After watching the Mame interview on "That's Kentertainment" - I wanted to hear more of him. He seems like a really cool down-to-earth guy. Updated On: 6/23/06 at 03:14 AM
I am not totally certain, but I believe that there may be a revival soundtrack for Finian's Rainbow that he is on. He has a really great voice. I was really bummed that Dance of the Vampires never spawned a soundtrack and I thought his rendition of "For Sara" was incredible and would have been worth the price of the CD alone.
On the Carpe-Jugulum website you can listen to different versions of DOTV. Listen to 'For Sarah' or 'Braver Than We Are' to hear Max. He's on other tracks too, but you should just listen to the whole show. It's all there from start to finish. ENJOY!!! Dance of the Vampires Final Show
"It's like children's theatre for 40-year old gay people!" - XANADU THE MUSICAL
You can order the cast recording of the Irish Rep's production of Finian's Rainbow from Sh-k-boom Records. You can get it from Amazon.com too but it's more expensive. Or you could try the Irish Rep on 22nd Street. They use to sell them right in the lobby.
You can also order the DVD or VHS of the Standing Ovations Concert & the Leading Men Concert from the guys at BroadwayBeat. Both concerts are listed on their Order Form.
"Host Ken Kleiber of "That's Kentertainment!" takes to you Washington DC and The Kennedy Center's production of MAME, starring Christine Baranski, Harriet Harris, Emily Skinner and Max von Essen! See performance clips from the show, as well as an exclusive interview with Max von Essen who talks about a possible Broadway move as well as backstage stories and more. Also on this episode, Ken's exclusive interview with Patti LuPone regarding her new CD "The Lady With the Torch" as well as in-studio song clips."
This was on the 21st, but my guess is you can find clips out there somewhere!
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I was suprised he could even sing the score (though on the video he says he can't) because he doesn't seem to have that wide of a range. He seems more like a baritone.
He really was great in The Baker's Wife. I wish there was a recording of the other song he did too, Serenade. The whole show was just delicious. The opening (and closing) song, Chanson, has got to be one of my all time favorites too.
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