# Michael McCarthy professional credits

This article includes the professional credits of Michael McCarthy. Listed are all the professional credits, for each category, in chronological order.

## Opera

Opera :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| Unknown | Rigoletto (Verdi) | Ensemble | Cork Opera House, Ireland |
| 1997 | Inkle and Yarico (Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) | Thomas Inkle | Holder's season, Barbados 6–27 March 1997 |
| 1997 | Inkle and Yarico (Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) | Thomas Inkle | Crampton Theatre, Washington D.C. 1997 |
| 1997 | Inkle and Yarico (Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) | Thomas Inkle | Berlin 1997 |
| 1999 | Inkle and Yarico in Concert (Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) | Thomas Inkle | Edinburgh Festival 13 August 1999 Aired live to Covent Garden, London |

## Musical theatre

Musical theatre :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | Mame (Jerry Herman) | Patrick Dennis | Cork Opera House, Ireland |
| 1985 | No, No, Nanette (Caesar, Harbach and Youmans) | Tom Trainer | Cork Opera House, Ireland |
| 1986 | Camelot (Lerner and Loewe) | Sir Lancelot | Cork Opera House, Ireland |
| Unknown | Love from Judy (Eric Maschwitz and Jean Webster) | Unknown | |
| Unknown | Cole Porter (biographical revue) | Soloist / Ensemble | Okoboji Summer Theatre, Stephens College, USA |
| 1987 | Cabaret (Kander and Ebb) | Max | Macklanburg Playhouse, Stephens College, USA |
| Unknown | Brigadoon (Lerner and Loewe) | Tom | Macklanburg Playhouse, Stephens College, USA |
| Unknown | The Baker's Wife (Stephen Schwartz) | Dominique | Macklanburg Playhouse, Stephens College, USA |
| Unknown | A Little Night Music (Stephen Sondheim) | Count Carl Magnus | Okoboji Summer Theatre, Stephens College, USA |
| 1990 | The Desert Song (Sigmund Romberg and Otto Harbach) | The Red Shadow | Cork Opera House, Ireland 3 April 1990 – 11 April 1990 |
| 1990 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Combeferre / Factory Foreman | Palace Theatre, London 1990 |
| 1991 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Combeferre / Factory Foreman | Palace Theatre, London 1991 |
| 1992 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Combeferre / Factory Foreman | Palace Theatre, London January 1992 – October 1992 |
| 1992 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, Manchester November 1992 – December 1992 |
| 1993 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, Manchester 1993 |
| 1994 | Out of the Blue (Shun-Ichi Tokura and Paul Sand) | Dr. Akizuki | Shaftesbury Theatre, London Tokura Productions UK Ltd, 4–21 November 1994 |
| 1994 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, London 1994 |
| 1995 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, London 1995 |
| 1995 | Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert | Factory Foreman | Royal Albert Hall 8 October 1995 |
| 1996 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, London 1996 |
| 1997 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Theatre Royal, Plymouth 6 May 1997 – 14 June 1997 |
| 1997 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Birmingham Hippodrome 19 June 1997 – 4 October 1997 |
| 1997 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Theatre Royal, Sydney November 1997 – December 1997 |
| 1998 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Theatre Royal, Sydney January 1998 – June 1998 |
| 1998 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Theatre Royal, Sydney June 1998 – July 1998 |
| 1998 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Point Theatre, Dublin August 1998 – September 1998 |
| 1998 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Princess Theatre, Melbourne Cover for Roger Lemke September 1998 – October 1998 |
| 1998 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Point Theatre, Dublin November 1998 – December 1998 |
| 1999 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Point Theatre, Dublin January 1999 – May 1999 |
| 2000 | Phantom of the Opera (Ken Hill) | Phantom | UK tour/London 2000 – 2001 |
| 2001 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, London 5 March 2001 – December 2001 |
| 2002 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, London January 2002 – 29 May 2002 |
| 2002 | From Here to Eternity the Musical workshop productions (Stuart Brayson and Tim Rice) | Warden | Series of workshops and studio demo May 2002 – June 2002 |
| 2002 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Sacramento Community Theatre, Sacramento, California 10 June 2002 – 14 June 2002 (third week of San Francisco tour) |
| 2002 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Shanghai Grand Theatre, China 22 June 2002 – 7 July 2002 |
| 2002 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Seoul, South Korea 12 July 2002 – 4 August 2002 |
| 2002 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, London 2 December 2002 – End December 2002 |
| 2003 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, London January 2003 – 26 April 2003 |
| 2003 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert (replacing Terrence Mann) | Imperial Theatre, New York City 6 May 2003 – 18 May 2003 |
| 2003 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, London 28 May 2003 – December 2003 |
| 2004 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Queen's Theatre, London January 2004 – 26 June 2004 |
| 2004 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Queen's Theatre, London 28 June 2004 – December 2004 |
| 2004 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Windsor Castle 18 November 2004 |
| 2005 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Queen's Theatre, London January 2005 – 25 June 2005 |
| 2006 | Chess (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Tim Rice) | Ivan Molokov | Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway 9 November 2006 – 12 November 2006 |
| 2008 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Stephen Sondheim) | Sweeney Todd | The Göteborg Opera, Gothenburg, Sweden 15 May 2008 – 8 June 2008 |

## Other theatre

Theatre :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| Unknown | Ah, Wilderness! (Eugene O'Neill) | Barman | No Mystery Productions |
| 1984 | Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) | Laurie | Everyman, Cork, Ireland, 12–17 November 1984 |
| Unknown | Not Now, Darling (John Chapman and Ray Cooney) | Harry McMichael | |
| Unknown | Pajama Tops (Mawby Green and Ed Feilbert) | Leonard | |
| Unknown | The London Cuckolds (Edward Ravenscroft) | Mr. Loveday | Macklanburg Playhouse, Stephens College, USA |
| 1987 | A View from the Bridge (Arthur Miller) | Marco | Okoboji Summer Theatre, Stephens College, USA |
| 1987 | A View from the Bridge (Arthur Miller) | Marco | Edinburgh, August 1987 |
| 1988 | Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare) | Antonio / Duke | Macklanburg Playhouse, Stephens College, USA |
| 1988 | The Hostage (Brendan Behan) | The Officer | Stephens College, USA |

## Concerts and special events

Concerts and special events :
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre and date | Notes |
| 1995 | Les Misérables – 10th Anniversary Concert (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Factory Foreman | Royal Albert Hall, London 8 October 1995 | Available on CD and DVD |
| 1996 | Who Could Ask for Anything More? Centenary celebration of Ira Gershwin's birth | Singer (I've Got a Crush on You - duet with Grania Renihan / led whole company in finale Heaven on Earth) | Royal Albert Hall, London 24 November 1996 | Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Two Released on DVD |
| 1997 | Les Misérables in concert at Chelmsford Festival (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex 24 August 1997 | |
| 1999 | Inkle and Yarico in Concert (Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) | Thomas Inkle | Edinburgh Festival 13 August 1999 | Aired live to Covent Garden, London |
| 2001 | A Night of 100 Stars A tribute show to the composer Marvin Hamlisch | Singer | London Palladium 22 April 2001 | In aid of the Green Room Benevolent Fund |
| 2001 | Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival | Singer | Faenol Estate, Gwynedd, North Wales 26 August 2001 | Replacing Bryn Terfel |
| 2002 | Les Misérables in concert (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden November 2002 | |
| 2003 | Cabaret in the House | Singer | Lauderdale House, North London 12 October 2003 | Launch of Lauderdale House Cabaret Season |
| 2004 | Opera In The Park concert in Leeds With the Orchestra of Opera North, Lesley Garrett and Ruthie Henshall | Singer | In the grounds of Temple Newsam, West Yorkshire 19 July 2004 | Broadcast on BBC Two Christmas Day 2004 as Lesley Garrett – Music from the Movies Released under the same title on DVD |
| 2004 | Michael Ball's The Musicals on a Summer's Eve | Singer | Harewood House, near Leeds, West Yorkshire 8 August 2004 | |
| 2004 | Michael Ball's The Musicals on a Summer's Eve | Singer | Forest Café, Lauriston Place, central Edinburgh 15 August 2004 | |
| 2004 | Michael Ball's The Musicals on a Summer's Eve | Singer | Wilton House, Wilton, Wiltshire 22 August 2004 | |
| 2004 | Les Misérables – Royal Command Performance (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Windsor Castle, Berkshire 18 November 2004 | Royal Command Performance |
| 2005 – 2009 | Michael Ball's The Musicals on a Summer's Eve | Singer | Various venues in the summer, 2005–2009 | |
| 2005 | The Magic of the Musicals | Singer | Montfort College of Performing Arts, Cork, Ireland 2005 | |
| 2005 | Glamorous Nights | Singer | Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, Wales 17 July 2005 | In aid of Gwent Young People's Theatre |
| 2008 | Guys and Dolls, concert performance (Frank Loesser) | Sky Masterson | Key West Pops Orchestra, Key West, Florida 20 January 2008 | |
| 2008 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | St John Loveridge Hall, Guernsey September 2008 | |
| 2008 | The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra | Javert | National Concert Hall, Dublin 18 September 2008 | |
| 2009 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Fort Regent, Jersey March 2009 | |
| 2009 | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Osborne House, Isle of Wight July 2009 | |
| 2012 | Peter Jöback's I Love Musicals (with the Stockholm Sinfonietta) | Singer | Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden, 19 October 2012 Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, 20 October 2012 Spektrum, Oslo, Norway 26 October 2012 Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad, Sweden, 27 October 2012 | |
| 2013 | Rodgers & Hammerstein at the Movies with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra | Singer | National Concert Hall, Dublin 16 August 2013 | This show also went to Limerick, Athlone and Galway |
| 2013 | Michael Ball – Musicals on a Summer’s Eve | Singer | Penshurst Place, near Tonbridge, Kent August 2013 |
| 2015 | Cork Youth Orchestra – Christmas Proms | Singer | City Hall, Cork 12 December 2015 | |
| 2016 | An Evening at the Proms (with Rebecca Storm and the Band of An Garda Síochána) | Singer | University College Cork 16 July 2016 | Part of A Summer's Evening on the Quad at UCC programme |
| 2018 | The Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra | Singer | National Concert Hall, Dublin 25 January 2018 | |
| 2018 | Sounds Amazing with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra | Singer | National Concert Hall, Dublin 30 May 2018 | |

## Television and radio

Television and radio :
| Year | Title | Role | Broadcaster / broadcast date | Notes |
| 1996 | Who Could Ask for Anything More? Centenary celebration of Ira Gershwin's birth | Singer | BBC Radio 2 7 December 1996 | Broadcast live from Royal Albert Hall, London, 24 November 1996 |
| 1996 | Who Could Ask for Anything More? Centenary celebration of Ira Gershwin's birth | Singer | BBC Two 31 December 1996 | Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 24 November 1996 |
| 1997 | Inkle and Yarico in Concert (Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) | Thomas Inkle | PBS, USA documentary | Filmed at the Holder's season, Barbados, March 1997 |
| 1999 | I believe in angels: Christina Noble in Mongolia with Denise Drysdale (one-off documentary) | Singer (title track) | Seven, Australia 20 February 1999 | Theme tune for a documentary about Christina Noble |
| 2000 | The 10th Kingdom Series 1, Episode 4 | The Gypsy King | NBC, February 2000 | Carnival Films |
| 2000 | Jesus Christ Superstar TV film (Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber) | Second Priest | Great Performances, PBS 16 October 2000 | Really Useful Group 2001 Performing Arts Emmy winner |
| 2004 | Lesley Garrett – Music from the Movies also starring Ruthie Henshall | Singer | BBC Two 25 December 2004, 6.10pm | Recorded at the "Opera In The Park" concert in the grounds of Temple Newsam House (near Leeds), with the Orchestra of Opera North, 17 July 2004 |
| 2010 | Friday Night is Music Night Singing: Summertime, Nature Boy and If Ever I Would Leave You | Singer | BBC Radio 2 19 February 2010 | |

## Discography

CDs and DVDs :
| Year | Title | Role | Record label | Notes |
| 1994 | Broadway (compilation CD) | Singer | CD Baby | Solo album |
| 1994 | Out of the Blue (Shun-Ichi Tokura and Paul Sand) | Dr. Akizuki | Stage Door Records | Cast CD |
| 1995 | Les Misérables – 10th Anniversary – The Dreamcast in Concert DVD (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Factory Foreman | BBC Home Entertainment | Royal Albert Hall, London, 8 October 1995 |
| 1996 | Who Could Ask for Anything More? DVD Centenary celebration of Ira Gershwin's birth | Singer | BBC | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7 December 1996 |
| 2000 | Living for the Moment (compilation CD) | Singer | CD Baby | Solo album |
| 2000 | Jesus Christ Superstar DVD (Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber) | Second Priest | Universal Studios | DVD |
| 2004 | Lesley Garrett – Music from the Movies also starring Ruthie Henshall | Singer | Eagle Rock Entertainment | DVD, recorded with the Orchestra of Opera North, Opera In The Park concert in Leeds 19 July 2003. |
| 2006 | Dracula – Original London Cast (Gareth Evans and Christopher J. Orton) | Dracula | CD Baby | Concept CD |
| 2010 | It's Just The Beginning: The Songs of Charles Miller & Kevin Hammonds (Charles Miller & Kevin Hammonds) | Singer | MaKiNG Records | Compilation CD. Track: Sail Me There from the musical Hope |
| 2012 | You're Still You (compilation CD) | Singer | CD Baby | Solo album |