Michael Falzon

Michael Falzon is widely recognised as one of Australias most diversely talented entertainers. Falzons early career saw him working throughout Australia and touring Asia in many musicals including those by Gilbert & Sullivan, Jerry Herman and Andrew Lloyd Webber, paving the way for a versatility seldom seen in stage performers. His break-through ro... le came in 2003 when he was hand-picked by Ben Elton and QUEEN's Brian May & Roger Taylor to star as Galileo in the first international production of We Will Rock You. With unanimous critical acclaim Falzon was invited to reprise the role in Japan and led the cast to break box-office records in the United Kingdom, playing the shows first-ever arena in 2010, The Times proclaiming, with a panache (of which) Freddie Mercury would have approved, Falzon simply let rip. His stage appearances include Sydney Theatre Companys The Wharf Revue, performing with luminaries Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues) and Chris Thompson (Manfred Manns Earth Band) in Jeff Waynes The War of the Worlds (Australia/New Zealand & UK/Europe arena tours), and with Rachael Beck and Geraldine Turner in Side by Side by Sondheim. His performance in Adam Guettels Floyd Collins, prompted StageNoise to write As Homer, Falzon underlines why he is a bona fide international musical theatre star, and of his portrayal of Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar The Sydney Morning Herald further reviewed, Falzons performance is riveting, commanding the stage and traversing the fine line between villain and victim. It is a tour de force performance that compels engagement. Other notable roles include Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages. Jason in Adam Gwons Ordinary Days, The Arbiter in Gale Edwards new production of Chess, originating the role of Leo Szilard in Atomic (Australia/USA co-production), and again garnering universal acclaim in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Falzon has performed as a soloist in concert halls around the country with Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Queensland, West Australia and Tasmania Symphony Orchestras (a ...Read More