Michael Rupert, Broadway Legend

Actor, singer, director, and composer Michael Rupert is a bona fide Broadway legend. The Denver native, who grew up in Los Angeles and acted in numerous television programs during the 1960s, moved to New York at age 17 to play a role in the Kander-Ebb musical "The Happy Time" On Broadway. He received a Tony Award nomination for his efforts.
In 1986, he starred in the Broadway revival of "Sweet Charity" and WON the Best Actor Tony. Since then he's appeared in numerous shows On Broadway ("Ragtime," "City of Angels," "Pippin," and "Legally Blonde," and others) and Off-Broadway ("Falsettos," "Putting in Together," and others). He's also an accomplished singer with numerous tracks; check out the Varese Sarabande collection.
At the time we recorded this conversation (February 2019), he was in Pittsburgh directing Point Park University's student production of Stephen Sondheim's "Sunday in the Park With George."