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Michael Rupert

Celebrating 40 yrs on Broadway in LEGALLY BLONDE!

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Michael’s first video blog 10-15-07

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Blood in the Water (snippet)

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A Tight Knit Family

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I Never Wanted To Love You
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What More Can I Say
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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 Terrence McNally’s new play Some Men 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.
Michael with Kirstie Alley

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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.

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Member Since: 10/15/2005
Band Website: jrockingr.com
Band Members: David Timmons - Producer / Guitar
Record Label: The JRockingR Company
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Congrats to Colleen Stewart again! New CD Giveaway: ANNIE - 30th Anniversary Recording

Congratulations to Colleen Stewart for winning the copies of SOUTH PACIFIC (BARNES & NOBLE Edition) and KELLI O'HARA - WONDER IN THE WORLD on Saturday night.Colleen is now our first 3 time winner!...
Posted by Michael Rupert on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:52:00 PST

Kate Shindle @ Birdland / Orfeh @ Feinsteins At Loews Regency on June 2nd

Orfeh will also be performing a one-night-only concert at Feinstein's At Loews Regency on Monday June 2nd at 8:30PM. The show, entitled "More From Or," will feature songs never before performed live...
Posted by Michael Rupert on Thu, 29 May 2008 07:17:00 PST

Summer of 2008 CD Giveaways begin with SOUTH PACIFIC and Kelli OHaras

It's hard to believe this will be our 3rd summer to give away CD's all summer!  But, we are kicking off this summers giveaways with the newly released recording of the 2008 Broadway Cast of Rodge...
Posted by Michael Rupert on Wed, 28 May 2008 11:12:00 PST

Some new songs up in the MySpace player for a limited time!

We've posted some new songs in the MySpace player: 1) The opening sequence from William Finn's A NEW BRAIN performed live at the Studio Theatre in D.C.  The recording also features Andrea Friers...
Posted by Michael Rupert on Wed, 21 May 2008 10:25:00 PST

Congrats to Frank Weiss & Patrick Tobin!

Congratulations to Frank Weiss for winning the copy of ADRIFT IN MACAO on LML Music and Patrick Tobin for winning Kerry Butler's debut CD, "Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust" on PS Classics. Both releases...
Posted by Michael Rupert on Sun, 18 May 2008 09:03:00 PST

Congrats to all the Tony Nominees!...New CD Giveaway: KERRY BUTLER - FAITH, TRUST & PIXIE DUST

The Tony Award nominations were announced this morning.  You can view the full list via the Tony Award website.  I'm going to give a little shout out to some of our friends who were nominate...
Posted by Michael Rupert on Tue, 13 May 2008 02:27:00 PST

Congrats to Roger Ellis...New CD Giveaway: ADRIFT IN MACAO...New videos online

Congratulations to Roger Ellis for winning the copies of MAKE ME A SONG: THE MUSIC OF WILLIAM FINN and THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTRY SPELLING BEE CD's (both on Ghostlight Records).  We were ori...
Posted by Michael Rupert on Sun, 11 May 2008 05:47:00 PST

New CD Giveaway Contest: MAKE ME A SONG: THE MUSIC OF WILLIAM FINN on Ghostlight Records

I had been trying to get this contest online since Monday and finally got it online on Friday night!    This weekend we are giving away the newly released Off-Broadway Recording o...
Posted by Michael Rupert on Sun, 04 May 2008 10:58:00 PST

LEGALLY BLONDE nominated for 2 Daytime Emmy Awards!

LEGALLY BLONDE received 2 Daytime Emmy nominations today including Outstanding Special Class Special and one for directors, Beth McCarthy-Miller and Jerry Mitchell for Outstanding Special Class Direct...
Posted by Michael Rupert on Thu, 01 May 2008 06:46:00 PST

POP MUSICAL THEATER AUDITION MASTER CLASS WITH JOHN HERRERA

Our friend John Herrera is doing a master class this month on the "Pop Musical Theater Audition".  Info is below.  Please check it out! ______________________________________________________...
Posted by Michael Rupert on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:35:00 PST