mystery/party gameTamara: The Living Movie at New York City's Armory. He appeared in the Off-Broadway musicalMinister's Wife. The show's music was by Josh Schmidt, lyrics by Jan Tranen, and a book byAustin Pendleton and it was based onCandida byGeorge Bernard Shaw. He also performed in a one-man show beginning in July 2011 entitledWhat Makes Me Tick.^[13][14]

Kudisch has also appeared inStephen Sondheim'sA Little Night Music as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm oppositeJuliet Stevenson andJeremy Irons in a 2003 production at theNew York City Opera, and withVictor Garber andJudith Ivey in a 2004 staging by theLos Angeles Opera. In regional theatre, he originated the role ofVincent van Gogh inThe Highest Yellow, also by LaChiusa. In June 2007, he starred as Darryl van Horne in the American premiere ofThe Witches of Eastwick at theSignature Theatre inArlington, Virginia.

On television, in addition to a stint onAll My Children, Kudisch played a kinky lawyer onSex and the City and was also the spokesperson forToyota in the U.S. for several years. He appeared on the NBC showSmash as Darryl Zanuck.^[15]

In the early 90s, Kudisch became a baritone after working with a new vocal coach. Unlike many operatic singers, he trained in opera after college.^[16]

Kudisch andKristin Chenoweth met when she moved to New York. They were engaged from 1998 to 2001.^[17] Kudisch began a relationship in 2003 with Broadway dancer and choreographer Shannon Lewis, with the couple marrying in 2011.^[18] In 2016, the two mounted a production ofJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for 3D Theatricals, with Marc directing and Shannon choreographing.^[19]

Theatre

• A Hell of a Town byMonte Merrick as Sandy (1988)^[20]
• Bye Bye Birdie as Conrad Birdie – Tour (1990–1991)
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Reuben, u/s Pharaoh –Broadway (1993–1994)
• Beauty and the Beast asGaston – Broadway (1995–1997)
• High Society as George Kittredge – Broadway (1998)
• The Scarlet Pimpernel as Chauvelin – Broadway (1999)
• The Wild Party as Jackie – Broadway (2000)
• The Prince and the Pauper as Miles Hendon (2000–2001)
• Bells Are Ringing as Jeff – Broadway (2001)
• Thoroughly Modern Millie as Trevor Graydon – Broadway (2002)
• A Little Night Musicas Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm – Ravinia (2002)
• Earth Girls Are Easy as Dr. Ted Gallagher (2002)
• A Little Night Music as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm – New York City Opera (2003)
• The Thing About Men as Tom (2003)
• Anna Karenina as Oblonsky (2003)
• A Little Night Music as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm – Los Angeles Opera (2004)
• The Highest Yellow asVincent van Gogh – Signature Theatre (2004)
• Assassins as The Proprietor – Broadway (2004)
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Baron Bomburst – Broadway (2005)
• See What I Wanna See as Morito/Husband/CPA – Public Theater (2005)
• Young Frankenstein as Inspector Kemp (2006)
• Summer and Smoke as John Buchanan Jr. – Hartford Stage (2006)
• The Apple Tree as Snake, Balladeer, Narrator – Broadway (2007)
• The Pirates of Penzance as the Pirate King – New York City Opera (2007)
• The Witches of Eastwick as Darryl Van Horne – Signature Theatre (2007)
• The Glorious Ones as Flaminio Scala – Lincoln Center Theater (2007)
• Camelot as Sir Lionel –Lincoln Center withNew York Philharmonic (2008)
• A Little Night Music as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm - Broadway Concert (2009)
• 9 to 5 as Franklin Hart, Jr. – Broadway (2009)
• Tartuffe as Tartuffe – Westport Playhouse (2012)
• Assassins as The Proprietor – Broadway Concert (2012)
• Hamlet asClaudius/Ghost –Yale Rep (2013)
• Somewhere in Time as William Robinson – Portland Center Stage (2013)
• The Wayside Motor Inn as Vince – Signature Theatre Pershing (2014)
• Hand to God as Pastor Greg – Broadway (2015)
• Finding Neverland asCharles Frohman/Captain Hook – Broadway (2016)
• The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Johnny "Leadville" Brown –St. Louis Municipal Opera (2017)
• Man of La Mancha as Don Quixote / Miguel de Cervantes -Merkin Hall (2017)
• Thoroughly Modern Millie as Trevor Graydon - Broadway Reunion Concert (2018)
• The Great Society asRichard J. Daley, Dr. James Z. Appel, GeneralEarle Wheeler – Broadway (2019)
• Girl from the North Country as Mr. Burke – Broadway (2020-2022)
• The Frogs as Herakles -Lincoln Center (2023)
• Floyd Collins as Lee Collins - Broadway (2025)^[21]

Discography

• Z: The Masked Musical 1998 Concept Cast
• The Wild Party as Jackie 2000 Original Cast
• Thoroughly Modern Millie 2002 Original Cast
• Anna Karenina 2003 Original Broadway Cast
• The Thing About Men 2004 Original Off-Broadway Cast
• The Man Who Would Be King 2004 Studio Cast
• Assassins 2004 Revival Cast
• See What I Wanna See 2005 Off-Broadway Original Cast
• The Glorious Ones 2007 Off-Broadway Original Cast
• 9 to 5 2009 Original Cast
• James and the Giant Peach 2015 World Premiere Cast

Film

• Unsane (2018) as Bank Manager
• Late Night (2019) as Billy Kastner

Television

• Bye Bye Birdie (1995) as Conrad Birdie
• Sex and the City (1999) as Harrison
• All My Children (2005) as Steve Lasko
• One Life to Live (2005) as Steve Lasko
• As the World Turns (2006–2008) as Judge Burke / Radio Announcer
• Submissions Only (2012) as Joe Flunt
• Blue Bloods (2012) as Terry Longacre
• Smash (2012) as himself, playingDarryl F. Zanuck inBombshell!
• Gossip Girl (2012) as Benedict Tate
• Person of Interest (2014) as Businessman
• Unforgettable (2014) as Donovan Gates
• House of Cards (2015–2018) as Henry Mitchell
• Limitless (2016) as Gordon Cooker
• Mindhunter (2017) as Roger Wade, aFredericksburg elementary school principal
• Billions (2017–2019) as Dr. Gus, a therapist at Axe Capital
• The Tick (2019) as Agent Tyrannosaurus Rathbone
• The Blacklist (2019) as Dr. Adrian McCaffrey
• Condor (2020) as Jay Atwood
• The Good Fight (2021) as Mr. Rottenberg
• The Equalizer (2021) as Congressman Gates
• Law & Order: Organized Crime (2023) as Robert Petrillo

• Official website
• Marc Kudisch at theInternet Broadway Database
• Marc Kudisch atIMDb
• Marc Kudisch -Downstage Center interview atAmerican Theatre Wing.org
• Marc Kudisch: The Many Meanings of Temptation
• Marc Kudisch at the Internet off-broadway Database
• [1] -broadwayworld.com

• 1966 births
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• Actors from Hackensack, New Jersey
• South Plantation High School alumni
• Jewish American male actors

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