Michael Andrew as Buddy Love in "The Nutty Professor"
For 2 years, Michael Andrew was the headline singer and bandleader at the world famous Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center in New York City where he entertained audiences nightly and hosted a live Radio Broadcast, “LIVE FROM THE RAINBOW ROOM.” He was the band-leader and singer at Merv Griffin’s “Coconut Club” in The Beverly Hilton in California. While on “Larry King Live,” Merv called Michael Andrew “one of the great singers of all time.”
A frequent symphonic pops guest artist, Michael Andrew has appeared with symphonic orchestras in Akron, Albuquerque, Birmingham, Charlotte, Melbourne (FL), Houston, Jacksonville, Long Beach, Missoula, Orlando, Pasadena, Philadelphia, Providence, Palm Beach, Palm Springs, San Antonio, Sarasota, and other cities across America.
His hit musical, "Mickey Swingerhead & the Earthgirls" led to the formation of his swingin' 8-Piece Band, SWINGERHEAD which toured all over the country. Michael formed THE ATOMIC BIG BAND, an 18-piece band that has performed in Hollywood for the premier of the Warner Bros. movie, POSEIDON and continues to play engagements from Presidential Inaugural Balls to high society fundraisers.
On the other side of the curtain, as a Music Producer, composer, lyricist and book writer, he's created shows paying tribute to the writers of the "American Songbook" including Johnny Mercer, Sammy Cahn, and the Gershwins. He’s produced music for “Menopause the Musical,” “Interstellar Cinderella,” his own musicals, “Jack and the Beanstalk,” and “Mickey Swingerhead and the Earthgirls,” a new adaptation of Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol,” the national tour of “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” and Mitch Albom’s new musical “HOCKEY.”
Andrew has produced music for several films including “Inglorious Basterds” “HeartBreakers,” and recently he’s produced 11 songs for the Aaron Sorkin biopic, BEING THE RICARDOS including, The I LOVE LUCY THEME SONG, CUBAN PETE, and BABALU.
Michael Andrew starred in the world premiere of the new musical, THE NUTTY PROFESSOR written by Marvin Hamlisch and Rupert Holmes, directed by Jerry Lewis. He received rave reviews from the press including: “…terrific lead performance”-Time Magazine; “…astonishing…” -The Tennessean; “Andrew creates his own glittering path…” -ArtsNash; “Star-Making…Andrew’s virtuoso performance is startling in its complexity…clearly this is a role he was born to play.” - Broadway World; “One of the best talents to come down the pike in 50 years” - Jerry Lewis (playbill.com)
“One of the best talents to come down the pike in 50 years.”