Mark Janicello

Mark Janicello (born November 3, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer, actor, painter, 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
Spouse(s)Danielle Bayer (married 1989-2000)
Children2
Websitehttp://www.markjanicello.org

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]

Janicello continued to sing in the NY Subway and was discovered in 1990 by conductor Eve Queler with whom he performed in Donizetti's Roberto Devereux, with which he made his Carnegie Hall debut.[6] Diverse operatic roles followed. Janicello also performed for two seasons with the comedic opera troupe La Gran Scena Opera.[7] In 1996 Janicello sang the world-premiere of the opera "Nuit des Hommes"[8][9] by Per Nørgård. In 1995, Janicello had sung Nørgård's opera "Die göttliche Kirmes" in St. Gallen, Switzerland.[10]

He played Camille, Count de Roussillon in the Paper Mill Playhouse Production of Lehár's Die lustige Witwe.[11] He returned to Die lustige Witwe in 2010, this time playing Count Danilo Danilovitsch with the Wiener Operettensommer.[12] Other operetta roles have included, Alfred in "Die Fledermaus,[13]" the title role in Der Zarewitsch[14] and Hans in Die verkaufte Braut.[15]

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[16][17] among many other media appearances.

Stadttheater Klagenfurt hired Janicello to play Elvis Presley in their 1997 production, Elvis: A Musical Biography.[18] The musical moved from Klagenfurt to Metropol Theater in Vienna[19] and subsequently toured throughout Germany[20] and Austria.[21]

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.[22][23][24] He also appears on the musical's cast album.[25]

In the early 1990s, Janicello did charitable work for the Music for All Seasons foundation, singing in children's hospitals, prisons and old age homes.[26]

Musical Author

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[27] in Vienna's Theater AKzent.

In 1999, Janicello wrote the script for Be My Love: The Mario Lanza Musical[28] which celebrated its world premiere in Theater AKzent on October 7, 1999, the 40th anniversary of Lanza's death.[29] 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.[30][31] 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.[32]

Author

Janicello's autobiography Naked in the Spotlight: My Life with Sex, Singing and Scientology[33][34] was published in a German translation ("Nackt im Rampenlicht") in April 2011 by Ibera Publishers[35] of Vienna. The English version of "Naked in the Spotlight" was published in 2016.[36]

In 2012, Janicello was engaged to write 6 articles about the marketing of art and artists for Hoop Doop Magazine.[37][38]

Since 2018, Janicello has worked as critic-at-large[39] for BroadwayWorld.com reviewing stage productions in Berlin and northern Germany.[40]

"The Finellis" SitCom

Since January 2016, Janicello has worked as author, executive producer, lyricist and leading actor for the Award-Winning New SitCom "The Finellis." A proof-of-concept Episode of "The Finellis" was a featured presentation at the 2016 Berlin Serienale.[41][42] In 2019, "The Finellis" went back into production in Berlin with some new cast members and rewritten scripts. Since November 2019, "The Finellis" and Janicello have been nominated for and won numerous prizes at international Film- and TV- Festivals.

"The Finellis" Festivals, Awards and Nominations
Festival Year Award Status
London International Filmmaker Festival 2021 Best Television Comedy Series Nominated[43]
Berlin International TV Festival 2020 Best Comedy Series Semi-Finalist
2019 Out of competition Screening World Premiere[44]
Prague Int'l Monthly Film Festival - June 2021 Best Web/Television Series Won[45]
Best Trailer Nominated
Amsterdam World International Film Festival 2020 Best Television Series Won[46]
Los Angeles Film Awards- April 2020 Best Web/TV Series Pilot Won [47]
Best Comedy Won
Portland Comedy Film Festival 2020 Best Comedy TV Episode or Sitcom Nominated[48]
Cult Critic Movie Awards - July 2020 Best Television/Pilot Program or Series

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

 Won[49]

Nominated

Vegas Movie Awards - May 2020 Best Television Series Pilot Won[50]
Best Song - "Here I Am Again" (M: Ulf Weidmann, L: Mark Janicello) Won[51]
Best Director - Joris Hermans

Best Actor - Mark Janicello

 Nominated
London International Motion Pictures Awards ( L.I.M.P.A) 2020 Best Pilot Series Semi-Finalist[52]
London Independent Film Awards (L.I.F.A.) - June 2020 Best Web/TV Series Pilot "The Finellis" Won[53]
Rome Film Awards 2020 Best Television Series

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

 Won[54]

Finalist

SIMFEST - The Int'l TV Broadcasters & Independent Producers Festival 2020 Best Entertainment Series Finalist[55]
Euro Cinema Film Festival Geneva 2020 Best Television Series

Best Song

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

Best Editing

Best Trailer

Best Poster

 Nominated[58]
Vesuvius Int'l Monthly Film Festival - Naples, Italy - July 2020 Best Web/TV Series Pilot Won[59]
Best Script - Mark Janicello

Best Trailer

 Finalist
Best Actor - Mark Janicello

Best Actress - Bianca Carsten

Best Director - Joris Hermans

Best Music - Ulf Weidmann

 Nominated
VIP Film Festival - Palermo, Sicily - June 2020 Best Web/TV Series Semi-Finalist[60]
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
Peak City International Film Festival 2020 Best Foreign (Non-U.S.) Television Series Pilot Won[61]
South Coast Film Festival 2020 Best Comedy SitCom

Best Comedy SitCom Script

 Won
Mediterranean Film Festival in Cannes 2019 Best Television Series Honorable Mention[62]
New York City TV Festival 2019 Best Television Series Won[63]
Best Director Won
Best Actor- Mark Janicello

Best Actress - Bianca Karsten

 Nominated
Berlin Serienale 2016 Out of competition Screening - Proof of Concept Episode

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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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)
  34. “Loving The Silent Tears” (2012) - Original Cast Album
  35. “Musical Man 2” (2013) - Broadway's Greatest Hits Part 2
  36. “I Am A Man” (2014) - CD Single
  37. “Rock Legends” (2017)
  38. “I Believe" (2017) - Gospel Classics 2
  39. “Here I Am Again (2019) CD Single from "The Finellis"

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