Michael Rupert won both a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for his work in the 1986 Bob Fosse directed revival of Sweet Charity. He created the role of Marvin in March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland. Other Broadway appearances have been in The Happy Time, Pippin, City of Angels and Ragtime.
He has made his debut as a composer with 3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down (Drama Desk nomination), Strange Vacation and the upcoming Streets of America. He wrote the score and starred in the musical Mail at the Pasadena Playhouse, the Kennedy Center, and on Broadway.
Michael made his Off-Broadway directing debut with The Lunch Anxieties. Off-Off-Broadway he directed City for The Filling Station and two one-acts for The Threshold Theatre Company's Caught In The Act at HERE. He recently directed the musical Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story at the York Theatre and will be directing Ragtime at Point Park University in the Fall of 2006.
Off-Broadway he has performed in: Elegies: A Song Cycle, Putting It Together, Falsettoland, March of the Falsettos, Ancient History, Festival, and Fragile: Handle With Care. Mr. Rupert's regional credits include: Splitting Infinity (Geva Theatre), Charles Strouse's Real Men (Coconut Grove Playhouse), Baby (20th Anniversay Cast at Paper Mill Playhouse), Life (x) 3, Adrift In Macao (Philadelphia Theatre Company), Breaking and Entering, Merchant of Venice, In the Blue Room, Avow, Relativity, Brecht: Sacred and Profane, and Play With Fire.
Recent workshops/readings include: Baby Loves Johnny Project (aka Dirty Dancing), Terrence McNally's new play Some Men, The Man in the White Suit (by the creators of Urinetown), Christopher Curtis' Behind the Limelight and a new musical by Robert L. Freeman & Steven Lutvak entitled Campaign Of The Century.
On television he has had roles in: Law & Order, New York Undercover, All My Children, Big Brother Jake, Cheers, Outrage (Movie of the Week), No Place to Hide (Movie of the Week), Short Walk to Daylight (Movie of the Week), Alice, The Walton's, and One Life to Live.
He lives with his partner, Will Chafin in New York City.
He currently is with working with producer & engineer David Timmons on a solo release. For more info on Michael please visit his website www.jrockingr.com.
***PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO MICHAEL'S BUSY SCHEDULE HE CANNOT ANSWER ALL THE MESSAGES/E-MAILS***
Well hello there stranger! Its Jonathan Cobrda here... I dont know if you remember me from quite a ways back meeting you with my mom after Legally Blonde! :) But I definitely wanted to let you know that I've been keeping up with your status' and what productions you have been working on! And I just heard from Playbill.com about The Full Monty with Paper Mill!!! That's so cool and going to be amazing... I've been in the city four times in the last two months for college auditions and what not and was wanting so desperately to see you and catch up, but alas time was not on my side! It never is, come to think of it! :) But I hope you are doing well and hope that life is treating you grandly! Maybe the next time I'm near your side of the tracks we can meet up if you're free........ look forward to talking with you! Stay well and God bless!
Hi you two! I'm sending you "JUST LOVE!" for the holidays! (its a free download on my site too!) Happy New Year! Hope all is well! Thanks again for your support! xo, Jan
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