Michael
Burgess

Few people in Canadian entertainment have had the impact of Michael Burgess in the last decade. He starred as Jean Valjean in the original Canadian production of Les Misérables. He has also starred as Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha, and the narrator in Blood Brothers, all at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto.

A star that has now crossed into the arena of recording artist, Burgess is accomplished in virtually every entertainment medium: television, film, recording, and performance. He has performed at national and international Sporting Events, including the Canada Cup.

On television he has starred in Friday the 13th, Top Cops, Bordertown, ENG, PSI Factor, Earth, Final Conflict, as well as his own Gemini Award winning television special, Michael Burgess at Massey Hall. He starred in the feature film, Entry in a Diary, which garnered the Roberto Rosselini Award at the 43rd Film Festival in Salerno, Italy. Michael also had a starring role in The Original Sin, directed by Geoff Rayes, which has qualified in the short film category for the 1999 Academy Awards, and his was one of the celebrity guest voices in the Famous People Players production of Leave the Porch Light On.

His stunning voice and passionate performance have now been captured on a CD release, A Place in the Sun, which is closing in on gold status. He has followed this release with a Christmas album, Angels in the Snow. He has appeared in concert throughout Canada and the United States.

Michael performed to sold-out audiences with the Calgary Philharmonic at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary. He performed in a new production of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, that toured to Ottawa and Vancouver and to Toronto’s Winter Garden Theatre.

Michael is a spokesperson for the Special Olympics in Ontario, and has recently completed a recording of My Way for a Special Olympics CD.

For Michael, the applause continues, not only on stage but also as a guest player with the Legendary Hockey Heroes.