Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque

#1

Mark 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!

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#2

re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque

Posted: 5/12/08 at 2:44pm

Eh.....

I don't think so.

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#3

re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque

Posted: 5/12/08 at 3:09pm

Sorry 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?

#4

re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque

Posted: 5/12/08 at 4:42pm

I actually think Szot has the perfect u/s in William Michals. Wouldn't be surprised to see him as the first replacement.

#5

re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque

Posted: 5/12/08 at 5:25pm

Um, Kudisch would be TERRIBLE casting. What a bad idea.

#6

re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque

Posted: 5/12/08 at 5:26pm

Uh, no thank you.

#7

re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque

Posted: 5/12/08 at 5:42pm

Anyone know when Szot leaves the show?

#8

re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque

Posted: 5/12/08 at 6:21pm

I don't think he would be THAT bad...

#9

re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque

Posted: 5/12/08 at 6:52pm

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.

#10

re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque

Posted: 5/12/08 at 6:52pm

double...

Updated On: 5/12/08 at 06:52 PM

#11

re: 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.

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Updated On: 5/12/08 at 06:54 PM

#12

re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque

Posted: 5/12/08 at 6:56pm

Hell Yeah!! Emily Skinner can guest duet with him!

#13

re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque

Posted: 5/12/08 at 6:57pm

Tulita, it's Marc.

jv92, it's Paulo.

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#14

re: 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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"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".

#15

re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque

Posted: 5/12/08 at 7:03pm

I don't see him as the role either...

#16

re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque

Posted: 5/12/08 at 11:21pm

Just 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!!

#17

re: 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.

#18

re: Mark Kudisch as Emile deBeque

Posted: 5/12/08 at 11:40pm

To 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.