Michael Butler’s acting credits include the Broadway productions
of Macbeth and Two Shakespearean Actors, and leading roles Off
Broadway at the Roundabout, the Public Theatre, Classic Stage
Company, the Vineyard Theatre, the Pearl Theatre and
international tours of Russia, Europe and Australia. Of his many
regional theatre credits, highlights include the title role in Candide
at the Guthrie Theatre, roles at Arena Stage, the Long Wharf, the
Alley Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cal Shakes, San
Jose Rep, and at Center Rep where he was artistic director from
2005 to 2020. Most recently, Michael played Robin in Ensemble
Theatre Company’s production of The Children opposite Linda
Purl and Nancy Travis. A graduate of the Juilliard School and a
member of the Actors Studio, Michael is also a published
songwriter and the co-writer/composer of numerous music-theatre
pieces, which he has performed in New York, LA, and at theatre
festivals in India and Morocco. In his varied career as a performer,
he has performed with the Erick Hawkins Dance Company,
portrayed the villainous Pierre LeChance on The Guiding Light,
and played guitar and harmonica in many rock, blues, and country
western bands at CBGBs and other notable dives in NYC.