I absolutely never thought I would! But it's something to look forward to in my career. I'm not just the young, leading guy who falls in love, simple and naive. Even just doing Enjolras recently in Les Mis. I used… — Max von Essen Copy Share Image
I'm a New Yorker. I'm liberal and open-minded. Things don't really shock me. But I was reading the second-act today and thinking that if you're religious, you could be. But you shouldn't be! You can be extremely religious and have your faith and still be open-minded to art. Because this is art. That's part of the excitement. It literally is… — Max von Essen Copy Share
I want to get a handle on the music. There's only so much you can do alone. I want everyone else there. I can't wait until we feel we've got it down and we can really figure out what it's all about! I can't wait to meet Harvey Keitel, too! I'm so used to working with musical theatre people... I'm… — Max von Essen Copy Share
The music director, Stephen Oremus, was telling me: "I hope you've done your work." We only have ten days rehearsal. The music is no joke. My solo singing is not that hard. But the stuff I have as part of the choir or as a "Dead Guest" in the second-half... I'm singing some really incredible chorus stuff that I haven't… — Max von Essen Copy Share
For instance, my friend would never go on the show to air her dirty-laundry. But Tremont is outrageous! I've been watching a lot of clips of "The Jerry Springer Show" on YouTube (I can't tell you how many clips there are!) I get to witness these men going through the process to become women and what they're sharing. My character… — Max von Essen Copy Share
I've worked with Emily Skinner and I've seen Linda Balgord's work. I saw Harvey Keitel at the call-backs. But generally I don't know many people. They're not only good performers; they're really good singers! This show is for people who have more of a history in reading music. From what I already know about the ensemble, it's going to be… — Max von Essen Copy Share
There's was no pressure on it for me - I just went in and had fun. Whatever Jason Moore, the director, asked me to… — Max von Essen Copy Share Image
My role is almost a sight-gag. I have to be a woman to sing the lyrics "I am a man" to have it be… — Max von Essen Copy Share Image
, I have a friend living as a woman. But she's almost too "normal," to be quite frank. I'm not relying on her, because… — Max von Essen Copy Share Image
It's a crazy soprano, and singing as a man as a woman. But for many years, I was on the road in Chicago as… — Max von Essen Copy Share Image
I absolutely never thought I would! But it's something to look forward to in my career. I'm not just the young, leading guy who… — Max von Essen Copy Share Image
But if you get a kick out of "The Jerry Springer Show," you're going to love it! The idea of hearing these lyrics and… — Max von Essen Copy Share Image
