Michael Mark (musician)
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Michael Mark is an American musician, composer, and actor. Mark won a Drama Desk Award
for his performance in the Broadway Musical, I Love My Wife
and he was also part of the original cast of Harry Chapin
’s Cotton Patch Gospel
, a role that he also played for the televised version of the show. Mark also works as a composer for television
programs. Probably Mark’s best-known composition is the theme song for the TV show Entertainment Tonight
. Currently Mark spends his musical time writing, touring and performing with Tom Chapin
, sharing in Grammy Award
nominations for Tom’s albums of family music. Mark has also recorded a solo album entitled Good To Be Here which was released in 2005.
On February 12, 2009, Michael joined the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College orchestra and chorus, along with the Riverside Inspirational Choir and NYC Labor Choir, in honoring Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday at the Riverside Church in New York City. Under the direction of Maurice Peress
, they performed Earl Robinson
's "The Lonesome Train: A Music Legend for Actors, Folk Singers, Choirs, and Orchestra" in which Michael was the balladeer.
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Awards, which are given annually in a number of categories, are the only major New York theater honors for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway compete against each other in the same category...
for his performance in the Broadway Musical, I Love My Wife
I Love My Wife
I Love My Wife is a musical with a book and lyrics by Michael Stewart and music by Cy Coleman, based on a play by Luis Rego.A satire of the sexual revolution of the 1970s, the musical takes place on Christmas Eve in suburban Trenton, New Jersey, where two married couples who have been close friends...
and he was also part of the original cast of Harry Chapin
Harry Chapin
Harry Forster Chapin was an American singer-songwriter best known in particular for his folk rock songs including "Taxi", "W*O*L*D", and the number-one hit "Cat's in the Cradle". Chapin was also a dedicated humanitarian who fought to end world hunger; he was a key player in the creation of the...
’s Cotton Patch Gospel
Cotton patch gospel
Cotton Patch Gospel is a musical by Tom Key and Russell Treyz with music and lyrics written by Harry Chapin just before his death in 1981...
, a role that he also played for the televised version of the show. Mark also works as a composer for television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
programs. Probably Mark’s best-known composition is the theme song for the TV show Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
. Currently Mark spends his musical time writing, touring and performing with Tom Chapin
Tom Chapin
Tom Chapin is a Grammy Award-winning American musician, entertainer, singer-songwriter and storyteller.-Biography:Chapin attended State University of New York at Plattsburgh and graduated in 1966. From 1971-1976, he hosted a TV show called Make a Wish...
, sharing in Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nominations for Tom’s albums of family music. Mark has also recorded a solo album entitled Good To Be Here which was released in 2005.
On February 12, 2009, Michael joined the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College orchestra and chorus, along with the Riverside Inspirational Choir and NYC Labor Choir, in honoring Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday at the Riverside Church in New York City. Under the direction of Maurice Peress
Maurice Peress
Maurice Peress is an American orchestra conductor, educator and author. After serving as assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein beginning in 1961, Peress went on to stand as leader of the orchestra in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1962. In 1970, he also became leader...
, they performed Earl Robinson
Earl Robinson
Earl Hawley Robinson was a singer-songwriter and composer from Seattle, Washington. Robinson is probably as well remembered for his left-leaning political views as he is for his music, including the songs "Joe Hill", "Black and White", and the cantata "Ballad for Americans"...
's "The Lonesome Train: A Music Legend for Actors, Folk Singers, Choirs, and Orchestra" in which Michael was the balladeer.