Michael Reno (Musical Director
of the Colony's production of Grand
Hotel, The Musical) has seen his work as composer, musical director,
and arranger/orchestrator performed all over the world in venues ranging
from the Bellagio and Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas to the White House,
The Kennedy Center, Montreal's Place des Artes, Madison Square Garden,
the Universal Amphitheatre, China's Shanghai Centre Theater, and the Vienna
Concert House.
He has been as composer and
lyricist for the musical Weapons of Mass Deception, which premiered
at the Winnipeg International Theatre Festival. His work in the L.A. area
has earned him numerous awards, including the L.A. Drama Critic's Circle
award for the West Coast premiere of Working. The 100-plus musical productions
that Michael has worked on include classics such as Fiddler on the Roof,
Mame, Cabaret, Man of La Mancha, My Fair Lady, Peter Pan, West Side Story,
Grease, Camelot, Applause, Annie, Anything Goes, The Fantasticks, Guys
and Dolls, Gypsy, and Hello, Dolly, as well as more d iverse
works such as Leonard Bernstein's Mass, Candide, the original San
Francisco productions of The Rocky Horror Show, Boy Meets Boy, Let My
People Come, and the summer stock premieres of Jesus Christ Superstar
and Hair.
Michael composed the film
score for North Cross Jordon, as well as scores and songs for the
television productions Time On Their Hands, Coming to America, and
Twice Upon a Christmas. His television credits also include The
Miss America Pageant, and various projects for NBC, including An
Evening at the Improv, and The Great American Laugh-Off. He
is also composer, lyricist, and co-founder of the original premiere children's
personalized music series, My Songs.
He and his wife, actress
Roz McHenry, are proud parents of two fantastic sons, Collin and Aaron.
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