Michelle Lane

Michelle has worked with the talented students at the University of Arizona, Cal State University Northridge, Calabasas High School & more directing the puppetry for their productions of AVENUE Q. As this show is one that is very close to her heart, Michelle loves teaching the art of puppetry to young minds and enjoys putting up the show she made h... er Broadway debut closing at the Golden Theatre. Michelle's passion has always been for acting and singing, but becoming a puppeteer was not only something she didn't expect, but something she found great joy doing. She was cast in the original company of Avenue Q in Las Vegas. Immediately after Q, she found herself following Bobby Lopez to his new venture in Orlando recreating Dory for the stage in Finding Nemo the Musical. Michelle is an Ovation Award Winner for her performance in the West Coast Premiere of Swing! at Musical Theatre West. NY credits: A Christmas Carol (Madison Square Garden), SIDD Workshop Production (Mala), Chess (Florence), La Gioconda original cast staged concert (Isabella D'este), and many other workshops and readings. Regional credits include: Side Show (Violet), She Loves Me (Amalia), Measure for Measure (Isabella), Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit), The Tempest (Miranda), Cabaret (Frau. Kost & Rosie), It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues (Carter), and 42nd Street (Lorraine) to name a few. TV: "The Truth About Jane" with Stockard Channing and Ru Paul. BFA - Musical Theatre, University of Arizona. Michelle is a proud mama of TWO (her best role to date!) and wife to Tim Giblin.Read More