Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
TulitaPepsi
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/13/04
#1Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Posted: 5/12/08 at 2:41pm
Thoughts?
IMHO:
Szot is very good. But Kudisch would add a unmatched raw sexiness and charisma. And the voice aint bad neither!
#2re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Posted: 5/12/08 at 2:44pm
Eh.....
I don't think so.
#2re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Posted: 5/12/08 at 3:09pmSorry to say it, but Kudisch is a hack compared to Szot. And he's obvious casting- a forty-ish Broadway baritone. Who (outside of the opera world) had ever heard of Paul Szot before this? And who would have known that he'd be so remarkable?
lovesclassics
Broadway Star Joined: 10/7/05
#3re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Posted: 5/12/08 at 4:42pmI actually think Szot has the perfect u/s in William Michals. Wouldn't be surprised to see him as the first replacement.
#4re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Posted: 5/12/08 at 5:25pmUm, Kudisch would be TERRIBLE casting. What a bad idea.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
Rentfan931
Featured Actor Joined: 10/15/03
#6re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Posted: 5/12/08 at 5:42pmAnyone know when Szot leaves the show?
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#8re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Posted: 5/12/08 at 6:52pmThere's almost no doubt in my mind that he could sing it, God would I love to hear him sing it. But, he is totally wrong for sophisticated French plantation owner. He's actually more of a Billis.
#9re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Posted: 5/12/08 at 6:52pmdouble... Updated On: 5/12/08 at 06:52 PM
#10re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Posted: 5/12/08 at 6:54pm
"There's almost no doubt in my mind that he could sing it, God would I love to hear him sing it. But, he is totally wrong for sophisticated French plantation owner. He's actually more of a Billis."
I agree with this. Maybe we could get him to give us a private concert. We'd just randomly throw out songs we'd love to hear him sing.
#11re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Posted: 5/12/08 at 6:56pmHell Yeah!! Emily Skinner can guest duet with him!
#12re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Posted: 5/12/08 at 6:57pm
Tulita, it's Marc.
jv92, it's Paulo.
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#13re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Posted: 5/12/08 at 7:01pm
"Hell Yeah!! Emily Skinner can guest duet with him!"
You know...I think we've got one dandy of a charity event here. We could sell tickets and proceeds go to BC/EFA. For a whole evening Marc has to sing whatever the audience wants him to.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#14re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Posted: 5/12/08 at 7:03pmI don't see him as the role either...
#15re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Posted: 5/12/08 at 11:21pmJust some more Marc love, he did an awe inspiring rendition, guitar in hand, of the title song from Man of La Mancha tonight at Town Hall. He also did an amazing reading of the introduction that comes before the song. BRAVO!!
#16re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Posted: 5/12/08 at 11:24pm
Marc's too Jewish to play Emile deBecque.
He could sing it, but it would have a different quality than Szot or Pinza's rendition. It would be a different take because of the sound of Marc's voice.
#17re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque
Posted: 5/12/08 at 11:40pmTo piggy back here, Marc is a very talented guy, but he's just not right for the role. He's handsome, but not in the "European" way the role demands, and his voice is too "Broadway." It really should be done by someone with a more classical-sounding voice.
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