Michael Oldham

Michael R. Oldham (b. 1989 Braidwood, IL, he/him/his) is a composer, pianist, and music director. Michael keeps very busy around Chicago as a Music Director with The Second City's national touring company, while also hustling as a freelance pianist/MD/producer for cabarets, shows, choirs, and everything in between. Professional productions include: 9 to 5 (Metropolis Theater), American Psycho (with Kokandy Productions), Queer Eye: The Musical Parody (at The Second City), and Children of Eden (with Broadway in Chicago) where he was able to work alongside Stephen Schwartz and Michelle Williams. He has collaborated with the Annoyance Theater, Chicago Fringe Opera, the Art Institute of Chicago, New Music Chicago, and has performed everywhere from the Green Mill to the Kennedy Center. A prolific composer, he has released over 13 albums and EPs of his own music. He earned his degree in Film Scoring and Composition from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied briefly at Philippos Nakas Conservatory in Athens, Greece. He premiered his first self-produced song cycle musical, COMMON ROMANCE, this past June.
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http://www.michaelroldham.com 
Instagram: @WhoaItsMichaelO

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