art.wikisort.org - Artist

Search / Calendar

Mark Janicello (born November 3, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York) is an award-winning American singer, actor, painter, writer, producer and author.

Mark Janicello
Janicello in November 2018
BornNovember 3, 1962
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of North Carolina Greensboro
Years active1984-present
TelevisionThe Finellis
SpouseDanielle Bayer (married 1989-2000)
Children2
Websitehttp://www.markjanicello.org

Early life


Mark Janicello was born on November 3, 1962 in Brooklyn, New York, the second of three brothers. His mother, Rose Tubiolo Janicello, is a gospel singer, composer, and pianist from Queens, New York of Italian descent. His father David Janicello, is an American, also of Italian heritage. He was an electronic engineer for Photocircuits Corporation abruptly changing careers in 1969 to open one of the three original branches of Colfax Furniture. Both of Janicello's parents attended seminary and became ordained ministers in the Pentecostal branch of Christianity. The family moved to Burlington, North Carolina when Janicello was six years old. He attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, earning a Bachelor's degree in 1984.


Performing career


Janicello began his career by singing in the subways of New York City in the mid-1980s as part of the MTA's Music Under New York program. Janicello's operatic debut was as Cassio in Verdi's Otello. Caliph in Kismet and Leicester in the American premiere production of Rossini's opera Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra, followed. Both productions were directed by Donald Westwood for Opera Northeast.[1][2] In 1988, Janicello made his west coast debut playing Raoul de Gardefeu in Opera at the Academy's co-production (with Long Beach Opera)[3] of "La Vie Parisienne" directed by Christopher Alden.[4][5] In the late1980's, Janicello began performing with the charitable foundation Music for All Seasons, singing in children's hospitals, prisons and old age homes.[6]

Concurrent with his stage career, Janicello continued to sing in the NY Subway. In 1990, conductor Eve Queler heard Janicello singing arias in Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal. She subsequently engaged him to perform in Donizetti's Roberto Devereux, with which he made his Carnegie Hall debut.[7] Diverse operatic roles followed in productions throughout the United States and Europe. Janicello also performed for two seasons with the comedic opera troupe La Gran Scena Opera.[8] In 1996 Janicello sang the world-premiere of the opera "Nuit des Hommes"[9][10] by Per Nørgård. In 1995, Janicello had sung Nørgård's opera "Die göttliche Kirmes" in St. Gallen, Switzerland.[11]

He played Camille, Count de Roussillon in the Paper Mill Playhouse Production of Lehár's Die lustige Witwe.[12] He returned to Die lustige Witwe in 2010, this time playing Count Danilo Danilovitsch with the Wiener Operettensommer.[13] Other operetta roles have included, Alfred in "Die Fledermaus,[14]" the title role in Der Zarewitsch[15] and Hans in Die verkaufte Braut.[16]

In 1992, Janicello was named the winner of the KFC Musical Feast, a nationwide search by Kentucky Fried Chicken for the best street performer in America; he was awarded $15,000.00 and appeared on NBC's Today show[17][18] among many other media appearances.

Stadttheater Klagenfurt hired Janicello to play Elvis Presley in their 1997 production, Elvis: A Musical Biography.[19] The musical moved from Klagenfurt to Metropol Theater in Vienna[20] and subsequently toured throughout Germany[21] and Austria.[22]

In October 2012, he co-starred in the Broadway-style musical Loving the Silent Tears, directed by Vincent Paterson, alongside Jody Watley, Jon Secada, Liz Callaway, Debbie Gravitte, Kiril Kulish, Flo Ankah and Patti Cohenour.[23][24][25] He also appears on the musical's cast album.[26] The Musical is based on the poetry of Supreme Master Ching Hai, a Vietnamese spiritual leader and advocate for veganism. Janicello has been vegan since 2004 and advocates publicly for a plant-based lifestyle.[27]

In 2021, Janicello provided the German narration for the documentary film Eating Our Way To Extinction, replacing Kate Winslet's English narration for German-speaking Europe.[28]


Musical Librettist and Playwright


Janicello's first work as Musical Author was The Chamelon Concert. A highly-choreographed mix of operatic arias, Broadway hits, original compositions and songs made famous by Elvis Presley, The Chameleon Concert's book contained personal anecdotes and dramatic monologues written by Janicello. The show celebrated its world premiere in September 1998[29] in Vienna's Theater AKzent.

In 1999, Janicello wrote the script for Be My Love: The Mario Lanza Musical[30] which celebrated its world premiere in Theater AKzent on October 7, 1999, the 40th anniversary of Lanza's death.[31] Be My Love was a jukebox musical whose score contained popular Italian Folk Songs, well-known operatic arias and a number of Lanza's hit songs.

In 2001, Janicello authored the book and worked as co-lyricist with Rolf Rettburg on his first completely original musical, Charlie: A New Musical.[32][33] Charlie's music was composed by Béla Fischer. Charlie celebrated its world premiere in a German-language version in Vienna's Cabaret Stadnikow in March 2001. In 2004, an English-language version of Charlie was produced at Het Werkteater in Amsterdam, with additional songs by Kai Peterson.

Cloud Nine is an original children's musical written in 2010 by Mark Janicello (book and lyrics) and the Swedish Actor/Musician Josef Törner. Originally conceived as a stage production, Cloud 9 is now in pre-production to be made into a 60-minute animated musical for television.[34]

In Spring 2022, Janicello was commissioned by Alok Ruia to write a new play Take The Bins Out, a 75-minute monologue for a visually-impaired actor.[35]


The Finellis


In 2016, Janicello began work as author, executive producer, co-director, lyricist and leading actor on the Award-Winning Comedy The Finellis. Originally planned to be a television series, a proof-of-concept Episode of The Finellis was a featured presentation at the 2016 Berlin Serienale.[36][37] In January 2019, The Finellis went back into production in Berlin with some new cast members and rewritten scripts. In August 2021, The Finellis went back into production, new cast members were added, and a new storyline was filmed which allowed the filmed material from 2019 and 2021 to be turned into a 90-minute film. "The Finellis Movie" which was released internationally on January 18, 2022.[38][39]


The Finellis - Awards and Nominations


In the 2019-2020 Awards Season, The Finellis in its SitCom iteration and Janicello's work on the project were nominated for, and won numerous prizes at international Film- and TV- Festivals.

Festival Year Award Status
London International Filmmaker Festival 2021 Best TV/Web Series

Best Director of a Short Film- Joris Hermans

Best Actor in a Short Film - Mark Janicello

Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film - George Pollock

Best Editing of a Short Film - Joris Hermans & Mark Janicello

 Won[40]

Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

Oz Indie Film Festival 2021 Best TV Series Pilot Won[41]
Berlin International TV Festival 2020 Best Comedy Series Semi-Finalist
2019 Out of competition Screening World Premiere[42]
Prague Int'l Monthly Film Festival - June 2021 Best Web/Television Series Won[43]
Best Trailer Nominated
Amsterdam World International Film Festival 2020 Best Television Series Won[44]
Los Angeles Film Awards- April 2020 Best Web/TV Series Pilot Won [45]
Best Comedy Won
Portland Comedy Film Festival 2020 Best Comedy TV Episode or Sitcom Nominated[46]
Cult Critic Movie Awards - July 2020 Best Television/Pilot Program or Series

Jean-Luc Godard Award (Best Television/Pilot Program or Series)

 Won[47]

Nominated[48]

Vegas Movie Awards - May 2020 Best Television Series Pilot Won[49]
Best Song - "Here I Am Again" (M: Ulf Weidmann, L: Mark Janicello) Won[50]
Best Director - Joris Hermans

Best Actor - Mark Janicello

 Nominated

Nominated

London International Motion Pictures Awards ( L.I.M.P.A) 2020 Best Pilot Series Semi-Finalist[51]
London Independent Film Awards (L.I.F.A.) - June 2020 Best Web/TV Series Pilot "The Finellis" Won[52]
Rome Film Awards 2020 Best Television Series

Best Song - "Here I Am Again" (M: Ulf Weidmann, L: Mark Janiello)

 Won[53]

Finalist

SIMFEST - The Int'l TV Broadcasters & Independent Producers Festival 2020 Best Entertainment Series Finalist[54]
Euro Cinema Film Festival Geneva 2020 Best Television Series

Best Song

 Nominated[55]

Nominated

German United Film Festival 2020 Best Television Series - "The Finellis" Won[56]
After Hour Film Festival 2020 Best Television Series - "The Finellis" Won[57][58]
Assurdo Film Festival - Milan, Italy - June 2020 Best Screenplay

Best Editing

Best Trailer

Best Poster

 Nominated[59]

Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

Vesuvius Int'l Monthly Film Festival - Naples, Italy - July 2020 Best Web/TV Series Pilot Won[60]
Best Script - Mark Janicello

Best Trailer

 Finalist

Finalist

Best Actor - Mark Janicello

Best Actress - Bianca Carsten

Best Director - Joris Hermans

Best Music - Ulf Weidmann

 Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

VIP Film Festival - Palermo, Sicily - June 2020 Best Web/TV Series Semi-Finalist[61]
Best Trailer Semi-Finalist
DUMBO Film Festival - Brooklyn, NY 2020 Best Short Form Narrative Film Nominated
Gold Movie Awards London - August 2021 Best Television Series

Best Animation

Best Director - Joris Hermans

Best Actor - Mark Janicello

Best Actress - Bianca Karsten

Best Screenplay - Mark Janicello

 Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

Santa Monica Film Festival 2020 Best Episodic Content Honorable Mention[62]
Peak City International Film Festival 2020 Best Foreign (Non-U.S.) Television Series Pilot Won[63]
South Coast Film Festival 2020 Best Comedy SitCom

Best Comedy SitCom Script

 Won
Mediterranean Film Festival in Cannes 2019 Best Television Series Honorable Mention[64]
New York City TV Festival 2019 Best Television Series Won[65]
Best Director Won
Best Actor- Mark Janicello

Best Actress - Bianca Karsten

 Nominated

Nominated

Berlin Serienale 2016 Out of competition Screening - Proof of Concept Episode [66][67][68]

Author, Columnist and Critic


Janicello's autobiography Naked in the Spotlight: My Life with Sex, Singing and Scientology[69][70] was published in a German translation ("Nackt im Rampenlicht") in April 2011 by Ibera Publishers[71] of Vienna. The English version of "Naked in the Spotlight" was published in 2016.[72]

In 2012, Janicello was engaged to write 6 articles about the marketing of art and artists for Hoop Doop Magazine.[73][74] Since 2018, Janicello has worked as critic-at-large[75] for BroadwayWorld.com reviewing stage productions in Berlin, northern Germany and London.[76]


Other Awards



Discography


  1. "Unchained“ (1995) - Promotional CD
  2. "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry“ (1996) - (UK ONLY) World-Premiere recording of Graham Todd's Oratorio based on Walt Whitman's Poetry
  3. “Suspicious Minds” (1996) - Promotional CD
  4. “Will You Still Be There" (1997) - CD Single - Unreleased Elvis Presley song written by Ben Weisman[84]
  5. "Can't Help Falling In Love" (1997) - EP from "Elvis: A Musical Biography"
  6. "Du bist das Herz der Welt" (1998) - Schlager duet Hanne Haller[85]
  7. "Be My Love: Das Mario Lanza Musical" (1999) - Original Cast Musical CD
  8. “Classics” (1999) - Puccini and Verdi Tenor Arias
  9. "Deep In Your Soul" (2000) - CD Single[86]
  10. “Time Stands Still” (2000) - CD Single
  11. "Charlie: A New Musical" (2001) - German-language Original Cast CD
  12. "Right Now" (2001) - CD Single from the Musical "Charlie"
  13. "Amazing Grace" (2001) - Gospel Classics
  14. "Endless Love" (2001) - LIVE in Concert
  15. “Elvis: die Show, sein Leben” (2002) - Original Cast CD
  16. “Rubbernecking” - CD Single - Live at Deutsches Theater Munich
  17. “Great Big Mama” (2002) - CD Single
  18. “I Can't Make You Love me” (2003) - (EP)
  19. “The Christmas Songs” (2003) - (EP)
  20. "Charlie: A New Musical" (2004) - English-Language Original Cast CD
  21. "Musical Man” (2005) - Best of Broadway
  22. "Butterfly" (2005)
  23. "Traummelodien" (2005) - German, French and Italian Opera and Operetta Arias
  24. “Georgia On My Mind" (2005) - A Tribute to Ray Charles
  25. “Traummelodien 2” (2006) - More Opera and Operetta Arias
  26. “Elvis Goes Classic: LIVE” (2006) - Recorded in Komödie im Bayerischen Hof
  27. “Die Nacht der Musicals" (2007) - Original Cast Album[87]
  28. "La Notte Italiana" (2008) - Italian folk, pop and light classics
  29. "Listen" (2008) - (EP)
  30. “Great Big Mama” (2009) - Double Dutch Remix CD Single[88]
  31. “The Ultimate Collection: The Love Songs” (2009) - Compilation CD
  32. “Elvis & Me” (2009) - Double CD Set
  33. "Push it Now' (2011) - CD-Single (sold with Janicello's Autobiography "Naked in the Spotlight" - 1st Edition) [89]
  34. “Loving The Silent Tears” (2012) - Original Cast Album[90]
  35. “Musical Man 2” (2013) - Broadway's Greatest Hits Part 2
  36. “I Am A Man” (2014) - CD Single[91]
  37. “Rock Legends” (2017)
  38. “I Believe" (2017) - Gospel Classics 2
  39. “Here I Am Again (2019) CD Single from "The Finellis"
  40. "The Finellis Movie" - (2021) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[92]

References


  1. Sherman, Robert (1992-09-13). "MUSIC; Recitals at Grace Play up the Exotic". The New York Times.
  2. https://secure.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/61878011.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+26%2C+1992&author=Richard+Dyer%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=33&desc=A+Rossini+debut+not+fit+for+a+queen%5B%5D
  3. "Long Beach Opera Productions Go West". Los Angeles Times. 1988-09-27.
  4. "New York Magazine". 1988-12-05.
  5. Rockwell, John (1988-11-21). "Review/Music; A Modern 'Vie Parisienne' That Mirrors Its Audience". The New York Times.
  6. Taking Music to Audiences in Hospitals and Jails - New York Times
  7. "Opera Orchestra of New York - Performance History". www.oony.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  8. Classical Music in Review - New York Times
  9. "NUIT DES HOMMES - HollandhouseDK". hollandhouse.dk. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  10. "Per Nørgård - Nuit des Hommes (1996) - Music Sales Classical".
  11. "Theater St.Gallen".
  12. THEATER; Nonstop Gaiety in 'Merry Widow' - New York Times
  13. "Wiener Operettensommer lädt mit "Lustiger Witwe" ins Theresianum".
  14. "Archives | the Philadelphia Inquirer".
  15. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-07-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. "Die verkaufte Braut Reviews". Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  17. "KFC Musical Feast". IMDb.
  18. Rocky Mountain News: Archives
  19. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. "Elvis-Imitat in der Schulaula". 1998-02-07.
  22. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. "Liz Callaway, Debbie Gravitte, Jon Secada and More Set for LOVING THE SILENT TEARS in LA, 10/27".
  24. "Cast - Loving the Silent Tears".
  25. "Loving the Silent Tears" revue with the participants
  26. "Loving the Silent Tears". Amazon.
  27. Vegan / Vegetarian Stories #2, retrieved 2022-07-11
  28. "Watch Eating Our Way To Extinction | Prime Video". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  29. "Spielplan September 1998" (PDF). www.akzent.at.
  30. "- das Leben des Mario Lanza - Theater Akzent: "Be My Love"".
  31. "Spielplan September 1999" (PDF).
  32. "Opfer ohne Hoffnung - Kabarett Stadnikow: "Charlie"".
  33. "Wirtschaft".
  34. "Vuulr: The Global Content Marketplace for Film and TV rights". Vuulr: The Global Content Marketplace for Film and TV rights. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  35. Janicello, Mark (2022-07-11). "Take The Bins Out": A New Play. Marjan Content Productions UG.
  36. "Wie bei den Simpsons - "The Finnellis" hat Premiere bei Serienale | RBB Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg". Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  37. Ehrenberg, Markus (28 September 2016). "Serienfestival 2016: Kino statt Couch". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  38. Woodham, Karen (2021-12-06). "The Finellis first look trailer and stills". Blazing Minds. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  39. Chatterjee, Anamika. "What The Finellis Movie teaches you about rebuilding life". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  40. "London". Film Fest International. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  41. "Oz Indie Film Festival". Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  42. "SCREENINGS". Berlin TV SERIES FESTIVAL | 12th-16th June 2019 | Berlin. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  43. "JUNE 2020". PIMFF. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  44. "Amsterdam World Online - Screening Links Included.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  45. "April 2020". LA Film Awards. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  46. Fair, Mikel. "Portland Comedy Film Festival Fall 2020". info.filmfestivalcircuit.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  47. "MONTHLY RESULT: JULY 2020". Cult Critic. 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  48. "JEAN LUC GODARD AWARD NOMINEES 2020". Cult Critic. 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  49. "WINNERS | Vegas Movie Awards". VegasMovieAwards. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  50. "Mark Janicello posted on LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  51. "Official Selection 2020 – L.I.M.P.A". Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  52. "Winners June 2020".
  53. "Rome Online Screening - Website Program.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  54. dan. "Competiție Oficială & Proiecții speciale". Simfest (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  55. "SCHEDULE 2020". Eurocinema Geneva. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  56. "German United Online Screening - Website Program.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  57. Festival, After Hour Film (2020-06-29). "Mark Janicello's "The Finellis" Won't Let Your Hope Die". AHFF. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  58. "Season 2". AHFF. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  59. admin (2020-07-05). "June 2020". Assurdo Film Festival (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  60. "@vesuviusinternationalfilmfest on Instagram: "Ant the winners are....."". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  61. "WINNERS". VIPfilmfestival (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  62. "Santa Monica Film Festival (2020)". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  63. DemersTalent (2020-11-01), 2020 PCIFF Red Carpet Gaddy Awards Show, retrieved 2020-11-02
  64. "Winners 2019". mffcannes. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  65. "WINNERS TV SHOWS & SCRIPTS 2019 – NYCTVF". Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  66. "Sitcom "The Finellis" feiert Weltpremiere bei Berliner "Serienale"". StagePool (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  67. "The Finellis | Serie 2016". moviepilot.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  68. "Serienale: Neues Serienfestival startet in Berlin". berlin.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  69. "Mark Janicello | ein Scientologe darf nicht singen | Gesellschaft-Nachrichten | news.de". Archived from the original on 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  70. ""Nackt im Rampenlicht" - ERF.de". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  71. http://www.ibera.at/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=45&category_id=18&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=64%5B%5D
  72. Bot Check. Amazon Germany.
  73. "HOOP DOOP MAGAZINE # 16". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  74. "HOOP DOOP MAGAZINE #21". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  75. "Articles by Mark Janicello". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  76. "Articles by Mark Janicello". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  77. "CHRONICLE". The New York Times. 1992-09-24. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  78. "Classic Open 2016". www.leipzig.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  79. "Leipzig ist Musik – Leipzig macht Musik! – Classic Open 2015". Mynewsdesk (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  80. "Official Mark Janicello Fanclub | Hier mit Heiko Rosenthal, Bürgermeister von Leipzig und der Fips Fleischer Musikpreis welchen ich heute Abend von der P.D". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  81. "Elvies Awards the worlds's leading show for Elvis Tribute". elvies.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  82. "In Pictures: Porthcawl Elvis festival 2022". BBC News. 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  83. "How this tiny Welsh town ended up holding the world's biggest Elvis festival". The Independent. 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  84. Mark Janicello, Will you still be there, retrieved 2022-07-05
  85. Du bist das Herz der Welt für mich (Duett), 1998-09-04, retrieved 2022-07-05
  86. Deep in Your Soul, 2019-11-09, retrieved 2022-07-05
  87. Wohlschiess, Sylke (2014-12-21). "CD: Die Nacht der Musicals". MusicalSpot (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  88. Great Big Mama, 2009-02-25, retrieved 2022-07-05
  89. "Shazam". Shazam. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  90. Loving the Silent Tears (The Musical) [2nd Edition] by Various Artists, 2013-04-23, retrieved 2022-07-05
  91. I am a man, 2014-09-05, retrieved 2022-07-05
  92. "The Finellis Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". The Finellis Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Retrieved 2022-09-07.


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mark Janicello.


Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии