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“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 done in a long time. It's extremely difficult.”

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Max von Essen is a German-born theatre actor renowned for his performances on Broadway and in the West End. Born on January 11, 1974, he began his career in the 1990s and has since been featured in numerous notable theatre productions. more

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