Tony Award Winners
He earned his first Tony Award nomination in 2007 for Spring Awakening and won his very first Tony in 2024 for playing Franklin Shepard in Merrily We Roll Along.
Jonathan Groff
Good luck movin' up to this jukebox musical whose story is accompanied by the musical stylings of Billy Joel.
Movin' Out
Michael Braga missed this many lines while performing as Barbara in Peter Sinn Nachtreib's "boom."
Zero
There's a million things this founding father hasn't done... but just you wait.
Alexander Hamilton
If not for Bridgewater State, Michael planned to attend this school, majoring in journalism.
Emerson College
This future X-Men star won a 2004 Tony for his Broadway debut playing fellow Aussie entertainer Peter Allen in The Boy from Oz.
Hugh Jackman
El Tango de Roxanne, an iconic number from the Broadway musical Moulin Rouge, was sang by this actor from the movie preceding its stage adaptation.
Ewan McGregor
This was the name of Reece Lorenzo's character in Late: A Cowboy Song.
Crick
These are the first words we hear from the conductor of the Polar Express in the animated Christmas film of the same title.
"All aboard!"
Michael had quite the night falling twice, once off the stage, and once off a stage block during a tech rehearsal for his high school production of this 1972 Broadway musical.
Pippin
Who was the first person to achieve EGOT status, winning multiple Tony Awards for composing iconic musicals such as Oklahoma! and The Sound of Music?
Hint: The theatre which is the home to Hamilton is named after him
Richard Rodgers
Following the life and times of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, this biographical musical uniquely features their discography to exhibit their illustrious career.
Jersey Boys
Ahhh! It's everywhere! These funny props came tumbling out from the top cabinet in "boom" while Jo roamed around Jules' bunker.
Tampons and diapers
H-h-hey, I'm not really sure if it was safe to travel to this geographic location notorious for its frigid climate and internationally protected wildlife.
Antarctica
Believe or not, Michael used to be in much better shape when he played on Junior Varsity for three years in this sport.
Soccer
With six competitive victories, as of 2014, this star of Ragtime and Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill holds the record for winning the most competitive Tony Awards.
Audra McDonald
In 2024, Deaf West Theatre put on a stellar ASL-infused production of this iconic jukebox rock opera.
American Idiot
A poster of this smoked-up character could be seen in the background of Late: A Cowboy Song.
The Marlboro Man
I'd also like to give a shout-out to my fellow nominees, who will now and forever be known as guys who lost to this Massachusetts-based comedian, filmmaker, and musician after winning Best Male Lead at the Independent Spirit Awards for his performance in Uncut Gems.
Adam Sandler
Michael's first tattoo was the paw print of his childhood dog. His name was ____.
Logan
She became the first Asian woman to win a Tony Award when she took home the 1991 Best Actress in a Musical trophy for her role as Kim in Miss Saigon.
Lea Salonga
Premiering in 2018, this jukebox musical won both a Tony and a Grammy for its music from this legendary 1995 alternative rock album of the same title.
Jagged Little Pill
Late: A Cowboy Song was written by the critically-acclaimed playwright Sarah Ruhl, who is also responsible for BSU Theatre's fall play by this title, adapted from a 1928 Virginia Woolf novel.
Orlando
This is the medical name for the cosmetic affliction commonly known as "male pattern baldness."
Androgenic alopecia
In Spring of 2025, Michael participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge going around the BSU campus. Which two BSU students poured the ice water on me in that video?
Connor Francis and Brandi Dumas