Max von Essen made his Broadway debut in Les Miserables, playing roles including Marius and Enjolras. His other Broadway credits include Anastasia, An American in Paris, Jesus Christ Superstar, Dance of the Vampires and the 2012 revival of Evita, as Magaldi. Von Essen starred in off-Broadway's Hello Again and Death Takes a Holiday, plus The Baker’s Wife at Paper Mill Playhouse and in national tours of Xanadu and Chicago. He was recently seen on the national tour of Falsettos.