Richard Skipper Celebrates Michael Misita 8/04/2022

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Michael grew up in Ohio where he did musicals and danced with his sister around Cleveland and Lorain, his home town. He attended the Boston conservatory of Music and spent summers in summer stock at the Milwaukee Melody Top doing 16 different shows choreographed by Tommy Tune, such as Sweet Charity with Gretchen Wyler, Irma La Deuce with Chita Rivera and The Boyfriend with Jane Powell. He landed his first Broadway show, THE FIG LEAVES ARE FALLING on his first day in New York City, and eventually worked with Michael Bennett, Bob Fosse, Ron Fields Hal Prince, Steven Sondheim and a host of other well-known choreographers, directors and producers. He appeared in nine Broadway productions including FOLLIES, PIPPIN, APPLAUSE, MAME with Ann Miller and was cast in A CHORUS LINE at Public Theater where he was to originate the role of Mike. He was in EQUUS with both Richard Burton and Anthony Perkins. He appeared in 70 plays and musicals in regional theaters and over 150 television commercials including the first musical Dr Pepper Commercial for which he won a Cleo Award as “Best Male Performer.” In Los Angeles Michael appeared in numerous television series such as KNOTS LANDING, FAMILY, LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY, and CHARLIES ANGELS, the soaps ALL MY CHILDREN and SANTA BARBARA, and films, THE GREAT GATSBY and ALLIGATOR. Hosting his own cable television show for 10 years he spoke on conscious awareness, taught seminars and is the author of several books one of which, BELIEVE IN NOTHING, has been published throughout Europe and Asia. Michael choreographed 15 big stage shows for a large chorus in Orange County, Calif. and has choreographed 10 musicals including LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, GYPSY, MARY POPPINS and THE PRODUCERS.