"WHO Am I, ANYWAY...?"
"TIME TO MAKE THE DONUTS"
That's what the Dunkin' Donuts guy used to say. I wanted nothing more than to be the Dunkin' Donuts guy! Because in my three-year-old mind, you're the Dunkin' Donuts guy, you get to eat the donuts! My mom explained that Michael Vale (the Dunkin' Donuts guy) didn't actually work at Dunkin' Donuts; he was an actor. "Do actors get to eat donuts?" I asked.
'Yes, actors get to eat donuts," my mother smiled.
And with a determined nod, it was decided. "Then I wanna be an actor."
I've been a lot of things in my off-stage life: a Sears catalogue model, a choir member, a 'church-boy", a playwright, a composer/lyricist, a waiter, a photographer, a talent agent, a set designer, a director, a stage manager, a lighting/set/graphic/web designer, a makeup artist, and loving father (to a hellion of a french bulldog). But my favorite roles have always been onstage as the bumbling sidekicks, hilarious henchmen, lovable losers, dangerous psychopaths, beautiful women, even the leading man. And even though I've never played the Dunkin' Donuts guy (...yet...), I've learned to make my own way, make my own roles, and even make my own donuts!
"Am i my Resumé...?"
Height:
5'4"
Weight:
220
Hair:
Brown
Eyes:
Brown
Voice Part:
Baritenor
Notes on Vocal Range:
Low C2; Belt to A4; Strong Falsetto to F5
THEATRE
THE WRONG BOX - The Porter*
Visceral Entertainment; Dir. Michael Chase Gosselin
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - LeFou
Herberger Theatre Center
JUNIE B. JONES - Daddy/Mr. Scary/Gladys
Arizona Broadway Theatre
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - LeFou
Arizona Broadway Theatre - Dir. Clayton Phillips
THE NOSE - Chief Crookakoff*
Visceral Entertainment; Dir. Michael Chase Gosselin
THE CHRISTIANS - Ensemble Choir
Playwrights Horizons; Dir. Les Waters / MD. David Dabbon
CASPER, THE NOT-SO-FRIENDLY GHOST - Casper*
Riant Theatre's Strawberry Festival (Winner: Best Play)
THE NOSE - Chief Crookakoff*
Totally Irrelevant Productions
MY FAIR LADY - Loverly Quartet/Zoltan Karpathy
Broward Stage Door Theatre; Dir. Michael Leeds
THRILL ME: THE LEOPOLD & LOEB STORY - Nathan Leopold
Rising Action Theatre; Dir. Andy Rogow
HOW TO SUCCEED... - Mr. Gatch/Bud Frump (U/S)
Entr'acte Theatrics; Dir. K.D. Smith
THE BOYS IN THE BAND - Emory
Rising Action Theatre; Dir. Michael Leeds
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Seymour
Muchadu Productions
STONE SOUP - Simon
Dreamchild Productions
BARE: A POP OPERA - Alan
Dreamchild Productions/Broward Performing Arts Center
SWEET CHARITY - Ensemble
Eight O'Clock Theatre; Choreo. Ronnie De Marco
DAMN YANKEES - Rocky
Eight O'Clock Theatre
WEBB'S CITY: THE MUSICAL - Jimmy Webb, Jr.
St. Petersburg Theatre/Mahaffey Theatre
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS - Pee Wee Drummond
St. Petersburg Theatre
NO EXIT - Garcin
Osceola Theatre
FILM/TV/WEB SERIES/COMMERCIAL
DEATH OF AN UNDERLING - General Brizzalhov
Totally Irrelevant Productions
A CRIME TO REMEMBER - Juror
Investigation Discovery
NEVERLAND: THE SERIES - Simon
Pr1nc3ps Productions
YOU'LL LOVE IFC - The Nutty Professor
IFC/Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
INTRODUCING "INSTANT DISCOVERIES" - Site User
MyHeritage.com
ARCTIC DRILLING PSA - Bad Comedian
Greenpeace
CABARETS/CONCERTS
54 SINGS [SCRUBS] - J.D.
Feinstein's/54 Below
54 BELOW'S LEAP DAY BONANZA - Soloist
Feinstein's/54 Below
SONGS FROM A HAT - Christopher
IndieWorks Theatre Company
SAXE AND THE CITY: THE MUSIC OF PETER SAXE
Peter Saxe Music/The Duplex
MERRY CHRISTMAS, YOU RIDICULOUS GENTILES - Krampus
The Duplex
READINGS
THE GAY-NO-MORE TELETHON - Arnie/Saddam Hussein
Green Room 42; Dir. Dennis Corsi
THE WRONG BOX - Merriman/The Porter
Totally Irrelevant Productions
THE NOSE - Chief Crookakoff
Totally Irrelevant Productions
EMMA - Henry Woodhouse
Pr1nc3ps Productions
BLACK HOLE WEDDING - Trevor
Theater for the New City; Dir. Dennis Corsi
THE COMMUTERS... - Terry
Lincoln Center
THE NUTCRACKER & THE MOUSE KING - General Volokov
Jeremy Terry Productions
EDUCATION & TRAINING
PINELLAS COUNTY CENTER FOR THE ARTS (2000-2003)
Majored in Musical Theatre; Minored in Playwriting
ACTING
Howard Thomas, Ron DeBeck, Keven Renken, Dave Alan Thomas, Michael Leeds, Kimberly Vaughn
VOICE
Karen Bail, Ron Emory, Kevin Coughlin, Mike Ruckles
DANCE
Ron DeBeck, Ronnie DeMarco, Dave Campbell, K.D. Smith,
Peter Yuen, Lane Napper
VOICE OVER
Paul Liberti
WORKSHOPS
Audition Essentials with Kimberly Vaughn
Lindsay Mendez & Ryan Scott Oliver’s Actor Therapy
Seth Rudetsky’s Audition Master Class
Animation Voice Over with Paul Liberti
Lincoln Center’s Across A Crowded Room
Justin Boccito & Kimberly Vaughn's Broadway Performance Project
Multiple Audition Intensives with Stephen Kopel, Pat Goodwin, Peter Kaiser, & Michael Cassara
SPECIAL SKILLS & TALENTS
PERSONAILTY
Collaborative, Confident, Leadership-oriented, Open-minded, Organized, Punctual, Service Oriented, Takes Direction Well
MUSIC
Singing; Strong Falsetto; Whistling; Basic Piano; Steel Drums (Lead & Low Tenor); Composing/Arranging
ATHLETIC
Swimming; Inline Skating; Bike Riding; Pogo Stick
ACCENTS & OTHER VOICE
Cockney, Russian, Transatlantic, Brooklyn; Voice Impersonation (speaking & singing) of various people & characters such as LeFou, Ursula, Wanda Sykes, Karen Walker, Miss Swan, Nathan Lane, Children’s Voices; Ability to mimic.
SOFTWARE & EQUIPMENT
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point; Google Suite;
Adobe Photoshop; Audacity; Final Draft Pro; iMovie; Zoom;
Good working knowledge of Finale Music; QLab
OCCUPATIONAL
Makeup Artistry, Graphic/Web Design, Directing, Stage Mgmt.
MISCELLANEOUS
Cricket Whistling, Female/Celebrity Impersonation, Driving (Auto)
"THAT IS a picture of a person i don't know."
"SO mANY FACes all around and here we go..."
Arizona Broadway Theatre Directed by Clayton Phillips
Arizona Broadway Theatre Directed by Clayton Phillips
Arizona Broadway Theatre Directed by Clayton Phillips Makeup Design and Application by Christopher Michaels
Arizona Broadway Theatre Directed by Clayton Phillips
Arizona Broadway Theatre Directed by Tim Shawver
Industry Reading National Opera America Center Book, Music, & Lyrics by Kit Goldstein Grant Directed by Chris Hlinka
Visceral Entertainment Theatre for the New City Book, Music, & Lyrics by Kit Goldstein Grant Directed by Michael Chase Gosselin
Visceral Entertainment Theatre for the New City Book, Music, & Lyrics by Kit Goldstein Grant Directed by Michael Chase Gosselin
Visceral Entertainment Theatre for the New City Book, Music, & Lyrics by Kit Goldstein Grant Directed by Michael Chase Gosselin
Playwrights Horizons, NYC Written by Lucas Hnath Directed by Les Waters Music Supervision by David Dabbon
World Premiere Midtown International Theatre Festival Book, Music, & Lyrics by Kit Goldstein Grant Directed by Lacy Riley
World Premiere Midtown International Theatre Festival Book, Music, & Lyrics by Kit Goldstein Grant Directed by Lacy Riley
Visceral Entertainment & The Master Theater Book, Music, & Lyrics by Kit Goldstein Grant Directed by Michael Chase Gosselin
Visceral Entertainment & The Master Theater Book, Music, & Lyrics by Kit Goldstein Grant Directed by Michael Chase Gosselin
Visceral Entertainment & The Master Theater Book, Music, & Lyrics by Kit Goldstein Grant Directed by Michael Chase Gosselin
Visceral Entertainment & The Master Theater Book, Music, & Lyrics by Kit Goldstein Grant Directed by Michael Chase Gosselin
Born Entertainment & The Master Theater Book & Lyrics by Zvika Bornstein & Stuart Rappaport Music by Gad Elbaz Directed by Zvika Bornstein
Born Entertainment & The Master Theater Book & Lyrics by Zvika Bornstein & Stuart Rappaport Music by Gad Elbaz Directed by Zvika Bornstein
First Industry Reading Book, Music & Lyrics by Kit Goldstein Grant Directed by Andrew Willis-Woodword
First Industry Reading Across A Crowded Room at Lincoln Center Book by Gil Varod Music by Caleb Damschroder Lyrics by Kit Goldstein Grant Directed by Gil Varod
World Premiere Written by Domenic Servidio Directed by Christopher Anthony Ferrer Awarded Best Play at the 2015 Strawberry Theatre Festival in NYC
National Commercial MyHeritage.com
National Commercial MyHeritage.com
Pilot Episode Pr1nc3ps Productions Written and Directed by Robert Paul Verdi
Pilot Episode Pr1nc3ps Productions Written and Directed by Robert Paul Verdi
Pilot Episode Pr1nc3ps Productions Written and Directed by Robert Paul Verdi
Pilot Episode Pr1nc3ps Productions Written and Directed by Robert Paul Verdi
Broward Stage Door Theatre Directed by Michael Leeds Choreography by Dave Campbell
The Caldwell Theatre, FL Directed and Choreographed by K.D. Smith
The Caldwell Theatre, FL Directed and Choreographed by K.D. Smith
Rising Action Theatre Book, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff Directed by Andy Rogow Music Direction by Eric Alsford
Rising Action Theatre Book, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff Directed by Andy Rogow Music Direction by Eric Alsford
Rising Action Theatre Book, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff Directed by Andy Rogow Music Direction by Eric Alsford
Rising Action Theatre Book, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff Directed by Andy Rogow Music Direction by Eric Alsford
Rising Action Theatre Book, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff Directed by Andy Rogow Music Direction by Eric Alsford
Rising Action Theatre Directed by Michael Leeds
Broward Center for the Performing Arts Directed by Andrew Fiacco Music Direction by Eric Alsford
Industrial Musical Directed by Laura Josepher
Industrial Musical Directed by Laura Josepher
Industrial Musical Directed by Laura Josepher
"WHAT'S THE BUZZ...?"
THE BOYS IN THE BAND
"Michaels' effeminate Emory is the gay-man-as-fireball, a screaming comet of wicked glee. I would be perfectly pleased to never hear another gay man call his fellows 'Mary so long as I live, but the way Michaels does it makes me want to join a sorority."
"Each actor gets a moment, or many, to shine... For example, Emory (the very funny Christopher Michaels) is flamboyantly campy as he refers to the other guests as 'she' or 'Mary'."
THRILL ME
"Michaels admirably goes back and forth from the lower-voiced, mature man of 53 at the 1958 parole hearing to the youthful 19-year-old Leopold of 1924. Michaels gives a wonderful performance riding Leopold's emotional roller coaster throughout the show. His need for Loeb is raw, his romantic fervor for him made palpable by the longing and injured looks cast at Bryan C. Ortega's Loeb."
"Michaels' Leopold is flat-out addicted to Loeb. Nothing else, not even murder, matters to him... And there is a twist just after the two 'superior' killers are caught, one that Michaels handles with just the right amount of relish."
TOP GUN: THE MUSICAL
"Christopher Michaels is a Mario Cantone clone who steals the show!"
"Michaels is a pleasure to watch. His performance injects his character with some personality and back-story, transcending the Iceman role to show the actor playing the character as a world-weary theatre gypsy who’s seen many big breaks fall through. He’s especially funny when he’s trying to introduce a little homoerotic bromance into the storyline. Ironically, Michaels stepped in for an ailing actor, and only had six hours of rehearsal before opening night. He’s going to be replaced after opening weekend by another actor, who has a pretty big flight suit to fill."
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
"...there’s great support from Christopher Michaels as LeFou who, in both sight and sound, is a dead-ringer for his animated counterpart!"
"Christopher Michaels is equally as hilarious as Gaston's comical sidekick LeFou... Michaels doesn't overplay LeFou broadly, which is a huge plus."
"Michaels as Leopold inhabits his character, giving a strong performance, both dramatically and vocally. This is the more demanding role of the two as the script calls for his character to frequently change moods ― from young, lovestruck college boy to a 53-year old prisoner facing a parole board 34 years later. Michaels handles the task with skill and the transition is never choppy. His Leopold is immature, nervous and nerdy, but also likable."
THE NOSE
"But what truly makes this production enjoyable, more than anything else, is its cast of characters, brought to life by an ensemble of five compelling actors. Christopher Michaels delivers a highly delightful performance in the role of the comically blustering Police Chief!"