Lyric Theatre, Civic Center Music Hall
Oklahoma City, OK
Rehearsals July 23-Aug. 4
Opened Aug. 5 and ran for 6 performances through Aug 9, 2003
Director and Choreographer: Joel Ferrell
Music Director: Lloyd Cooper
"The Tin Man was Michael Gruber who was a match with Jack Haley, the original Tin Man."--Oklahoma City Journal Record
"Gruber is the possesser of obvious charisma and displays a fine voice in 'If I Only Had a Heart'."-- Daily Oklahoman
Bio:
MICHAEL GRUBER (Tin Man/Hickory) Broadway credits: Mike in A Chorus Line, Munkustrap in Cats, Hortensio in Kiss Me, Kate, the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (with Roseanne) and original companies of Swing!, Miss Saigon and My Favorite Year. Favorite regional productions include: Bobby Child in Crazy For You (PCPA Theaterfest), Don Lockwood in Singin' in the Rain, Young Ben in Follies (with Ann Miller), and Fingers in Red, Hot and Blue (all at the Paper Mill Playhouse), Jud in Oklahoma (Arizona Theater Co. directed by Vivan Matelon), Wizzer in Falsettos (Allicance Theater, Atlanta), Lucky in Dames At Sea (Goodspeed Opera House), Riff in national and European Co. of West Side Story, Billy in Anything Goes (5th Ave. Theater, Seattle), Michael in Smokey Joe's Cafe (Sacramento Music Circus) and Cousin Kevin in the '99 concert tour of Tommy. As a composer, Michael has written, along with his collaborator Jennifer Allen, three original musicals: Hit it, Mike!, The Old Dead Five and Vegas Organic.
Cast
Musical Numbers
Program Cover
Item announcing the show from the Daily Oklahoman
Preview from the Daily Oklahoman
Preview from the Shawnee News-Star
Review from the Oklahoma City Journal Record
Review from the Shawnee News-Star
Review from the Daily Oklahoman