Mark Hsu Syers Explained

Mark Hsu Syers (October 25, 1952 May 15, 1983) was a Broadway actor in the 1970s/80s.

Biography

Syers graduated from Hopewell Valley Central High School and attended the University of New Mexico, where he acted in The Fantasticks. He graduated Emerson College in 1974 in Boston. He appeared onstage in Under Fire (in New York City) and Godspell (in Boston). His first major role was in Pacific Overtures where he played, among other roles, the Russian Admiral ("Please Hello"), the Soothsayer ("Chrysanthemum Tea"), the Thief ("Four Black Dragons"), and the Warrior ("Someone in a Tree"). He played King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar and Magaldi in Evita.^[1] His voice can be heard on the cast recordings of Pacific Overtures ^[2] and Evita.^[3]

He was featured in the television program "Anatomy of a Song: Someone in a Tree" with Stephen Sondheim, Gedde Watanabe and James Dybas, which was presented by Frank Rich.^{[4] [5]}

Syers died in a head-on car crash in Pennington, New Jersey on a wet road in 1983, at the age of 30.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mark Hsu Syers. January 7, 2016. Internet Broadway Database.
2. Web site: Pacific Overtures (Original Broadway Cast Recording). . December 3, 1984 .
3. Web site: Evita (Highlights) [Original Broadway Cast Recording]]. . January 2002 .
4. Web site: Someone in a Tree - Anatomy of a Song, pt.1 of 2. .
5. Web site: Someone in a Tree - Anatomy of a Song, pt. 2 of 2. .
6. Web site: Obituary: Mark Syers, 30, Actor; Was Magaldi in 'Evita'. New York Times. January 7, 2016. May 17, 1983.
7. Web site: TWO MEN KILLED. princeton.edu. May 18, 1983. November 20, 2023.