Michael McElroy (actor)

Michael McElroy, 2009

Michael McElroy (born 1967) is an American musical theatre actor,^[1] singer and music director.

Born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, McElroy moved to New York City in May 1990 after earning his BFA in Theatre from Carnegie Mellon University. He made his Broadway debut in The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club. He has since appeared in numerous productions, both on and off Broadway, and in 2004 was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Big River. He has also been nominated for Drama Desk Awards for Violet and Big River. In 1995, McElroy appeared in the premier performance of John Adams' opera I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky in Berkeley, California. In 1999, McElroy became the founder and director of the Broadway Inspirational Voices, a diverse, non-denominational gospel choir made up of Broadway singers. He currently teaches in the New Studio on Broadway at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Notable Productions

Broadway

The Who's Tommy (1993) – Hawker
The Wild Party (2000) – Oscar D'Armano
Big River (2004) – Jim
Rent (1997, 1999, 2008) – Tom Collins

Off-Broadway

Violet (1998) – Flick
Hair (2001) – Hud
Some Men (2007) – Marcus and others

Workshops

Spring Awakening (2001) – Masked Man
PandA committee (2011)

References

↑ Pogrebin, Robin (12 November 2001). "VOLUNTEERING; Broadway Stars Spread The Gospel at Benefits". The New York Times. p. 25. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

External links

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