MIKE ELDRED
One of America's most in-demand and beloved tenors, Mike Eldred has spent the last few years singing around the world. Mike recently completed a national tour with pianist JIM BRICKMAN. He has performed in concert with many symphony orchestras including the Seattle Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Kansas City Pops, the Chicagoland Pops, the Cincinnati Pops, the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, the Houston Symphony, the Illinois Philharmonic, Chicago's Grant Park Orchestra, and the Nashville Symphony. In 2006, Mike starred in and hosted the Indianapolis Symphony's Yuletide Celebration record breaking concert series. In 2007 he starred in the Baltimore Symphony’s Holiday Spectacular, and in December 2008 Mike starred in the Omaha Symphony’s holiday concert series. This December he will star with both the Modesto Symphony and the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra in holiday performances.
Mike performed on Broadway in the recent "final cast" of Les Misérables where he appeared in the starring role of Jean Valjean. He starred as TONY in the Tennessee Repertory/Nashville Symphony's production of WEST SIDE STORY. A cast recording has been released internationally on NAXOS Records.
Broadway and National Tours: LES MISERABLES, THE CIVIL WAR, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR; Regional: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, WEST SIDE STORY, and Carole King's TAPESTRY (Tennessee Rep), HEARTLAND (Goodspeed Opera House), FRANCIS OF GUERNICA and ATLANTA (Actors Bridge), SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, MY FAIR LADY and GODSPELL (Alpine Theatre Project). Mike served as music director/conductor for ATP’s MY FAIR LADY and CAMELOT.
Awards: Tennessean Actor of the Year Award (4 years), Nashville Scene's Best Musical Theatre Performer, and nominated for the Nashville Music Awards Male Vocalist of the Year. Mike has performed with award-winning recording artists including Jim Brickman, Michael Bolton, Garth Brooks, Dennis DeYoung, Larry Gatlin, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Richard Marx, Luther Vandross, Be Be Winans, Stevie Wonder, Wynonna, and Trisha Yearwood.
Mike has recently produced and released a new Holiday CD entitled “Let It Begin…” and has also produced a solo recording entitled “ME”, featuring songs from his favorite roles in both well known and original musicals. Mike has also had a significant career in the gospel recording industry, releasing two solo projects nationally and touring the country. In total, he has released five solo recordings since he began his career over 20 years ago. Visit www.mikeeldred.com.
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