Michael McElroy (actor)
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, 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 became the chair of the Musical Theatre Department at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.