Max von Essen
Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
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BIO
Max von Essen is a Tony nominated singer and actor best known for his role as Henri Baurel in the award winning production of An American in Paris on Broadway. He recently finished a year long run in the Broadway production of Anastasia as Gleb Vaganov and then toured the United States as Marvin in Lincoln Center Theater's revival of Falsettos. Other Broadway credits include Evita, the revivals of Les Misérables and Jesus Christ Superstar, Dance of the Vampires, and the closing company of the original Les Misérables. Additional New York credits include Yours Unfaithfully for the Mint Theater, Death Takes a Holiday for the Roundabout Theater Company, The Jerry Springer Opera at Carnegie Hall, Hello Again (Drama League nomination) for The Transport Group, Finian's Rainbow for the Irish Repertory Theater, The Fantasticks at the Sullivan Street Playhouse, and many others. Tours include Xanadu, Chicago and West Side Story. TV & Film include Law & Order: SVU, Elementary, Boardwalk Empire, The Good Wife, Royal Pains, Gossip Girl, Seven Lovers, Sex and the City 2, and the webseries Submissions Only.
Max's concert work has brought him all across the country and Canada, including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and a recent sold-out solo run at the famed Birdland Jazz Club in New York City. Recordings include An American in Paris (earning Max a Grammy nomination), Evita, Death Takes a Holiday, Finian's Rainbow, Love Songs of Andrew Lloyd Weber, Broadway by the Year: 1928, Broadway Unplugged and his debut solo album, Call Me Old Fashioned: The Broadway Standard, now available on iTunes. @maxizpad.
STAGE CREDITS
Movies
[ 2005 ] Piano Player
[ 2010 ] Wedding Chorus
[ 2014 ] Dan
[ 2015 ] Businessman at Starbucks
TV Shows
Cameron Dante
Stephen Delaney
Rhett Richards
[ 2025-2025 ] Keith
Awards and Nominations
Max von Essen, An American in Paris
Max von Essen, An American in Paris
Max von Essen, An American in Paris
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Max von Essen has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.
Max von Essen has not appeared in the West End.
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for An American in Paris, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for An American in Paris and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for An American in Paris.
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