Mark Seibert is a name shared by two notable individuals: an American video game composer and producer, and a German musical theater actor.
Mark Seibert (American musician and video game composer)
Mark Seibert (born 1960 in California, U.S.) is an American musician, composer, and producer best known for his work on video games from Sierra Entertainment.
Early life and music career: Seibert obtained a Bachelor of Arts in music from California State University, Fresno in 1983. From 1979 to 1986, he performed guitar and vocals for the Christian band Omega Sunrise, recording two albums (Feel the Change, 1983; Run from the Night, 1985). The band disbanded after a final concert in Fresno in 1986.
Sierra On-Line career: In 1987, Seibert answered a newspaper advertisement from Sierra On-Line and was hired as a musician and music editor for King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella (1988). He was later promoted to music director and then to producer in 1992. He composed soundtracks for numerous classic adventure games, including Police Quest II: The Vengeance (1988), Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero (1989), Conquests of Camelot (1989), King's Quest V (1990), Conquests of the Longbow (1993), and Phantasmagoria (1995)—the latter of which he has cited as his proudest composition. He also served as executive producer on Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (2001) and Throne of Darkness (2001). He left Sierra in 2001.
Later work: Seibert later worked for Gentle Revolution Software as Director of Development, collaborating with NASA on a game centered around the International Space Station (SpaceStationSim, 2004). As of 2014, he was working as a mathematics teacher at Perry Hall Christian School in Maryland.
Personal life: He has been married to Debbie Seibert since 1980. They have two daughters.
Mark Seibert (German musical theater actor)
Mark Seibert (born April 9, 1979, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany) is a German musical theater actor.
Training: He studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and the Konservatorium Wien, completing his studies in 2005. He also completed a degree in business administration via distance learning.
Career: Seibert has performed leading roles in numerous major musical productions across Germany and Austria. His notable roles include:
- Pygar in Barbarella (Raimund Theater Vienna, 2004–2005)
- Tybalt in Romeo & Julia (Raimund Theater Vienna, 2005–2006)
- Radames in Aida (German tour, 2006–2007)
- Fiyero in Wicked – Die Hexen von Oz (Stuttgart, 2007–2008)
- Ranger in Der Schuh des Manitu (Berlin, 2008–2010)
- Galileo in We Will Rock You (Stuttgart and Berlin, 2010–2011)
- Der Tod (Death) in Elisabeth (German tour and Raimund Theater Vienna, 2011–2014, and subsequent revivals)
- Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar (Oper Bonn, 2013–2014)
- Lancelot in Artus – Excalibur (Theater St. Gallen, 2014–2016)
- Hieronymus Colloredo in Mozart! (Raimund Theater Vienna, 2015–2016)
- Graf von Krolock in Tanz der Vampire (Berlin, Vienna, Cologne, 2016–2018)
- Title role in Schikaneder (Raimund Theater Vienna, 2016–2017)
- Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman (Hamburg, 2019–2020)
- Maxim de Winter in Rebecca (Raimund Theater Vienna, 2022–2024)
- Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady (Seefestspiele Mörbisch, 2024)
Discography: Seibert has released several solo albums, including Musicalballads Unplugged (2010), Live in Concert (2012), …So Far! (2016), Mark mal anders (2019), and The Christmas Album (2020). He has also appeared on numerous cast recordings.
Awards: He received the Austrian Music Theater Prize (Krone Musicalpreis) in 2016 for his portrayal of Colloredo in Mozart! and has placed highly in multiple "Musical 1" audience polls for favorite musical actor.
Personal life: Seibert has been married since September 2023 and has a son (born 2021) and a daughter (born 2024). He resides in Austria.
