Bio
Michael received his MFA from NYU's Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program in 1999. Before moving to New York, he performed for 11 years as a classical pianist in Detroit. Stage: Through A Glass, Darkly (Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus); Go-Go Beach (2006 New York Musical Theatre Festival, licensed through Theatrical Rights Worldwide). Choral: "I Want More Life" (text from Tony Kushner's "Angels In America: Perestroika"), commissioned by Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus for the 2009 Tony Kushner Festival at the Guthrie Theatre. Film & TV: original music for the Vh1 documentary Last Days of Left Eye, background music for various prime-time television shows, end credits song for the short film Waking Dreams starring Ben Shenkman. Industrial: Carnaval de Fuego (Six Flags Elitch Gardens). Other musical projects: The Protagonists with Kevin Del Aguila, Dogs That Wear Hats with Stephen Tomac, Pickle Pins with Diana Hansen-Young;
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