Posted: 4/9/16 at 12:23am
I can't be the only one who had that thought after getting to see him revisit The Light in the PIazza this week. He is such a ridiculously charismatic performer.
Posted: 4/9/16 at 12:40am
YES! And I will say the same for Sarah Uriarte Berry!
Posted: 4/9/16 at 1:35am
Michael Berresse should've gotten that Broadway leading-man role years ago, especially after his Tony-nominated, breakout 2000 performance in ''Kiss Me, Kate.'' (Frankly, he should've won.) Even back then, there was talk about a stage adaptation of MGM's ''An American in Paris,'' and he would've been perfect as Jerry (the Gene Kelly role). Meantime, Berresse has become quite the director, and next month he directs Zak Resnick and Margo Seibert in ''The Last Five Years'' at A.C.T. in San Francisco.
If you're a fan of Berresse, you might enjoy this ''Leading Men'' interview we did with him in 2006 for Playbill.com ...
http://www.playbill.com/article/the-leading-men-its-show-time-com-130621
Updated On: 4/9/16 at 01:35 AM
Posted: 4/9/16 at 3:47am
P.S. Here's a fun clip of Michael Berresse and Tony Yazbeck from the 2014 ''Broadway Backwards'' benefit. They do ''Nowadays'' from ''Chicago,'' but the best part is when they re-create Roxie and Velma's choreography for the ''Hot Honey Rag'' (at 5:00).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1OYgF-kFfg
Updated On: 4/9/16 at 03:47 AM
