I am a graduate of Rutgers College and Cornell Law School and am an Actor/Singer living in New York. Over the years, I have been blessed to perform professionally in everything from Broadway's The Wiz (Lion), to Little Shop of Horrors (Broadway, National Tour, and London), Show Boat, ABBA's Kristina (Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall), and Sweeney Toddnyc. Throughout my career I was rarely given the opportunity to sing in my real voice. Many times, performers go where there is a job and not where their heart lies. You have to eat.
Favorite performers and influences: Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, The Supremes, Billie Holiday, Joe Williams, Gladys Knight, Frank Sinatra, Kenny Rankin, Joni Mitchell, Ethel Waters, among others.
I did not start this channel out of self aggrandizement, but to give myself an outlet for my "real voice." If you like the music, please feel free to like, subscribe, and comment .
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website: www. MichaelJamesLeslie.com
