William Michals
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William Paul Michals is an American stage actor and baritone singer. He has recently appeared in Roger's and Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC at Lincoln Center, He made Broadway debut as “The Beast” in Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and later returned to play Gaston in the same production. His career continued with roles as Javert in LES MISÉRABLES, Billy Flynn in CHICAGO, Don Quixote in MAN OF LA MANCHA, Harold Hill in THE MUSIC MAN, and the title role in PHANTOM. He has received the Anselmo Award, he also earned recognition by Chicago’s “Jeff” and the National STAR awards for his portrayal of Chauvelin in a national tour of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL. He has played Captain von Trapp in THE SOUND OF MUSIC, and as Billy Flynn in Kander & Ebb’s CHICAGO.
Michals regularly appears with the country’s leading orchestras, including the San Francisco, San Diego, Utah, and Hartford Symphonies, The New York Pops, and Philly Pops.
He has sung The National Anthem for major league sporting events. He has also performed for House and Senate inside The United States Capitol. he also sang at the December 11, 2001 memorial service at Ground Zero, singing "Let There Be Peace On Earth".
He has performed opera, in New York, Boston, and in concert at the Aspen and Tanglewood Music Festivals. "
His moniker is “America's Baritone”.
Michals regularly appears with the country’s leading orchestras, including the San Francisco, San Diego, Utah, and Hartford Symphonies, The New York Pops, and Philly Pops.
He has sung The National Anthem for major league sporting events. He has also performed for House and Senate inside The United States Capitol. he also sang at the December 11, 2001 memorial service at Ground Zero, singing "Let There Be Peace On Earth".
He has performed opera, in New York, Boston, and in concert at the Aspen and Tanglewood Music Festivals. "
His moniker is “America's Baritone”.
Broadway
- Beauty and the BeastBeauty and the BeastBeauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale. The first published version of the fairy tale was a rendition by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in La jeune américaine, et les contes marins in 1740...
, The Beast & Gaston - South PacificSouth Pacific (musical)South Pacific is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The story draws from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific, weaving together characters and elements from several of its...
, Emile De Beque
Other Live Theater and Opera
- Les Misérables, Javert
- Phantom, The Phantom
- The Music Man, Harold Hill
- Man of La Mancha, Don Quixote
- CHICAGO, Billy Flynn
- The Sound of Music, Captain von Trapp
- Camelot, Lancelot
Live Theater
- 2006: As You Like ItAs You Like ItAs You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published in the folio of 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility...
as Celia, at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare FestivalPennsylvania Shakespeare FestivalThe Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is a professional theatre company in residence at DeSales University and the Official Shakespeare Festival of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Festival is organized as a non-profit 501 in Pennsylvania. Each summer, PSF produces six or more plays and...
. - 2011: South PacificSouth Pacific (musical)South Pacific is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The story draws from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific, weaving together characters and elements from several of its...
, lead role as "Nellie", at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.