Michael McElroy

Michael McElroy (born 1967) is a Grammy and Tony nominated American musical theatre actor, singer and music director.

Early life and career Born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, to Marcella Caffie, McElroy moved to New York City in May 1990 after earning his BFA in Theatre from Carnegie Mellon University. He made his Broadway debut in The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club. He has since appeared in numerous productions, both on and off-Broadway, and in 2004 was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Big River. He has also been nominated for Drama Desk Awards for Violet and Big River. In 1995, McElroy appeared in the premiere performance of John Adams' opera I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky in Berkeley, California.

In 1999, McElroy became the founder and director of the Broadway Inspirational Voices, a diverse, non-denominational gospel choir made up of Broadway singers. In the fall of 2021 McElroy was appointed as chair of the Musical Theatre Department at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. McElroy resigned from the position in June, 2023. He now works as the Associate Dean at NYU's Tisch Institute of Performing Arts.

Stage credits

Broadway u/s Jules/Bobu/s Boatman/Leeu/s Charles/Mr.u/s Billy/LouisRevival

National Tour Big River (2004) - Jim Rent (2009) – Tom Collins

Off-Broadway Violet (1998) – Flick Hair (2001) – Hud Some Men (2007) – Marcus and others La Cage aux Folles (2026) - Francois

Workshops Spring Awakening (2001) – Masked Man PandA committee (2011)

Filmography

Film

Television

Santa, Baby! Voice TV movie

Self Season 28, My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs|- 2005 Judge / Captain / Crook Season 32, Leonard Bernstein's 'Candide' with the New York Philharmonic|- 2006 Love Monkey Perky director Episode: Confidence|- 2008 Canterbury's Law Assistant M.E. Barry Schulze

Awards and nominations