Michael Hayden

Michael Hayden

Biography

All My Sons, Festen, Henry IV, Judgment at Nuremberg (Tony nomination), Cabaret, Carousel. Off-Broadway: Lady From Dubuque, Measure for Measure, Dessa Rose, Far East. London: Cabaret, Carousel (Olivier Award nomination). Regional: Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V, Richard II, Merrily We Roll Along, Sweet Bird of Youth. Film: Charming Billy (American Film Institute Best Actor Award). TV: “Elementary,” “Chicago Fire,”all “Law and Orders,” “Murder One.”

Credits

Elf, All my Sons, Festen, Henry IV, Enchanted April, Judgment of Nuremberg, Cabaret

Past Shows

Elf (until January 2025)

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