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<h2 id="theatre-credits">Theatre credits</h2> <h3>New York</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Theatre</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td><i>Stairway To Paradise</i></td><td>Joe</td><td>New York City Centre Encores!</td><td>Revue in Review An Original Encores! Production</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td><i>Applause for the Golden Boy: The Music of Charles Strouse</i></td><td>Performer</td><td>New York Historical Society, New York City</td><td>Benefit Tribute</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><i>And Then I Wrote... The Songs of Steve Marzullo</i></td><td>Performer</td><td>Birdland Jazz Club, New York City</td><td>Concert</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Laughing_Room_Only/62HB96KD">Laughing Room Only</a></i></td><td>Standby</td><td>Lena Horne Theatre</td><td>Broadway</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td><i>A Manhattan Christmas</i></td><td>Performer</td><td>King Kong Room, New York City</td><td>Cabaret</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Kiss_Me,_Kate/P3ScC8a7">Kiss Me, Kate</a></i></td><td>Hortensio (Second Suitor) (replacement)Ensemble (replacement)</td><td>Al Hirschfeld Theatre</td><td>Broadway</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td><i>14th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition</i></td><td>Performer</td><td>New Amsterdam Theatre</td><td>BCEFA event</td></tr><tr><td>1999-20</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Swing!/AD6nU3Mr">Swing!</a></i></td><td>Performer</td><td>St. James Theatre</td><td>Broadway, part of the original cast</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Dreamgirls/IPSJ52dC">Dreamgirls</a></i></td><td>Dave</td><td>Evening Dinner Theatre, Elmsford, NY</td><td>Dinner Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td><i>The Wizard of Oz</i></td><td>The Tin Man/Hickory</td><td>The Theatre at Madison Square Garden</td><td>Off Broadway</td></tr><tr><td>1996-99</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Cats_(musical)/dWFBp4aV">CATS</a></i></td><td>Munkustrap</td><td>Winter Garden Theatre</td><td>Broadway, periodically left to do other shows</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Angela Lansbury - A Celebration</td><td>Me and My Town Dancer</td><td>Majestic Theatre</td><td>This benefit concert only had one performance on November 17, 1996</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td><i>Little By Little</i></td><td>Man</td><td>Eighty-eights Club, New York City</td><td>Off-Off Broadway</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td><i>7th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition</i></td><td>Broadway GI</td><td>Broadway Theatre</td><td>BCEFA event</td></tr><tr><td>1992-93</td><td><i><a href="/facts/My_Favorite_Year_(musical)/Wt7mhlCM">My Favorite Year (musical)</a></i></td><td>Ensemble</td><td>Vivian Beaumont Theater</td><td>Broadway, part of the original cast</td></tr><tr><td>1991-94</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Miss_Saigon/LGEDwsTm">Miss Saigon</a></i></td><td>Ensemble</td><td>Broadway theatre</td><td>Broadway, part of the original cast. Periodically left to do other shows</td></tr><tr><td>1989-90</td><td><i><a href="/facts/A_Chorus_Line/PTeBdutM">A Chorus Line</a></i></td><td>Mike</td><td>Sam S. Shubert Theatre</td><td>Broadway, part of the final cast. Michael's Broadway debut!</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Tours</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>2008-09</td><td><i><a href="/facts/A_Chorus_Line/PTeBdutM">A Chorus Line</a></i></td><td>Zach</td><td>National and International Tours</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td><i>Tommy</i></td><td>Cousin Kevin</td><td>Concert Tour</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td><i><a href="/facts/West_Side_Story/GTtTkzt9">West Side Story</a></i></td><td>Riff</td><td>US National Tour</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td><i><a href="/facts/West_Side_Story/GTtTkzt9">West Side Story</a></i></td><td>Riff</td><td>European Tour</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Regional shows</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Theatre</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>2024-25</td><td><i><a href="/facts/White_Christmas_(musical)/kCh5b6yE">White Christmas</a></i></td><td>Bob Wallace</td><td>Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen, MN</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023-24</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Jersey_Boys/m50gP40K">Jersey Boys</a></i></td><td>Gyp DeCarlo</td><td>Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen, MN</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022-23</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Footloose_(musical)/g9RMsyQz">Footloose</a></i></td><td>Rev. Shaw Moore</td><td>Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen, MN</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020-22</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Music_Man/HkBST7wr">The Music Man</a></i></td><td>Harold Hill</td><td>Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen, MN</td><td>The show stopped running because of COVID from January to July 2021</td></tr><tr><td>2019-20</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Mamma_Mia!_(musical)/GjEMV48S">Mamma Mia!</a></i></td><td>Harry Bright</td><td>Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen, MN</td></tr><tr><td>2018-19</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Holiday_Inn/EuY6CB9c">Holiday Inn</a></i></td><td>Jim Hardy</td><td>Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen, MN</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Newsies/znrmsotY">Newsies</a></i></td><td>Nunzio</td><td>Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen,</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td><i><a href="/facts/South_Pacific/B18joI3n">South Pacific</a></i></td><td>Cmdr. William Harbison</td><td>Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN</td><td>Wurtele Thrust Stage</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Music_Man/HkBST7wr">The Music Man</a></i></td><td>Ensemble</td><td>Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN</td><td>Wurtele Thrust Stage</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td><i><a href="/facts/My_Fair_Lady/dp5PJRfE">My Fair Lady</a></i></td><td>Swing</td><td>Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN</td><td>Wurtele Thrust Stage</td></tr><tr><td>2013-14</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Fiddler_On_the_Roof/kfUeuvnm">Fiddler On the Roof</a></i></td><td>Avram</td><td>Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen, MN</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012-13</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Bye_Bye_Birdie/yf1a8QbI">Bye Bye Birdie</a></i></td><td>Albert Peterson</td><td>Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen, MN</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Roman_Holiday/dnNaFl66">Roman Holiday</a></i></td><td>Ensemble</td><td>Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN</td><td>McGuire Proscenium Stage</td></tr><tr><td>2011-12</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Hairspray_(musical)/x7CCwlYU">Hairspray</a></i></td><td>Corny Collins</td><td>Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen, MN</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Jesus_Christ_Superstar/3ylj0G2H">Jesus Christ Superstar</a></i></td><td>Judas/ James of Alphaeus</td><td>Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen, MN</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010-11</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Joseph_and_the_Amazing_Technicolor_Dreamcoat/cEjDFR9U">Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</a></i></td><td>Simeon</td><td>Ordway Center for the Performing Arts</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Hairspray_(musical)/x7CCwlYU">Hairspray</a></i></td><td>Corny Collins</td><td>Theatre Under the Stars, Houston, TX</td><td>The Hobby Center Sarofim Hall</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td><i>Hits from The Music Man</i></td><td>Harold Hill</td><td>Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA</td><td>Seattle Symphony, conducted by Marvin Hamlisch</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td><i><a href="/facts/White_Christmas_(musical)/kCh5b6yE">White Christmas</a></i></td><td>Bob Wallace</td><td>5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, WA</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Singin%27_in_the_Rain/SWQSlRHI">Singin' in the Rain</a></i></td><td>Don Lockwood</td><td>Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, MN</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Grey_Gardens/SVNGsoK8">Grey Gardens</a></i></td><td>George Gould Strong</td><td>Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, MN</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td><i><a href="/facts/White_Christmas_(musical)/kCh5b6yE">White Christmas</a></i></td><td>Bob Wallace</td><td>Theatre Under The Stars, Houston</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td><i>Irving Berlin's Easter Parade</i></td><td>Don Hewes</td><td>Chanhassen Theatres, Chanhassen, MN</td><td>World Premiere</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td><i><a href="/facts/White_Christmas_(musical)/kCh5b6yE">White Christmas</a></i></td><td>Bob Wallace</td><td>5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle and California Musical Theatre, Sacramento</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td><i><a href="/facts/My_One_and_Only_(musical)/Fv75fU5m">My One and Only</a></i></td><td>Billy Buck</td><td>Reprise Concert Series, Freud Playhouse, Westwood, CA</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Godspell/Qaw07DRf">Godspell</a></i></td><td>Jesus</td><td>Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Guys_and_Dolls/h29az8YI">Guys and Dolls</a></i></td><td>Sky</td><td>Maltz Jupiter Theatre, FL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><i><a href="/facts/White_Christmas_(musical)/kCh5b6yE">White Christmas</a></i></td><td>Phil Davis</td><td>Wang Center Theatre, Boston Revival</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><i>What a Glorious Feeling</i></td><td>Stanley Donen</td><td>Mason Street Warehouse, MI</td><td>World Premiere</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Singin%27_in_the_Rain/SWQSlRHI">Singin' in the Rain</a></i></td><td>Don Lockwood</td><td>Theatre Under The Stars - Houston, TX; 5th Avenue Theatre - Seattle, WA; California Musical Theatre - Sacramento, CA</td><td>A co-operative production with the theatres listed</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Anything_Goes/XYCUJ5w1">Anything Goes</a></i></td><td>Billy Crocker</td><td>Stratford Festival of Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1987_musical)/U931bLSt">Wizard of Oz</a></i></td><td>The Tin Man/Hickory</td><td>Stratford Festival of Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Crazy_for_You_(musical)/LXVoNgto">Crazy For You</a></i></td><td>Bobby Child</td><td>Marian Theatre and Solvang Festival, CA</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Anything_Goes/XYCUJ5w1">Anything Goes</a></i></td><td>Billy Crocker</td><td>Riverside Theatre, FL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Dames_at_Sea/ppUuUz55">Dames at Sea</a></i></td><td>Lucky</td><td>Goodspeed Opera House-CT</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Smokey_Joe%27s_Cafe_(revue)/Jc0zwNmR">Smokey Joe's Cafe</a></i></td><td></td><td>Sacramento, CA</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Dames_at_Sea/ppUuUz55">Dames at Sea</a></i></td><td>Lucky</td><td>Goodspeed Opera House</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Red_Hot_and_Blue/JFpyyM2J">Red Hot and Blue</a></i></td><td>Fingers</td><td>Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Anything_Goes/XYCUJ5w1">Anything Goes</a></i></td><td>Billy Crocker</td><td>5th Avenue Theatre-Seattle</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Rags_(musical)/SlVYwH4W">Rags</a></i></td><td>Saul</td><td>Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Singin%27_in_the_Rain/SWQSlRHI">Singin' in the Rain</a></i></td><td>Don Lockwood</td><td>Music Theatre of Wichita (KS)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td><i>Floyd's Follies Flood Relief</i></td><td>Performer</td><td>Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ</td><td>Benefit Concert</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Follies/xxFvUaLk">Follies</a></i></td><td>Young Ben</td><td>Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td><i>History of Sex</i></td><td>Narrator</td><td>Golden Nugget Casino, Las Vegas</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td><i>West Side Story</i></td><td>Riff</td><td>Muny Theatre, St. Louis, MO</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td><i>Curtain Raisers Salute New Year's</i></td><td>Performer</td><td>Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ</td><td>Concert</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Oklahoma!/SGDAChMW">Oklahoma!</a></i></td><td>Jud Fry</td><td>Phoenix & Tucson, AZ</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Kiss_Me,_Kate/P3ScC8a7">Kiss Me, Kate</a></i></td><td>Bill/Lucentio</td><td>Goodspeed Opera House-CT</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td><i><a href="/facts/West_Side_Story/GTtTkzt9">West Side Story</a></i></td><td>Riff</td><td>Music Theatre of Wichita</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td><i>Harvest of Stars Gala: An Autumn Evening with ArtsPower</i></td><td>Performer</td><td>Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ</td><td>ArtsPower Benefit</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Singin%27_in_the_Rain/SWQSlRHI">Singin' in the Rain</a></i></td><td>Don Lockwood</td><td>Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Little_Me_(musical)/RMluFpVU">Little Me</a></i></td><td>George Musgrove</td><td>Birmingham Theatre, Birmingham, MI</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Falsettos/ePu3nqNu">Falsettos</a></i></td><td>Whizzer</td><td>Alliance Theatre, Atlanta</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Anything_Goes/XYCUJ5w1">Anything Goes</a></i></td><td>Billy Crocker</td><td>Music Theatre of Wichita</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td><i>Good News!</i></td><td>Tom Marlowe</td><td>Music Theatre of Wichita</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Singin%27_in_the_Rain/SWQSlRHI">Singin' in the Rain</a></i></td><td>Don Lockwood</td><td>California Musical Theatre</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td><i>Songs of Unlikely Lovers</i></td><td>Performer</td><td>Music Theatre of Wichita</td><td>A Valentine's Day Review</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Singin%27_in_the_Rain/SWQSlRHI">Singin' in the Rain</a></i></td><td>Don Lockwood</td><td>Music Theatre of Wichita</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Joseph_and_the_Amazing_Technicolor_Dreamcoat/cEjDFR9U">Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</a></i></td><td>Joseph</td><td>Alaska Light Opera, Anchorage</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td><i><a href="/facts/My_One_and_Only_(musical)/Fv75fU5m">My One and Only</a></i></td><td>Ensemble</td><td>Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Readings / Workshops</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td><i>Taboo</i></td><td>New York City</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td><i>Sammy Cahn</i></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td><i>Ain't That a Kick in the Head</i></td><td>Workshop at The New 42nd Street Studios, New York City</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td><i>Dodsworth</i></td><td>Part of a New Works festival at National Alliance for Musical Theatre</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="filmography">Filmography</h2> <h3>Film</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td><i>Oz: The American Fairyland</i></td><td>Tin Man (uncredited)</td><td>Documentary</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Cats_(musical)/dWFBp4aV">CATS</a></i></td><td>Munkustrap</td><td>Filmed 1997, released 1998</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Television</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td><i>The Rosie O'Donnell Show</i></td><td>Self</td><td>Dated February 1st 2000 and June 1st 2000</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td><i>The 51st Annual Tony Awards</i></td><td>Self</td><td>TV Special</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td><i>The 45th Annual Tony Awards</i></td><td>Self</td><td>TV Special</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td><i><a href="/facts/As_The_World_Turns/6m7hM8kp">As The World Turns</a></i></td><td>Ron</td><td>Dated March 8th 1996</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="discography">Discography</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Record Label</th></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td><i>A Midnight Queer</i></td><td>One Voice Mixed Chorus</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td><i>Carols For A Cure 2001 (BC/EFA)</i></td><td>Rock-It Science Records</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Swing!/AD6nU3Mr">Swing!</a></i></td><td>Sony Classics</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Most_Happy_Fella/5M2BcVXL">The Most Happy Fella</a></i></td><td>Jay Records</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td><i>Wonderful Town</i></td><td>Jay Records</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Follies/xxFvUaLk">Follies</a></i></td><td>TVT Soundtrax</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td><i><a href="/facts/42nd_Street_(musical)/38pXsdQ5">42nd Street</a></i></td><td>Jay Records</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Singin%27_in_the_Rain/SWQSlRHI">Singin' in the Rain</a></i></td><td>Jay Records</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td><i><a href="/facts/My_Favorite_Year/yt0sLKzq">My Favorite Year</a></i></td><td>BMG Classics</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td><i>Good News!</i></td><td>Jay Records</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0344284/">Michael Gruber</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.playbill.com/person/michael-gruber-vault-0000093494">Michael Gruber</a> at <a href="/facts/Playbill/qecAYLq3"><i>Playbill</i> Vault</a></li></ul>