Mark made his professional acting debut portraying Linus in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown in the 1968/69 Washington DC. National Company. This cast was chosen to do a command performance at the Lyndon Johnson White House. In November 1971, Baker appeared at the Mercer O’Casey Theatre playing the Boy in Love Me, Love My Children.
Baker appeared on Broadway in 1974 in the title role of Candide, a performance which earned him a Theatre World Award and a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.
In 1976, Mark Baker appeared in the romantic adventure film Swashbuckler. The following year, he supplied the voice acting for Raggedy Andy in the animated film Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure. Mark served as assistant director to Ken Russell in the 1977 film Valentino.
Mark appeared as Otto Kringelein in the Broadway international tour of Grand Hotel at venues throughout America, Canada and Japan, and received a Helen Hayes Award for his performance at the Kennedy Center.
Other venues at which Baker has performed include The Public Theater and what was then referred to as the Martin Beck Theatre. More recently he appeared on a studio recording of George Gershwin’s Tip-Toes in 2001.
Mark spent the last two decades of his life devoted to the revitalization of the Embassy Theatre in his hometown of Cumberland, Maryland, overseeing the operations of the Embassy.
The Embassy Theatre is the premiere entertainment venue on the downtown Cumberland mall.
⚓️Meet the Cast of Anything Goes!⚓️
Rebecca Bensavage (Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt) is thrilled to be joining the cast and crew of Anything Goes. Her most recent performance was this past spring at Potomac State College, where she portrayed the role of Miss Lina Lamont in Singin’ in the Rain. She is no stranger to the Embassy Theatre though. You may have seen her as young Lucy in The Lightbearer or as Adelaide in Guys & Dolls. She would like to say a special thank you to her family and friends for the endless support!
Anything Goes will run through September 22, with performances Thurs-Sat at 8 PM, and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. Admission is $20 adults and $18 seniors/students. Tickets may be purchased through Ticketbud at embassy.ticketbud.com, or at the box office while tickets remain. To make reservations and guarantee seating, call (240) 362-7183. Follow our Facebook event for details, www.facebook.com/share/MDKpgMzxm7SxM6cE/ .
Anything Goes is presented by Progressive Physical Therapy.
Photo Credit: Jsmileyshots
Graphic Credit: Emily Snyder
We hope you join us as this talented cast brings a classic to life on the high seas!
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⚓️Meet the Cast of Anything Goes!⚓️
Tyler Gilks (Elisha Whitney) is thrilled to be on stage again at the Embassy. Some of Tyler’s favorite previous roles include Rocky in Damn Yankees, Christopher Wren in The Mousetrap, and Steve in She Kills Monsters. Tyler also serves on the Embassy Board of Directors as Technical Manager. He thanks his lovely fiancée, Denise Adams, for the chance to work on such a fun show. Enjoy the show!
Anything Goes will run through September 22, with performances Thurs-Sat at 8 PM, and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. Admission is $20 adults and $18 seniors/students. Tickets may be purchased through Ticketbud at embassy.ticketbud.com, or at the box office while tickets remain. To make reservations and guarantee seating, call (240) 362-7183. Follow our Facebook event for details, www.facebook.com/share/MDKpgMzxm7SxM6cE/ .
Anything Goes is presented by Progressive Physical Therapy.
Photo Credit: Jsmileyshots
Graphic Credit: Emily Snyder
We hope you join us as this talented cast brings a classic to life on the high seas!
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What do you mean you missed Anything Goes this weekend? Well good news! We have another weekend of performances!
Anything Goes will continue this weekend, September 19-22, with performances Thurs-Sat at 8 PM, and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. Admission is $20 adults and $18 seniors/students. Tickets may be purchased through Ticketbud at embassy.ticketbud.com, or at the box office while tickets remain. To make reservations and guarantee seating, call (240) 362-7183. Follow our Facebook event for details, www.facebook.com/share/MDKpgMzxm7SxM6cE/ .
Anything Goes is presented by Progressive Physical Therapy.
Photo Credit: Jsmileyshots
Pictured: Tyler Gilks as Elisha Whitney (left) and Daniel Reed as Billy Crocker (right)
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