Michael most recently appeared as Captain Hook in the National tour of PETER PAN starring Cathy Rigby, and as Mervyn Kant in THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG for TheatreWorks in San Francisco.
He has appeared as Georges in the critically acclaimed Los Angeles production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, as Fred in KISS ME KATE at the Music Circus in Sacramento and as Billy Flynn in CHICAGO in Las Vegas. He spent a summer portraying Sky Masterson in GUYS & DOLLS at Harrahs’ in Atlantic City and was proud to originate the role of Adam in the world premier of Dale Wasserman’s new musical WESTERN STAR. Michael also had the joy of touring as Julian Marsh in the European Company of 42ND STREET.
His other theatrical credits include Franklin Shepard in the west coast premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, Michael in IDO! I DO! for the Music Theatre of Southern California, the Back Alley production of JACQUES BREL IS…, and Roberto in IRMA LA DOUCE at the Music Center in Los Angeles.
Michael has received Drama-Logue Awards for his performances of Alan in BABY Bill Sykes in OLIVER, Nick in FUNNY GIRL, Sky in GUYS & DOLLS, Cliff in CABARET and Georges in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES.
He has performed as a guest soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, with the L.A. Pops Orchestra in their last two summer concert series and with the Pacific Symphony at the Orange County Performing Arts Center as well as traveling the country in the Columbia Artist tour “The White Cliffs of Dover: Songs of World War II”.
His television credits include guest appearances on “Frasier”, “Charley Lawrence”, “Murder She Wrote”, “Wings”, “Colombo Movie of the Week”, “Cheers”, “Newhart”, “The Young and the Restless”, and the Hallmark Hall Of Fame presentation of “A Place for Annie”.