American actor
Michael Hayden (July 28, 1963) is an actor who has appeared both on the
Broadway and
West End stage, as well as on television. His best known role was Billy Bigelow in the stage musical,
Carousel . He received both
Laurence Olivier Award and
Drama Desk Award nominations for his performance in the role.
Biography
Hayden graduated from the
Juilliard School .
[1]
Stage
Hayden appeared in several productions at the
Roundabout Theatre Company , New York, including
The Matchmaker (1991) and
All My Sons (1997). At the Lincoln Center Theater he appeared in
Far East (1999) and the musical
Dessa Rose (2005).
[2]
Hayden made his
Broadway debut in the role of "Billy" in the 1994
Broadway revival of
Carousel ,
[3] for which he won the
Theatre World Award and was nominated for the
Drama Desk Award , Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He also played the role in the
Royal National Theatre production in London in 1993,
[4] receiving an
Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical.
[5]
In 1999, he played Cliff in a Broadway revival of
Cabaret . He reprised the role in 2006 in the West End.
[6]
For his work in the 2001 Broadway revival of Judgment at Nuremberg he received the
Tony Award nomination as Best Featured Actor in a Play. He played "Prince Hal" in Henry IV opposite
Kevin Kline in 2003.
[7] He appeared in the play
Festen on Broadway in 2006.
[8]
In 2002, he played Franklin in
Merrily We Roll Along at the
Kennedy Center .
[9]
In 2010 he played the roles of both "Henry V" and "Richard II" at the
Shakespeare Theatre Company ,
Washington , DC.
[10] For this work he received the company's
Emery Battis Award.
[11] Hayden has appeared at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in many works over the years.
Television
Hayden has appeared on the television series
Law & Order ,
Law & Order: Criminal Intent and
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , as well as
Hack . He was a series regular on the ABC series Murder One .
Film
Hayden starred in the title role of
William R. Pace 's 1999 film
Charming Billy as Jeremiah William Starkman, a commingling of
Charles Whitman and
Charles Starkweather who shoots random people off a rural
water tower and reflects on the incidents in his life that led up to it. Hayden's portrayal won the Best Actor award at the
AFI/LA Film Festival .
Work (selected)
The Light in the Piazza -
New York City Center , 2023
A Little Night Music -
Pasadena Playhouse , 2023
The Sound of Music -
The Muny , 2021
Much Ado About Nothing -
Old Globe Theatre , 2018
American Son -
Barrington Stage Company , 2016
The Dog in the Manger - Shakespeare Theatre Company, 2009
[12]
'Tis Pity She's a Whore -
American Conservatory Theater (San Francisco), 2008
[13]
Festen - Broadway, 2006
Henry IV - Broadway, 2003
Enchanted April - Broadway, 2003
Merrily We Roll Along -
Kennedy Center , 2002
[9]
Judgment at Nuremberg - Broadway, 2001
Coriolanus - Shakespeare Theatre Company, 2000
Camino Real - Shakespeare Theatre Company, 2000
[14]
Cabaret - Broadway (replacement), 1999, and West End, 2006
[6]
Sweet Bird of Youth - Shakespeare Theatre Company, 1998
[15]
Carousel - Broadway, 1994, and West End, 1992
References
^ Jones, Kenneth.
Michael Hayden Among Cast of Language of Trees for Roundabout Underground"
Archived 2012-10-19 at the
Wayback Machine playbill.com, August 26, 2008
^
Hayden listing at Internet Off-Broadway Database
Archived 2012-10-11 at the
Wayback Machine lortel.org, retrieved December 5, 2010
^ Richards, David.
"Review/Theater; A 'Carousel' for the 90's Full of Grit and Passion" The New York Times , March 25, 1994
^ Hischak, Thomas.
The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia (2007) The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia , Greenwood Publishing Group,
ISBN
0-313-34140-0 , p. 40
^
"Official London Theatre listing, 1993 Olivier Awards" [
permanent dead link ] , officiallondontheatre.co.uk
^
a
b Nathan, John.
"West End Revival of Kander and Ebb's Cabaret Begins Sept. 22"
Archived 2012-10-19 at the
Wayback Machine playbill.com, September 22, 2006
^ Brantley, Ben.
"Falstaff and Hal, With War Afoot" The New York Times , November 21, 2003
^ Brantley, Ben.
"Haunting Memories of Daddy Dearest in 'Festen'" The New York Times , April 10, 2006
^
a
b
"Merrily We Roll Along production history, Kennedy Center, 2002 sondheimguide.com, retrieved December 5, 2010
^ Marks, Peter.
"Michael Hayden as Richard II & Henry V: For the Bard, at last, a great American" The Washington Post, March 17, 2010
^
"2010/2011 Annual Report" (PDF) . Shakespeare Theatre Company. Retrieved 14 February 2013 .
^ Gans, Andrew.
"Hayden, Hurd, Turner and Sabin Cast in Shakespeare Theatre Company's 'Dog in the Manger'"
Archived 2012-10-19 at the
Wayback Machine playbill.com, January 22, 2009
^ Jones, Kenneth.
"Music-Infused 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, with Augesen and Hayden, Begins at A.C.T."
Archived 2012-10-19 at the
Wayback Machine playbill.com, June 5, 2008
^ Rose, Lloyd. "'Camino Real': Freighted Fable; Tennessee Williams Play Falters Under Its Own Weight", The Washington Post , June 6, 2000, p. C1
^ Brantley, Ben. "THEATER REVIEW;Tarnished Goddess, Alloy of Iron and Pain", The New York Times , July 8, 1998, Section E; Page 5; Column 1
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