For the most part, Russian singer and actor Alexander Marakulin plays in musicals. For ensemble work in the musical "Godspell" was awarded a diploma of the festival in memory of Vysotsky. For the best debut in a musical theater, he received an award from the Moscow Debuts festival. The winner of the "Favorite Artist of the Spectators" award for the role of Frollo in the musical "Notre-Dame de Paris" was nominated for the "Golden Mask".
The big mistake is measuring success with cash rewards. In addition to the material criterion and the relative concept, there is recognition of the audience. It is he who is called the main source of everything.
Search for a way
In a commercial sense, Alexander Leonidovich Marakulin can hardly be considered such a successful person. He is deprived of the attention of the yellow press, does not receive sky-high fees, there is no glamorous sensation around his life.
The biography of the artist began in 1973. The child was born on March 24 in Kuibyshev (Samara). Parents, Leonid Kirillovich and Elena Stepanovna, identified the gifted son in the violin class of the music school. The boy successfully completed it and decided to continue his education at the faculty of directing at the Institute of Arts and Culture of his native city.
Sasha dreamed of an artistic career in childhood. However, even with the passage of time, he failed to determine his role and genre. Therefore, he decided to first become a student in the directing department in order to get a complete picture of the future direction of creativity. Alexander studied there two courses. In 1992, the student went to the capital.
He entered the theater university, but unsuccessfully. In autumn, a donation was announced at GITIS. This was announced to Sasha by his girlfriend, already studying in the capital. Applicants were selected for the acting department of the museum. The young man passed the selection, it was in 1992.
Alexander studied until 1997. In his second year, Marakulin took part in the English-language production of Godpell. During his last year studies, RATI participated in the play "The Wedding of Figaro" in the role of Count Almaviva. The work of the novice lyceum was awarded a prize for the best debut on the music scene.
Theater career
Since 1997, the graduate joined the Gurvich cabaret theater "The Bat". The master quickly noted the talent of the beginner and in every possible way contributed to the disclosure of his talent. Gurvich gradually led the inconspicuous kid to Broadway show musicals from familiar museums.
In the potpourri performance "The Great Illusion", Alexander got the famous Phantom of the Opera aria. After the premiere, the performer realized that he fell in love with the amazing music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and the new genre. By the time of the closure, the young artist took part in all the productions of the collective. The final performance was held in late 2001.
At the same time, the actor became the lead vocalist. He worked in the Alien group. The musicians released the album "Underground". In the domestic production of the famous musical Notre Dame de Paris, Maraculin got the role of Frollo in 2002. Alexander was in the first roster.
The performer recorded the parts for the official audio CD of the musical. The selection of the young performer was held on a common basis. Had to survive and exhausting tours. However, Metro-Entertainment initially offered only a second roster. The exhausting rehearsals began again in a rather precarious status of an “understudy”. The decision to transfer to the main, first, line-up came literally on the eve of the premiere.
Significant works
The artist worked a lot on the image. As a result, the performer decided that the hero, the music, and the production itself were equally important. After that, in an interview, Marakulin admits that it is difficult for him to call himself either a singer or a singing actor. The hit was perfect.
The audience remembered the timbre of the rare dramatic baritone. The actor was nominated for the Golden Mask for Best Actor. The first television broadcasts went, a solo career began to develop, the repertoire was selected.
Since 2004, Maraculin plays the role of Count Capulet in the domestic version of Romeo and Juliet. In the tour, the artist got another performance of the Prince of Verona. The selection for “Romeo and Juliet” was carried out, as before, on a common basis. And again, after exhausting preparation, the audience applauded the actor for the brightness of the character and its authenticity.
The actor participated in the recording of the 2007 rock opera Eduard Artyomiev's Crime and Punishment based on the libretto by Rozov and Ryashentsev, and he performed the part of Svidrigailov. Since October 1, 2008, Maraculin has been playing in the musical "Monte Cristo" by the royal prosecutor Noartier de Villefort. He performed the same character in the demo version of the production.
