Michael's Roles
MICHAEL'S ROLES:


ON BROADWAY:
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Phantom, Jeweler, Andre.

NATIONAL TOURS:
KISS ME KATE -- Haberdasher, understudy for Fred/Petruchio and Gen. Harrison Howell, Fight Captain. 101 Productions (Michael Blakemore director, Paul Genignani music director)

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, the Phantom, Andre, Auctioneer, Passarino, Lefevre, and Buquet working with the original production team of Hal Prince, David Caddick and Gillian Lynne.

(2 of) HELLO, DOLLY! with Carol Channing, working with Gower Champion's assistant, Lucia Victor, as well as Jerry Herman and Peter Howard.

REGIONAL THEATRE:
Billy Bigelow in CAROUSEL, Sweeney in SWEENEY TODD, Cervantes/Don Quixote in MAN OF LA MANCHA, Julian Marsh in 42ND STREET, Fredrick in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, The Wolf & Cinderella's Prince in INTO THE WOODS, Juan Peron in EVITA, Ravenal in SHOWBOAT, The King in THE KING AND I (twice), Cornelius in HELLO, DOLLY!, Michael (He) in I DO! I DO!, Sid in THE PAJAMA GAME (where he met Betsy, his wife, who played Babe), The King in BIG RIVER, Zach in A CHORUS LINE, Fred/Petruchio in KISS ME KATE, Bill Sykes in OLIVER, Capt. von Trapp in THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Emile in SOUTH PACIFIC, Harry the Horse in GUYS AND DOLLS, El Gallo in THE FANTASTICKS, Salieri in AMADEUS, and Prince Paul in THE ANASTASIA AFFAIRE (formerly THE ANASTASIA GAME), working closely with writers Robert Wright and George Forrest (KISMET and GRAND HOTEL), for Judy Dow Alexander (associate producer of the Broadway SWEENEY TODD).

STOCK TOURS:
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN with Florence Henderson; John, the Stage Manager and understudy for Larry Kert (as Nicky) in FUNNY GIRL with Juliet Prowse.

STOCK THEATRE:
MUSIC MAN with Tony Randall, KISS ME KATE with Robert Goulet, PETER PAN with Tovah Feldshuh and Ken Mars, FLOWER DRUM SONG with June Angela, Johnny Yune and Pat Suzuki at the St. Louis Muny Opera; THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN with Karen Morrow in Dallas.

AUTHOR/LYRICIST:
an original musical, A DRAGON'S TALE (performing the role of The Wizard)

PRODUCER (ACTOR)
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (the Pirate King); GUYS AND DOLLS (Sky Masterson); KISS ME KATE (Fred/Petruchio); a mystery train and corporate parties.

TV & RADIO:
Announcer for four of Olympic Figure Skater Brian Boitano's TV specials for NBC and USA Network Television, and a lot of commercial, industrial & print work in Detroit, Toledo and nationally.

COLLEGE:
Woody in FINIAN'S RAINBOW, Nat Miller in AH, WILDERNESS!, and JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS, to name a few.