Michael David Shapiro
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Michael David Shapiro (Born September 9th, 1987 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) is an award winning American stage actor and performer. He is currently studying at the Boston Conservatory in pursuit of a BFA in musical theatre. Michael made his professional stage debut at the age of 15 in a production of "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown". He also made an appearance in a professional production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". However, he limited his professional career to those two shows due to his busy schedule in high school; He attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. He did however have enourmous success on the high school stage playing the roles of "Pseudolus" in "A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum" and "Finch" in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying". He received the Cappie Award for lead actor in a musical for both of these roles. Before Michael's junior year of high school, there had not been a school musical in many years. He appeared in two musicals as an upperclassman:
Michael also appeared in several shows in the largest theatre in the city of Coral Springs:
Michael ventured to upstate New York during the summers of 2005 and 2006 to appear in several shows at Stagedoor Manor:
- Our Time Cabaret
- The Pirates of Penzance
- Miss Saigon
- The Who's Tommy
- Thoroughly Modern Millie
[edit] Awards
- Cappie Award for Lead Actor in a musical - Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- Cappie Award for Lead Actor in a musical - J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Florida Thespian District 7 critic's choice for solo musical
- Florida Thespian District 7 critic's choice as part of a large group musical
[edit] Trivia
- Attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in Loch Sheldrake, New York
- Has two siblings, an older sister - April, and younger brother - Brandon
- Michael is a huge John Mayer fan
- Michael is fluent in English and Spanish and loves Spanish Language films - is an avid fan of Gael Garcia Bernal
