Current Endeavors

Michael is performing in Aida, Don Giovanni, and Macbeth at The Metropolitan Opera. He plays guitar for the band Danny Blu whose next gig is March 21st at Sullivan Hall.

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___________________________________Michael MacLaren
__________________________________________AEA

______Height: 6’2”___ Weight: 165 lbs.___ Hair: Light brown___ Eyes: Blue___ Voice: Tenor

Theatre:
Jubilee!_________________________________Dancer___________________Bally's Hotel, Las Vegas
As You Like It____________________________ Orlando_________________. Columbia University AEA Showcase
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers______________Benjamin________________ Woodminster Summer Musicals
________________________________________________________________chor: Alex Sanchez
West Side Story___________________________ Diesel______________.____ American Musical Theatre of San Jose
________________________________________________________________dir: Stephen Bourneuf, chor: Vince Pesce
Christmas Dreamland (World Premiere) _____._ Lamplighter (Feat. Dancer)__ American Musical Theatre of San Jose
________________________________________________________________dir: Tim Bair
A Chorus Line___________________________. Larry___________________. American Musical Theatre of San Jose
________________________________________________________________dir/chor: Kay Cole
Sweet Charity____________________________ Featured Dancer__________. Downtown Cabaret Theatre
________________________________________________________________dir/chor: Scott Thompson
Seussical________________________________ Wickersham #1___________ Woodminster Summer Musicals
Hello, Dolly! (with Sally Struthers)___________ Waiter __________________ Ogunquit Playhouse
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Reuben _________________ Woodminster Summer Musicals
The Wizard of Oz_________________________. Ozian/Winkie/Tinman Foley . American Musical Theatre of San Jose
Hello, Dolly! ____________________________. Cornelius________________ West Valley Light Opera Association
Annie Get Your Gun _______________________Tommy__________________ Saratoga Drama Group
Singin’ In the Rain________________________. Dancer__________________ Woodminster Summer Musicals
Gypsy__________________________________. Tulsa___________________. EMK Productions
Mame__________________________________. Older Patrick_____________ Saratoga Drama Group

Concert Dance and Opera:
Aida; War and Peace; Manon Lescaut;________. Supernumerary___________ The Metropolitan Opera
Carmen; Otello; Peter Grimes
Nutcracker: Rated R_______________________ Rat King/Blow Fairy______. Theater for the New City
The Love Show
___________________________ Company Dancer______.____NYC Performance Spaces
Harvest (works of David J. Popalisky)________. Company Dancer__________ Dance Mission Theatre
White Darkness __________________________.Madiel (Principal Dancer)___ Oakland Opera Theater
Cinderella; Swan Lake_____________________ Leading Man_____________ Capitol Dance Company

Film and Television:
Celebrity Ghost Stories____________________ Ryan Reynolds____________The Biography Channel
A Machine Beloved
_______________________. "X" and a dancer__________ School for the Visual Arts thesis
Hard Dead Road
__________________________ Lead___________________ Santa Clara University film
Three Short Films About Depression
________.__ Principal________________ Santa Clara University film
The Great Dancing War
_________________.___ Dancer_________________. WildScape Entertainment
Law and Order; When In Rome; etc.
________.__ Background____________._ Central Casting
Commercial list upon request

Industrial and Specialty Performances:
Touch (2011 revival) ______________________ Lead Guitar Player _________13th Street Repertory Theater
Acoustic Cover Sets
_______________________ Solo Guitar and Vocals _____ Uncle Mike’s and other NYC bars
The Glass Slipper (Dance Performance)_______ Fundraiser for Mass General Hospital Rafanelli Events and SOTU Productions
The Fantasy Party – Girls’ Night Out_________ Vinnie Black’s Coliseum_____ Joe Corcoran and Dan Corcoran

Education and Training:
BA in Chemistry and Theatre Arts from Santa Clara University
ODC/San Francisco Summer Workshops (modern dance training)
Voice with Phillip Kirchman, Piano with Frieda Murphy

Special Skills:
Piano, Acoustic and Electric (lead) Guitar, Mandolin, Balancing objects on my chin, Partnering, Cheerleading, Choreography,
Rollerblading, Football, Baseball, Basketball, Volleyball, Frisbee, Licensed stick shift driver, US passport, Organic chemist.
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