Michael Hadary

Background

About Michael Hadary

Michael Hadary, MFA, is currently on the voice faculty of the University of Georgia’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music. Previously, he held teaching positions in Theatre at Valdosta State University and Music at Lebanon Valley College where he created a MT Minor in 2017. Along with teaching private voice, Michael has taught courses in Group Voice, Song Interpretation, MT Rep, and MT History. He has Vocal Directed and/or Directed several musical productions including Mary Poppins, Evita, The Wiz, The Spitfire Grill and several Cabarets and Showcases. He has taught privately in NYC, Chicago and Orlando while working with performers from Broadway/National Touring productions including: Les Miserables, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Finian's Rainbow, The King and I, Sister Act, Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Wicked, Miss Saigon, Chicago, The Producers, Jersey Boys, and Cats. A member of Actor’s Equity, Michael has performed in NYC in the Off-Broadway production of Sky Boys, as well as productions of 110 in the Shade, The Golden Apple, Miss Saigon and several festival shows. He has sung with Grammy Nominee, Chandrika Tandon and Broadway Star, Linda Eder. Regionally, Michael has played leading roles in Company, Oklahoma, Songs for a New World, 42nd Street, Mary Poppins, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof and Into the Woods among others. In the summer of 2018 he workshopped his self-written, autobiographical one-man show, The Hadary Safari: Adventures with Pets and People which he plans to present in the future. With a focus on MT vocal pedagogy, Michael earned a MFA in Theatre at Penn State studying with Mary Saunders-Barton, Norman Spivey, Raymond Sage and Andrew Belser. He also earned a MM from New York University’s Steinhardt School studying with Brian Gill, Bill Wesbrooks and Michael Ricciardone. At James Madison University he studied Classical Voice with Sonya Baker and MT with John Bell where he earned his BM.