About Me
Robert is a Stratford based Actor and Singer. He is most recently known to audiences for performing the titular role in Dear Evan Hansen presented by Mirvish Productions with Stacey Mindich. Robert received a Toronto Theatre Critics Award and a Dora Award nomination for his portrayal of Evan.
Recently Robert played the role of Mark Cohen in The Stratford Festival’s production of RENT. Also at The Stratford Festival, he appeared as Calvin O’Keefe in A Wrinkle in Time.
In 2021, Robert starred in If I Only Had Christmas as Riley Lyons for the Hallmark Channel airing last December in both the US and Canada.
Previously, Robert appeared as Riff Raff in The Stratford Festival’s highly-acclaimed production of The Rocky Horror Show for which he received the Broadway World Toronto Award for Best Male in a Featured Role. Also at Stratford, Robert appeared as Tommy in Des McAnuff’s Stratford revival of The Who’s Tommy, as well as roles in Chicago, The Music Man and Fiddler on the Roof.
Selected other credits include Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat (Theatre Aquarius), Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar (Mayfield Theatre), Gabe in Next to Normal (Theatre Calgary and Citadel Theatre), Pinnochio in Shrek, and Denny in Dream a Little Dream (Grand Theatre), Mary Sunshine in Chicago (Drayton Entertainment) and appeared in productions at The Shaw Festival, Young People’s Theatre, Ross Petty Productions, and The Musical Stage Company.
Robert’s work has been nominated for Dora Mavor Moore, BroadwayWorld, My Entertainment World, Sterling, Betty Mitchell, and Calgary Critic’s Awards.
When Robert is not onstage, he is developing his skills as a teacher and coach, focusing on vocal coaching and lessons, acting through song, monologue coaching, and contemporary musical theatre workshops. If you are interested in booking a class or interested in bringing Robert to teach at your organization, please inquire using the contact page.
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“Markus fully inhabits Evan, his eyes downcast, his voice pitched high when he’s especially nervous and his defeated posture evoking his inner conflicts. He handles the show’s huge vocal demands with ease and, judging from the tears streaming down his face in a couple of songs, connects with the story’s emotional arc as much as we do.”
“As Evan, Robert Markus leads an exceptional cast who sell this strange, cynical story alarmingly well. Markus’s Evan is so vulnerable and loveable that the audience can’t help but root for him despite the terrible hole he digs for himself”
“There are many, many treats among the vocal and acting performances. I greatly admired Markus’s technique and clarity in delivering Mark’s narration, which is an important audience anchor, and his voice is as divine as ever.”
“The kinetic Robert Markus translates fury and obsession into a charismatic performance as the man who’s being set up for for tragedy — railroaded into being the eternal villain by the act of betrayal without which Jesus’s superstardom will not be possible. Markus has the kind of edge and energy, both dramatically and musically, that are the raison d’être of rock. In the hell scene, Judas rocks out in white satin, with an angelic back-up trio on one side and a more worldly sequined trio on the other: he’s conflicted to the end.”
“As Evan, Mr. Markus, who’s starred in Tommy and The Rocky Horror Show at the Stratford Festival, impresses right from the top, flawlessly making his way through Waving Through a Window’s vulnerable falsetto and blast-you-to-the-back-of-your-seat belting. [...] There’s something more depressed and repressed in Mr. Markus’s performance that makes the character’s often too-convenient collection of anxieties a little more plausible and less of a show.”
“Fortunately, Theatre Aquarius’ Las Vegas look at things was enlivened by Markus in the title role. He sings the songs with enthusiasm and wears the rainbow coat with style. [...] No wonder he’s going to be at Stratford next summer. Full of talent, this guy’s a real find.”
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