WE ARE THE TIGERS
OPENING OFF-BROADWAY THIS FEBRUARY
Theatre 80
80 St. Marks Place
Written by Preston Max Allen
Music Supervision by Patrick Sulken
Directed by Michael Bello
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We Are The Tigers
Between the Sea and Sky
Between the Sea and Sky
New York Musical Festival
The Acorn Theatre at TheatreRow
410 W. 42nd St.
Written by Luke Byrne
Music Direction by Elizabeth Doran
Choreography by Jim Cooney
Directed by Michael Bello
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Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
**TONY AWARD NOMINATED!**
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
NOW ON BROADWAY
at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
After serving as the Assistant Director on SUMMER's premiere production at the La Jolla Playhouse, Michael is thrilled to continue with the show to Broadway. Directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, SUMMER is a high octane journey through Donna Summer's life, legacy, and enduring musical hits.
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Errol & Fidel
Errol & Fidel
New York Musical Theatre Festival
PeterJay Sharp Theater
July 10-16, 2017
NYMF AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
Show-Score Best of Fest: Production WINNER
Best Musical NOMINEE
Outstanding Direction (Michael Bello) NOMINEE
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role (George Psomas) WINNER
Outstanding Individual Performance (Sydia Cedeño) WINNER
Outstanding Choreography (Justin Boccitto) WINNER
Outstanding Musical Arrangements & Orchestrations WINNER
Outstanding Overall Design NOMINEE
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The Script @Stage74
The Script @Stage74
DEVELOP | DONATE | INSPIRE
The Script @Stage74, a new musical reading series, is dedicated to developing new works and cultivating artists while also benefiting the surrounding community.
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Admission to the readings will be gained with a donation, such as a can of food, an item of clothing, or a book, that benefits a chosen mission program of Jan Hus Presbyterian.
At The Script, artists and audiences come together to inspire.
March 16
ThreeTimesFast
by Naomi Matlow & Teresa Lotz
directed by Michael Bello
$5 + can of food
April 20
Archie's Final Project
by David Lee Miler, James Presson, Alexander Sage Oyen,
directed by Michael Bello
$5 + item of clothing
May 18
The Rumoured Lyfe and Certain Death of Delia Bacon
by Elise LeBreton, Zdenko Martin, Madeline Myers, Matthew Russell
directed by Michael Bello
$5 + a book
The Rage: Carrie 2 and Matches The Musical
The Rage: Carrie 2
An Unauthorized Musical Parody
Feinstein's 54 Below
Written by Rebekah M. Allen
Directed by Michael Bello
Matches The Musical
The New York Theatre Barn
Music by Julien Salvia
Lyrics by Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal
Book by Anthony Michineau
English Adaptation by Michael Conley
Directed by Michael Bello
The Last Word
The Last Word
New York Musical Theatre Festival
The Duke on 42nd Street
July 22 - 29, 2016
written by Brett Sullivan
directed by Michael Bello
choreography by Nick Kenkel
WINNER of 2 Best of Fest Awards for Excellence
featuring Felicia Finley (The Wedding Singer, Mamma Mia), Jessica Jain (Pitch Perfect), Travis Kent (Disaster!), Nathan Lucrezio (Aladdin), MJ Rodriguez (Rent, Encores' Runaways), and Philip Jackson Smith (Mozart in the Jungle)
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In The Heights
In The Heights
directed by Michael Bello
choreographer by Justin Boccitto
April 23, 2016 - May 15, 2016 - SOLD OUT
The Gallery Players
nominated for
Outstanding Direction
at the
2016 New York Innovative Theatre Awards
We Are The Tigers: A New Musical
We Are The Tigers
a world premiere musical
written by Rebekah M Allen
directed by Michael Bello
October 2, 2015 - November 8, 2015
Hudson Backstage Theatre, Los Angeles
nominated for
3 LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards
including
Outstanding Production of a Musical
Outstanding Lyrics / Composition
for an Original Musical
“'Anyone that has gone to high school will have no trouble relating to this excellent pop-rock musical.” - Examiner.com
“We Are The Tigers, a genre-bending, rule-breaking new musical... an entertaining Halloween season treat.” - StageSceneLA
“This world premiere musical comse up with a fresh, often hilarious, and sometimes moving tale of trying to survive high school.” - The Advocate
"A fun and energetic musical with an edge. We Are The Tigers is a clever tale of teenage angst to the max! .” - KPCC Radio
What Do Critics Know?
New York Musical Theatre Festival
Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre
July 23 - 27, 2015
NYMF Awards of Excellence for Best Choreography, Best Individual Performance (Mary Mossberg) and Honorable Mention for Best Score
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Tell Tale. a new musical.
Thespis Theatre Festival
Hudson Guild Theater
July 14 - 18, 2015
Best Production Finalist
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We Are The Tigers
Musical Theater Factory
August 3, 2015
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HELLO AGAIN nominated for
2015 IRNE Awards
The Bridge Repertory Theater of Boston's
Hello Again has been nominated for 4
2015 IRNE Awards!
Best Musical
Best Director of a Musical - Michael Bello
Best Music Director - Mindy Cimini
Best Supporting Actress - Aubin Wise
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
Broadway Theater
Previews begin March 27, 2015
Opening Night, April 21, 2015
Book by Michael Weller
Music by Lucy Simon
Lyrics by Michael Korie & Amy Powers
Directed by Des McAnuff
Assistant Director
We Are The Tigers
We Are The Tigers
54 Below
Saturday, January 17 at 11:30pm
New York's hottest young performers sing We Are The Tigers, an original pop/rock musical and darkly comic murder mystery about a dysfunctional group of high school cheerleaders.
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Rebekah M. Allen
Directed by Michael Bello
Musical Direction by Patrick Sulken
Industry Readings on January 12 at 7:30pm and January 13 at 3pm.
Musical Theatre Factory and UglyRhino
Fearsome Frank
book, music, & lyrics by Tim Duncheon
directed by Michael Bello
part of the 4x15 Series
at the Musical Theatre Factory
Sunday, November 16 at 7pm
Janine
a short play by T. Adamson
directed by Michael Bello
part of the TinyRhino: The Theatrical Drinking Game
at UglyRhino
Tuesday, December 16 at 8pm
Next to Normal
Lindsay Bayer, Carman Napier, Chris Caron, and Luke Hobak
Photo by Danny Bristol
NEXT TO NORMAL
The Gallery Players
directed by Michael Bello
Sept - Oct 2014
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2015 New York Innovative Theater Award nomination for
Outstanding Production of a Musical
"...director Michael Bello maintains the intensity of this production while offering just the right amount of entertaining theatrics... this production is chock full of compassioned charm."
- Gisella Batista, NYTheatreGuide
"...there is an inherent challenge at play in reviving a Broadway hit. This challenge isn’t just met but conquered by the production’s artists... It is in this plight for mental stability that this production of Next to Normal finds its brilliance. The staging of the piece, by director Michael Bello, always balances the nature of the human world with its inherent theatricality."
- Wesley Doucette, New York Theatre Review
"packed with psychological potency... this production has the same impact of the original. The Gallery Players' performance has a unique ability to move any audience."
- Caroline Cunfer, Washington Square News
“Director Michael Bello’s fluid direction keeps the action moving swiftly… it would be hard (no, make that impossible) to experience any of them without shedding a tear or two
- Stuart R. Brynien, Viva! Lifestyles
Cares Continues at The Cutting Room
Cares Continues
A Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Benefit Concert
Why must a new generation carry on the fight?
A concert benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Featuring alumni from BC/EFA's most successful collegiate fundraisers (Boston Conservatory, Elon, Emerson, Hartt School, Ithaca, Syracuse, and Wagner).
Performers Include:
Alex Boniello (Nat'l Tour of American Idiot), Adam Kaplan (Broadway's Newsies), Julia Mattison (Broadway's Godspell), Michael Tacconi (Off-Bway's Bare), and more.
Directed by Michael Bello
Musical Direction by Jason Yarcho
A Little More Alive
A Little More Alive
a world premiere new musical
by Nick Blaemire
director, Sheryl Kaller (TONY nominee, Mothers & Sons, Next Fall)
assistant director, Michael Bello
Kansas City Repertory Theater
April 11, 2014 - May 11, 2014
Hello Again
HELLO AGAIN
The Bridge Repertory Theater of Boston
by Michael John LaChiusa
directed by Michael Bello
...the Bridge Repertory Theater makes “Hello Again” into an exuberant cabaret piece…It’s an evening worth saying “hello” to. Perhaps even “hello again.”
- The Boston Globe
Bello makes use of every nook and cranny of Hall A upstairs at the Calderwood Pavilion, and his stagecraft is compelling. With strong directorial vision, fresh and fearless talent, and a commitment to connect with the audience, Hello Again is a greeting you'll want to hear.
- BroadwayWorld Boston
It’s a musical that’s about how lonely many of us are and how we use sex to try to find what’s missing… in this well-conceived production directed by Michael Bello.
- The Examiner
…the time you’ll spend in that world is such a whirl of song and movement, and such a flurry of funny, poignant encounters that you won’t need a drink at all to feel that you’ve left ordinary reality behind.
- EDGE Boston
Michael Bello’s direction is quite graphic... And Bello invents wonderful scene changes so that the vignettes flow seamlessly into one another. Bello glues the scenes together with artistry, symmetry and plenty of chemistry.
- Beverly Creasey, Boston Arts Review
March 2014 at the Boston Center for the Arts
Craving for Travel
Craving For Travel
a new comedy
by Greg Edwards & Andy Sandberg
directed by Andy Sandberg
assistant director, Michael Bello
The Peter J Sharp Theater at Playwrights Horizons
January 9, 2014 - February 9, 2014
Spears: The Gospel According to Britney
Spears: The Gospel According to Britney
directed by Michael Bello
If the Messiah were to arrive in 2013, how would we receive him?
Would his miracles be captured on Facebook and Instagram for the world to see?
Would his angry outburst at the money changers in the temple be sprawled across tabloid covers?
Would he Tweet his innermost thoughts from the Garden of Gethsemane in 140 characters or less?
While Jesus and Britney may already be the Messiah to some, would we be open and willing to embrace the Messiah if he or she were to appear today?
November 2011
Foxwoods Theater Studios