Mark made his professional acting debut portraying Linus in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown in the 1968/69 Washington DC. National Company. This cast was chosen to do a command performance at the Lyndon Johnson White House. In November 1971, Baker appeared at the Mercer O’Casey Theatre playing the Boy in Love Me, Love My Children. 

Baker appeared on Broadway in 1974 in the title role of Candide, a performance which earned him a Theatre World Award and a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.

In 1976, Mark Baker appeared in the romantic adventure film Swashbuckler. The following year, he supplied the voice acting for Raggedy Andy in the animated film Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure. Mark served as assistant director to Ken Russell in the 1977 film Valentino. 
Mark appeared as Otto Kringelein in the Broadway international tour of Grand Hotel at venues throughout America, Canada and Japan, and received a Helen Hayes Award for his performance at the Kennedy Center.

Other venues at which Baker has performed include The Public Theater and what was then referred to as the Martin Beck Theatre. More recently he appeared on a studio recording of George Gershwin’s Tip-Toes in 2001.

Mark spent the last two decades of his life devoted to the revitalization of the Embassy Theatre in his hometown of Cumberland, Maryland, overseeing the operations of the Embassy.

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Embassy Theatre

The Embassy Theatre is the premiere entertainment venue on the downtown Cumberland mall.

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Join us on Mother's Day, May 11, 2025 for our Mother's Day Brunch before the matinee performance of "Little Women".

We will serve a light collation with a complementary mimosa for $36 per person, with admission to the classic "Little Women" that afternoon.
Brunch will be served at 11 AM, two hours before the theatre doors open for the performance.
Please call the Embassy at (240) 362-7183 for more information and to make reservations for the special Mother's Day brunch. We ask that reservations for this event be made by Friday, May 9. Seating is limited.
"Little Women" is a play adapted by Kate Hamill from the novel by Louisa May Alcott.
Jo March isn’t your typical Victorian lady. She’s indecorous and headstrong; one day, she will be a great American novelist. In a war-torn world defined by gender, class, and personal tragedy, Jo March gives us her greatest story: that of the March sisters, four dreamers destined to be imperfect little women.
The show runs May 9 - 18, with Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. An additional Saturday matinee is on May 10 at 2 p.m.
The Embassy is located at 49 Baltimore Street in newly landscaped downtown Cumberland. Free parking is available weekends and evenings at the CBIZ parking lot on Mechanic St. ... See MoreSee Less

Join us on Mothers Day, May 11, 2025 for our Mothers Day Brunch before the matinee performance of Little Women. We will serve a light collation with a complementary mimosa for $36 per person, with admission to the classic Little Women that afternoon. Brunch will be served at 11 AM, two hours before the theatre doors open for the performance. Please call the Embassy at (240) 362-7183 for more information and to make reservations for the special Mothers Day brunch. We ask that reservations for this event be made by Friday, May 9. Seating is limited. Little Women is a play adapted by Kate Hamill from the novel by Louisa May Alcott. Jo March isn’t your typical Victorian lady. She’s indecorous and headstrong; one day, she will be a great American novelist. In a war-torn world defined by gender, class, and personal tragedy, Jo March gives us her greatest story: that of the March sisters, four dreamers destined to be imperfect little women. The show runs May 9 - 18, with Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. An additional Saturday matinee is on May 10 at 2 p.m. The Embassy is located at 49 Baltimore Street in newly landscaped downtown Cumberland. Free parking is available weekends and evenings at the CBIZ parking lot on Mechanic St.
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