Michael Berresse
| Michael Berresse | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 15, 1964 Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Years active | 1983-present |
Michael Berresse (born August 15, 1964) is an American actor, dancer, choreographer, and director.
Born in Holyoke, MA, but reared primarily in Joliet, IL, Berresse's father was a chemical engineer and his mother is the artist and author Cynthia Berresse Ploski. He has an older brother and two older sisters. A nationally competitive gymnast and diver from age eight, he went straight from high school to a stint performing in Walt Disney theme parks in Orlando and Tokyo before moving to New York and making his Broadway debut in the 1990 revival of Fiddler on the Roof. In 1992, he appeared on Star Search in a dance group called "The Boys Back East", winning the title of Best New Dance Group and a shared prize of $100,000.
He has appeared on Broadway in many shows including: Kiss Me, Kate, Chicago (first as the murder victim, Fred Casely, and later as the lawyer, Billy Flynn), Fiddler on the Roof, Guys and Dolls, Carousel, Damn Yankees, The Light in the Piazza and most recently as Zach in the revival of A Chorus Line. For his performance as Bill Calhoun in Kiss Me, Kate, Berresse was nominated for a 2000 Tony Award for best featured actor in a musical as well as London's Olivier Award. In addition to Broadway, he has worked extensively in regional theatre, most recently in Jason Robert Brown's musical Parade at the Mark Taper Forum in L.A. as well as Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart at Arena Stage (Washington, D.C.) in Washington, D.C.
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