Michael Falzon (actor)
| Michael Falzon | |
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Michael Falzon, photograph by Gavin D. Andrew
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| Background information | |
| Born |
16 May 1972 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres |
Musical Theatre Swing |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Associated acts |
Swing on This Music of Queen: Rock and Symphonic Spectacular |
| Website | www |
Michael Falzon (born 16 May 1972) is a Sydney born Australian musical theatre/rock tenor actor, and producer, running his own production company, Good Egg Creative.
Primarily known for his roles in Rock of Ages; and Hedwig and The Angry Inch, his career has encompassed intimate cabaret performances including Michael Falzon and Trio, and Michael Falzon – Plugged In! through to arena performances in Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, both in Australia and in Europe. He has performed in the Queen/Ben Elton musical We Will Rock You throughout Australia, Asia and Europe, and was the first 'Galileo' outside the UK (Melbourne, 2003) as well as the first in an arena production (Dublin O2 Area in 2010). Falzon is also known for TV and film roles including the cult short film Computer Boy. He has performed with symphony orchestras around Australia, and in 2013 joined the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra to record I Dreamed A Dream: The Hit Songs Of Broadway for ABC Classics and in 2016, featured on the cast recording of Atomic (The New Rock Musical) singing the role of physicist Leo Szilard. He appeared in the Australian leg of The Music of Queen: Rock and Symphonic Spectacular in Sydney and Perth. Falzon is producer (through his company Good Egg Creative) and a founding member of Swing on This.
Falzon is third of six children born to a Maltese father and an Australian mother His family moved to Brisbane from Sydney in his early teens.
He attended Kelvin Grove High School in Brisbane, known for its impressive drama department, where he was an active member of the school choir and musical productions. Upon graduation, he intended studying English and Psychology at University of Queensland, but deferred to focus more on performance.
He credits the Harry M. Miller arena production of Jesus Christ Superstar, starring John Farnham and Jon Stevens in 1992, as inspiring him to a career in musical theatre. Falzon would have the opportunity to perform in Jesus Christ Superstar, playing the role of Judas at AIS Arena in Canberra in June 2015 opposite Luke Kennedy as Jesus.
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