MICHAEL BLEVINS: Biography
Playwright - Composer - Lyricist
MICHAEL BLEVINS is an accomplished composer, lyricist and Award-Winning, published playwright with numerous titles to his credit. Blevins' newest full-length play, “The Roundabout Inn” enjoyed a successful run in the Spring of 2009 at the Centenary Stage Company YPW.
He is the book-writer and co-author of music and lyrics for the new family musical “Count To Ten” which played the Connelly Theatre and 14th Street Theatre in Manhattan and is an Official Selection of the New York Musical Theatre Fetival (NYMF) 2009. In addition to “Count To Ten”, Blevins was commissioned to write the book, music, and lyrics for “The Carol”, a musical adaptation of the Dicken's Christmas classic that enjoyed a long, successful run at JCCT, the oldest continuing community theatre in the State of Tennessee.
He is also the author of the social awareness respect-your-body one-act play, “aftermath” published by Heuer Publishing and currently enjoying production by The Group Theatre Too, LLC touring through High Schools and Middle Schools in the Northeast.
He is the author of several one-act plays to be performed by children most notably “Kelly & The Internet Goblins” published by PLAYS, The Drama Magazine for Young People, and “Suite Heart”, “Club Drama”, "Reflections" and "The Will" that will be included in a soon-to-be published book for young actors entitled “Garage Plays”.
In addition, Michael also penned “An American Sampler: 100 Years of Broadway Dance” that was commissioned by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center for their state-wide Theatre Academy Program and “The Broadway Kid” a One-Act Musical Vaudeville featuring the life, times and music of George M. Cohan.
Blevins is no newcomer to theatre, having appeared in several Broadway productions, including
Bring Back Birdie
with
Donald O'Connor
and,
Chita Rivera
Neil Simon's Little Me
with Victor Garber, James Coco, & Bebe Neuwirth and the Tony Winning
Tap Dance Kid
, in which he created and originated the role of 'Winslow.' Major film roles include a cameo appearance in Woody Allen's
Zelig
, a supporting role in the screen biography
Chaplin
with Robert Downey Jr. and Diane Lane, yet he is most widely known for his portrayal of 'Mark' in the movie
A Chorus Line
, directed by Sir Richard Attenborough.
Michael Blevins resides in Manhattan and is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, Inc., ASCAP and is represented by New York entertainment lawyer, Donald C. Farber, Esq. and Literary Agent, Jerry Rudes, of Mistral Artist Management, New York.
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