User:Cmichaelperry

C. Michael Perry -- was born in Colorado and raised in Chicago. He found the theatre in High School and has made a living in Theatre, Film and Television since then. He has worked on over 25 major network television shows and some 300 commercials along with two feature films. He has performed in front of over 2000 live audiences from Utah to Italy in various plays and musicals. He has received acting awards for his many leading and supporting roles. He has directed over 40 shows on the Community, Educational and Professional level. He has choreographed over 50 productions. He has won awards for lighting and scenic designs in community theatre and continues to design shows at the high school level. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a BA in Theatre. He is the composer of over thirty musicals including “CINDERABBIT” for PBS, which won an Emmy Award and a “Best Of The West” Public Television award. He is also a playwright and lyricist for over 20 plays and award winning musicals that have been produced across the nation, many of which are  published. Other works composed include, ENTERTAINING MARK TWAIN, FAUNTLEROY!, KEWPIE!, THE APPLE KINGDOM, OF BABYLON, TURN THE GAS BACK ON!, CURSES, FOILED AGAIN!, JEDEDIAH!, TOM SAWYER, ONSTAGE!, A CHRISTMAS MEMORY, CHRISTMAS DREAMS, LIBERTY JAIL!, and THE MIRACLE OF MIRADOR, THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL,  FAUNTLEROY, ANNE with an ‘e’ - THE GREEN GABLES MUSICAL, ROSE: The Kewpie Lady, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS, ENCHANTED APRIL, DIVERTIMENTO, THE TYMES OF ALL ETERNITY, THEY CALLED HIM BROTHER JOSEPH, HOW THE WEST WAS DONE, HEIDI, LITTLE PRINCESS, and JONAH. His new Fantasy-Adventure novel, THE MIRACLE OF MIRADOR, the first of a 13 part novel series, will be available by Christmas of 2011. He is the former President of Encore Performance Publishing, a publisher of plays and musicals for amateur and professional markets now owned by Eldridge Plays and Musicals. He makes his home in South Jordan, Utah with his wife Sharon, and daughters Jessica, Janalynn and Joelle and son Jon-Christopher.