Marc Kudisch (born September 22, 1966) is an American stage actor. A native of Hackensack, New Jersey, Kudisch grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He enrolled at Florida Atlantic University to study political science and switched to theatre. After receiving his degree, Kudisch went to New York City and was cast as Conrad Birdie in the Barry Weissler-produced national tour of Bye Bye Birdie with Tommy Tune and Ann Reinking. Kudisch later starred in a television version of the Broadway musical along with Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams. Kudisch's Broadway credits include Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Baron Bomburst), Assassins (The Proprietor), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Trevor Graydon), Bells Are Ringing (Jeff Moss), Michael John LaChiusa's The Wild Party at the Public Theater (Jackie), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Chauvelin), High Society (George Kittredge), Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Gaston), and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Reuben). He has been nominated for the Tony Award for his roles in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2005) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002), as well as the Outer Critics Circle Award, and the Drama Desk Award. Kudisch has also appeared in Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm, opposite Juliet Stevenson and Jeremy Irons, in a 2003 production at the New York City Opera, and with Victor Garber and Judith Ivey in a 2004 staging by the Los Angeles Opera. In regional theatre, he originated the role of Vincent Van Gogh in The Highest Yellow, also by LaChiusa. He received a Drama Desk nomination for his performance in another Michael John LaChiusa musical, See What I Wanna See (2005), in a production that also featured Idinz Menzel at the Public Theatre. Once more using his stock in trade roles of playing villains, Kudisch most recently starred in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of The Apple Tree with his former fiancee, Kristin Chenoweth as Eve and Brian D'Arcy James as Adam. In late 2008, Kudisch will join Emmy-winning and Tony-nominee Allison Janney and Wicked stars Megan Hilty and Stephanie J. Block in the new musical, 9 to 5 (musical). Based on the film of the same name, the production will be directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe Mantello (Wicked, Assassins) and will have its pre-broadway run at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles beginning September 21st. Kudisch will play sexist, egotistical boss Franklin Hart Jr., a part played by Dabney Coleman. Dolly Parton, seven-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician, who appeared in the original film has written the music and lyrics for the new musical.[1] Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.