Michael’s original musicals explore some of the quirky corners of American culture. A lounge singer with a mysterious past, a psychiatrist obsessed with the fantasy world of a delusional physicist, a pregnant accountant who is convinced she is carrying an alien baby; these are some of the characters who inhabit this fascinating theatrical terrain. Michael music and lyrics honor the spirit and craftsmanship of the great theater composers of the past, and also explore interesting and uncharted territories.