Basic Facts
BORN
Raised in Pemberville, Ohio. Middle son of Adolph and Tekla Madaras. One sister, two brothers. Hungarian
/
German
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Scotch
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English ancestry.
FEBRUARY 25
Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Raised in Pemberville, Ohio. Middle son of Adolph and Tekla Madaras. One sister, two brothers. Hungarian
/
German
/
Scotch
/
English ancestry.
EDUCATION
University of Michigan
1993
BFA in Musical Theatre
University of Michigan
Eastwood High School (Ohio)
1989
Graduate
Eastwood High School (Ohio)
AWARDS
Lead Actor in A Musical
2007 - 2008
ariZoni Award Winner
Lead Actor in A Musical
1988
Buckeye Boys State Delegate
1988
1st Team, All League SLL Cross-Country
Civic Oration Contest, State of Ohio
1983
First Place
Civic Oration Contest, State of Ohio
WORK
Major Roles in plays and musicals produced by the University of Michigan Musical Theatre and Theatre Departments, University of Cincinnati Musical Theatre Program, Theatre West Virginia and Black Swamp Players
EARLY WORK
Professional Magician
Major Roles in plays and musicals produced by the University of Michigan Musical Theatre and Theatre Departments, University of Cincinnati Musical Theatre Program, Theatre West Virginia and Black Swamp Players
Town Hall
NY DEBUT: 1995
Waldo in "Where's Waldo?"
Town Hall
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: 2002 - 2007
Pemberville Opera House
Irish Rep
OFF-BROADWAY DEBUT: 2003
Alaric in "Peg O' My Heart"
Irish Rep
Hudson Theatre starring John Callum and Lauren Bacall
LAST BROADWAY APPEARANCE: 2003
Henry in "Finian's Rainbow"
Hudson Theatre starring John Callum and Lauren Bacall
LANGUAGES
ENGLISH
GERMAN
HUNGARIAN
RUSSIAN
TRIVIA
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT GRANDSON
of President John Quincy Adams
DISTANT COUSIN
of Nathanial Hawthorne
Mugging at age 3