Michael McElroy (actor)

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Michael McElroy
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Michael McElroy in 2009
Born (1967-04-18) April 18, 1967 (age 58)
Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Alma mater Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation(s)Actor, Singer
Employer University of Michigan

Michael McElroy (born 1967) is a Grammy [1] and Tony nominated American musical theatre actor, [2] singer and music director.

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Early life and career

Born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, to Marcella Caffie, 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 premiere 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, [3] a diverse, non-denominational gospel choir made up of Broadway singers. In the fall of 2021 McElroy was appointed as chair of the Musical Theatre Department at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. [4] McElroy resigned from the position in June, 2023.

Stage credits

Broadway

YearTitleRoleNotes [5]
1992The High Rollers Social and Pleasure ClubSorcererBroadway debut, Original Broadway production
1993 The Who's Tommy HawkerOriginal Broadway production
1997 Rent Tom CollinsReplacement
Street Corner Symphony—Vocal arranger
2000 The Wild Party Oscar D'ArmanoOriginal Broadway production
2003 Big River JimRevival
2010 Next To Normal Dr. Madden/ Dr. FineReplacement
2016 Disaster! —Vocal arranger
2017 Sunday In The Park With George Ensemble

u/s Jules/Bob
u/s Boatman/Lee
u/s Charles/Mr.
u/s Billy/Louis

Revival

Off-Broadway

Workshops

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Stonewall Princess Ernestine
2005 Romance & Cigarettes Ten Commandments Priest
2008 Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway Tom Collins

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Spin City Gym managerEpisode: These Shoes Were Made for Cheatin'
2001Santa, Baby!VoiceTV movie
Great Performances SelfSeason 28, My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2005Judge / Captain / CrookSeason 32, Leonard Bernstein's 'Candide' with the New York Philharmonic
2006 Love Monkey Perky directorEpisode: Confidence
2008 Canterbury's Law Assistant M.E. Barry SchulzeEpisode: Baggage
2019 Rent: Live Alumni singeruncredited
After Forever Clifford3 episodes
2021 New Amsterdam (2018 TV series) Singer #1Season 3, episode 5Episode: ‘’Blood, Sweat & Tears’’Air date: ‘’2021-03-30’’

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated WorkResult
1997 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Violet Nominated
2004 Outstanding Actor in a Musical Big River Nominated
Tony Award Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Nominated
2005 Grammy Award Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals Joy to the WorldNominated
2019 Tony Award Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Honored

References

  1. ↑ "MICHAEL MCELROY, Artist". grammy.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Pogrebin, Robin (12 November 2001). "VOLUNTEERING; Broadway Stars Spread The Gospel at Benefits". The New York Times. p. 25. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "about". broadwayinspirationalvoices.org. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "MICHAEL MCELROY". smtd.umich.edu. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Michael McElroy Vault". playbill.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
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