Michael Cerveris

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Michael Cerveris grew up seeing bands at the Memorial Field House in his hometown of Huntington, West Virginia. Among these early influences were Uriah Heep, Kiss, Rush, Mott The Hoople, Kansas, REO Speedwagon....and The Carpenters. His first band--in Junior High School named Ukiah after a Doobie Brothers deep cut--was notable primarily for its volume rather than any particular musical skill. Through a job as a record shop clerk his early interests in Peter Gabriel-era Genesis, Gentle Giant, and Emerson Lake and Palmer eventually gave way to immersion in Joy Division, Smiths, Teardrop Explodes, The Jam, and other 80s British imports. Rounding out his musical influences was a deep passion for The Replacements, Husker Du, and later Teenage Fanclub, Posies, Buffalo Tom and Idlewild Cerveris has always had a parallel life as an actor. Early appearances as guitar-wielding british music student Ian Ware on the Fame TV series eventually led to originating the role of Tommy in the Broadway musical of the Who's rock opera, an acclaimed performance as Hedwig Off Broadway and in LA and London, a Tony Award for his performance in Assassins, and playing Sweeney Todd in the highly regarded 2005 Broadway revival. He has most recently been seen on screen as Mr Tiny in Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, and as The Observer on the FOX series FRINGE. While performing Tommy in New York he started his first band LAME with Alice Ripley, Shannon Ford, and John Jinks, performing re

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Fun Home (A New Broadway Musical)

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Evita (New Broadway Cast Recording (2012))

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Fun Home: Spotify Sessions

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Evita - New Broadway Cast Recording

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North of Houston: Live at 54 Below

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The Who's Tommy

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The Who's Tommy (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

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Sweeney Todd (Disc 2)

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Assassins (The Broadway Cast Recording)

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Tommy - Original Broadway Cast

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Titanic: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Dog Eared

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