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Entertainment Michael Burgess
Besides appearing off Broadway, Michael has appeared with the Stratford Festival, the Guelph Spring Festival, the Charlottetown Festival, the Manitoba Theatre, The National Arts Centre, Toronto Workshop Productions, Theatre Calgary, the Muskoka Festival and the Citadel Theatre. On television, he has completed a SHOWTIME Movie of the Week, Sandy Bottom Orchestra, which aired on CBS in the Spring of 2000. He has also starred in Friday the 13th, Top Cops, Bordertown, ENG, PSI Factor, Earth Final Conflict, as well as his own Gemini Award Winning CBC-TV Special, "Michael Burgess at Massey Hall". He recently starred in Frankenstein... Do you Dream, a Bravo! produced video excerpt from the new stage musical which won the Tim Rice Award for Music & Drama at the Naples Film and Video Festival and was featured at the 6th Annual Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival. He has starred in the feature film Entry In A Diary, which won the Roberto Rosselini Award at the 43rd Film Festival W Salerno, Italy and a short film, The Original Sin, which qualified for the 1999 Academy Awards. He is featured as one of the celebrity voices in the Famous People Players productions Leave the Porchlight On and Hide 'n Seek. He has also starred in the Christmas music video, "0 Holy Night" for Country Music Television. (CMT) Burgess has recorded the narration for two children's books; "The Nightingah!" and "The Dragon's Pearl" both available on cassette from Stoddard Publishing. He has also lent his voice to the animated series Bob & Margaret and Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse. He has been seen as a guest star on YTV's Ants in your Pants and CBC's Sesame Park. A confessed sports fanatic, Burgess narrated the TV sport documentary The Stanley Cup: A Century of Magic Moments on Quality Video with Ken Dryden hosting. Michael has thrilled millions of sports fans around the world performing national anthems at monumental sporting events, including two World Series (Atlanta 1992 and Toronto 1993) two Canada Cups (1987 & 1991- in 6 languages), the NHL All-Star Game in Madison Square Garden, the Spengler Cup (Davos, Switzerland) and the Memorial Cup. He performed the anthem for the final game at Maple Leafs Gardens and has sung at the World Figure Skating Championship, The World Basketball Championship, The Grey Cup, The Queen's Plate, The Molson Indy and The duMaurier Open Tennis Championship. In addition, Michael appeared at Maple Leaf Gardens in the CBC-TV's Stars on Ice, joining forces with champion figure skater Kurt Browning in an unforgettable performance of "Bring Him Home". He also appeared with Brian Boitano in a stunning performance of "Music of the Night" for the farewell skate of Underhill & Martini. Michael recorded the theme song, There are No Strangers, for CTV's coverage of the Barcelona Summer Olympics where he was accorded the privilege of being named an honorary member of the Olympic team. Michael has participated in special gala performances for Ed Mirvish at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, a special performance for Premier Gorbachev, the Governor General's 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Order of Canada as well as appearing before the Queen at Parliament Hill on Canada Day. In 2002, he performed at the celebration on Parliament Hill for Canada's double gold medal win in hockey at the Salt Lake City Olympics. Michael Burgess believes strongly in giving back, generously donating his talents to numerous charitable organizations across Canada. He is a spokesperson for Special Olympics and is featured along with many other artists on the newly released CD Courage. He has also performed on behalf of Easter Seals, Sick Kids Hospital, Variety Club, Kids Help Phone and the Courage to Come Back Programme of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry in Toronto, just to name a few. In 2002, Michael was honored to receive the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal as a distinguished Canadian from the Government of Canada presented to him by Senator Frank Mahovlich. Michael has served on the Advisory Board of Ryerson Poly technical University. He currently serves on the Advisory Board for Sheridan College. Michael continues to be in demand as a guest solo artist with the major Symphony Orchestras of Canada and the U.S. Michael's CD "A Place in the Sun" has gone Gold and continues to enchant fans. He has since added a Christmas CD "Angels in the Snow" which promises to be just as strong. For Michael Burgess, the applause continues. |
National anthems at this years Maple Leaf Ball will be performed by Canadian performing arts legend, Michael Burgess. Few people in Canadian entertainment have had the impact of Burgess in the last decade. His major theatre credits include the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables at Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre (Dora Award Nomination), The Concert at Skydome and the first national Canadian tour and The Tenth Anniversary Concert at Royal Albert Hall, London, England; the Narrator in Blood Brothers with David Cassidy and Amy Sky (Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto); Man of La Mancha (Toronto & Edmonton) and various other musical theatre productions across Canada and the U.S.