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'''Michael K. Lee''' (born June 5, 1973) is an American theater actor and singer who resides in [[Seoul, Korea]].
'''Michael K. Lee''' (born June 5, 1973) is an American theater actor and singer who resides in [[Seoul, Korea]].


== Early life ==
== Early life and education ==
Lee was born in [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]] to Susie and Won Yub Lee. He was raised in [[Salamanca (city), New York|Salamanca]], a small Native American reservation town near [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], where his father, a surgeon, set up his practice.<ref name="AllegianceBio">{{Cite web |title=Allegiance Broadway Cast: Michael K. Lee |url=http://allegiancemusical.com/person/michael-k-lee/ |access-date=8 January 2020 |website=Allegiance Musical |language=en-US}}</ref> Theirs was the only Asian American family in the town. He played both violin and piano, and performed in the Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra.<ref name="Stanford2002" /> He is a graduate of [[Stanford University]],<ref name="AllegianceBio" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael K. Lee Theatre Credits |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Michael-K.-Lee/ |access-date=2016-01-22 |website=Broadway World}}</ref> where he studied psychology on a [[Pre-medical|pre-med]] track and sang with the [[Stanford Fleet Street Singers]].<ref name="Stanford1994" />
Lee was born in [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]] to Susie and Won Yub Lee. He was raised in [[Salamanca (city), New York|Salamanca]], a small Native American reservation town near [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], where his father, a surgeon, set up his practice.<ref name="AllegianceBio">{{Cite web |title=Allegiance Broadway Cast: Michael K. Lee |url=http://allegiancemusical.com/person/michael-k-lee/ |access-date=8 January 2020 |website=Allegiance Musical |language=en-US}}</ref> Theirs was the only Asian American family in the town. He played both violin and piano, and performed in the Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra.<ref name="Stanford2002" /> He is a graduate of [[Stanford University]],<ref name="AllegianceBio" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael K. Lee Theatre Credits |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Michael-K.-Lee/ |access-date=2016-01-22 |website=Broadway World}}</ref> where he studied psychology on a [[Pre-medical|pre-med]] track and sang with the [[Stanford Fleet Street Singers]].<ref name="Stanford1994" />


==Acting career==
==Career==
Lee's career began in 1995, when he was cast in the second national tour of ''[[Miss Saigon]]''. He auditioned for the show on three occasions before he was cast.<ref name="Stanford2002">{{cite magazine |title=A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Graduation |last=Shin |first=Laura |date=January–February 2002 |magazine=Stanford Magazine |location=[[Stanford, CA]] |url=https://stanfordmag.org/contents/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-graduation |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="Stanford1994">{{cite news |last=Wishna |first=Victor |title=Stanford Fleet Street singer bound for 'Miss Saigon' national tour: Michael Lee |url=https://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19941201-01.2.47 |work=[[The Stanford Daily]] |volume=206 |issue=47 |page=4 |date=1 December 1994 |accessdate=2 December 2019}}</ref> Lee went on to join the Broadway production of ''Miss Saigon'' (Thuy). His other Broadway credits include ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' (Simon Zealotes), ''[[Pacific Overtures]]'' (Kayama), and ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]''.<ref name="Stanford2002" />
Lee's career began in 1995, when he was cast in the second national tour of ''[[Miss Saigon]]''. He auditioned for the show on three occasions before he was cast.<ref name="Stanford2002">{{cite magazine |title=A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Graduation |last=Shin |first=Laura |date=January–February 2002 |magazine=Stanford Magazine |location=[[Stanford, CA]] |url=https://stanfordmag.org/contents/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-graduation |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="Stanford1994">{{cite news |last=Wishna |first=Victor |title=Stanford Fleet Street singer bound for 'Miss Saigon' national tour: Michael Lee |url=https://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19941201-01.2.47 |work=[[The Stanford Daily]] |volume=206 |issue=47 |page=4 |date=1 December 1994 |accessdate=2 December 2019}}</ref> Lee went on to join the Broadway production of ''Miss Saigon'' (Thuy). His other Broadway credits include ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' (Simon Zealotes), ''[[Pacific Overtures]]'' (Kayama), and ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]''.<ref name="Stanford2002" />


From 2015 to 2016, Lee starred in the [[Musical theatre|musical]] ''[[Allegiance (musical)|Allegiance]]'' on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pledging "ALLEGIANCE": An Interview with Broadway’s Michael K. Lee & Telly Leung |url=http://www.manhattandigest.com/2015/12/16/pledging-allegiance-an-interview-with-broadways-michael-k-lee-and-telly-leung/ |website=Manhattan Digest |access-date=2016-05-14 |first=Ryan |last=Leeds}}</ref> a show about [[George Takei]]'s life experiences (who starred in the musical alongside Lee). In the show, Lee reprised the role of Frankie Suzuki, a character based on real-life political activist [[Frank S. Emi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.8asians.com/2015/11/17/8questions-interview-with-allegiance-actor-michael-k-lee/|title=8Questions: Interview with ‘Allegiance’ actor Michael K. Lee|access-date=2016-01-22}}</ref> The role had won him the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle's Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in 2012, during the ''Allegiance''<nowiki/>'s run at the [[Old Globe Theatre|Old Globe]] there.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 2012 Awards {{!}} The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle|url = http://sdcriticscircle.org/?page_id=76|website = sdcriticscircle.org|access-date = 2016-01-20}}</ref> ''Allegiance'' began Broadway previews on October 6, 2015, and opened on November 8, 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|title = George Takei, Lea Salonga, Telly Leung, Michael K. Lee and more at the first preview of Broadway’s Allegiance; opens Nov. 8|url = http://www.asamnews.com/2015/10/10/george-takei-lea-salonga-telly-leung-michael-k-lee-and-more-at-the-first-preview-of-broadways-allegiance-opens-nov-8/|website = AsAm News|access-date = 2016-01-27}}</ref> running through early 2016.
From 2015 to 2016, Lee starred in the [[Musical theatre|musical]] ''[[Allegiance (musical)|Allegiance]]'' on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pledging "ALLEGIANCE": An Interview with Broadway's Michael K. Lee & Telly Leung |url=http://www.manhattandigest.com/2015/12/16/pledging-allegiance-an-interview-with-broadways-michael-k-lee-and-telly-leung/ |website=Manhattan Digest |access-date=2016-05-14 |first=Ryan |last=Leeds|date=16 December 2015 }}</ref> a show about [[George Takei]]'s life experiences (who starred in the musical alongside Lee). In the show, Lee reprised the role of Frankie Suzuki, a character based on real-life political activist [[Frank S. Emi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.8asians.com/2015/11/17/8questions-interview-with-allegiance-actor-michael-k-lee/|title=8Questions: Interview with 'Allegiance' actor Michael K. Lee|date=17 November 2015 |access-date=2016-01-22}}</ref> The role had won him the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle's Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in 2012, during the ''Allegiance''<nowiki/>'s run at the [[Old Globe Theatre|Old Globe]] there.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 2012 Awards {{!}} The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle|url = http://sdcriticscircle.org/?page_id=76|website = sdcriticscircle.org|access-date = 2016-01-20}}</ref> ''Allegiance'' began Broadway previews on October 6, 2015, and opened on November 8, 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|title = George Takei, Lea Salonga, Telly Leung, Michael K. Lee and more at the first preview of Broadway's Allegiance; opens Nov. 8|url = http://www.asamnews.com/2015/10/10/george-takei-lea-salonga-telly-leung-michael-k-lee-and-more-at-the-first-preview-of-broadways-allegiance-opens-nov-8/|website = AsAm News| date=11 October 2015 |access-date = 2016-01-27}}</ref> running through early 2016.


Lee has starred in numerous productions in Seoul, including ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' ([[Jesus]]), ''Miss Saigon'' (Chris), ''[[Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical)|Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]'' (Tick), ''Notre Dame de Paris'' (Gringoire), ''Amour'' (Dusoleil), and ''[[Gone with the Wind (musical)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (Ashley). His other international credits include ''Where Elephants Weep'' in [[Phnom Penh, Cambodia]], ''They’re Playing Our Song'' in [[Manila, Philippines]] (opposite [[Lea Salonga]]), and ''A Twist of Fate'' in Singapore (opposite Laura Michelle Kelley).
Lee has starred in numerous productions in Seoul, including ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' ([[Jesus]]), ''Miss Saigon'' (Chris), ''[[Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical)|Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]'' (Tick), ''Notre Dame de Paris'' (Gringoire), ''Amour'' (Dusoleil), and ''[[Gone with the Wind (musical)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (Ashley). His other international credits include ''Where Elephants Weep'' in [[Phnom Penh, Cambodia]], ''They’re Playing Our Song'' in [[Manila, Philippines]] (opposite [[Lea Salonga]]), and ''A Twist of Fate'' in Singapore (opposite Laura Michelle Kelley).


Lee portrayed Tommy in ''[[The Who's Tommy]]'', winning a Seattle Footlight Award for Best Actor in a Musical;<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Times Footlight Awards for local theater|url = http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/the-times-footlight-awards-for-local-theater/|website = The Seattle Times|date = 2007-12-23|access-date = 2016-01-27}}</ref> Judas and Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar,<ref>{{Cite web|title = [Herald Interview] Korean-American Broadway actor reprises role of Jesus Christ|url = http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150625000948|website = www.koreaherald.com|access-date = 2016-01-27|first = The Korea|last = Herald}}</ref> [[Aladdin]] in ''[[Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular]]''; and Jamie Willerstein in ''[[The Last Five Years]]''.
Lee portrayed Tommy in ''[[The Who's Tommy]]'', winning a Seattle Footlight Award for Best Actor in a Musical;<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Times Footlight Awards for local theater|url = http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/the-times-footlight-awards-for-local-theater/|website = The Seattle Times|date = 2007-12-23|access-date = 2016-01-27}}</ref> Judas and Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar,<ref>{{Cite web|title = [Herald Interview] Korean-American Broadway actor reprises role of Jesus Christ|url = http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150625000948|website = www.koreaherald.com|access-date = 2016-01-27|first = The Korea|last = Herald| date=25 June 2015 }}</ref> [[Aladdin]] in ''[[Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular]]''; and Jamie Willerstein in ''[[The Last Five Years]]''.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
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! Title
! Title
! Role
! Role
!Region
|-
|-
| 1991-2001 || ''[[Miss Saigon]]'' ||Thuy - Replacement
| 1991-2001 || ''[[Miss Saigon]]'' ||Thuy - Replacement
|Broadway
|-
|-
|1999
| rowspan="2" | 2000 || ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' || Simon Zealotes
|Beijing Spring
|
|LA
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' || Simon Zealotes
|Broadway
|-
|-
| ''[[ They’re Playing Our Song]]'' in Manila, Philippines || ...
| ...|| ''[[They’re Playing Our Song]]''
|...
|Manila, Philippines
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[The Last Five Years]]''|| Jamie Willerstein
|
|-
|-
| ... || ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]''
| rowspan="2" | 2001 || ''[[The Last Five Years ]]'' || Jamie Willerstein
|Hero
|...
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2003 || ''[[Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular]]'' || Aladdin
|Disneyland
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2004-05 || ''[[Pacific Overtures]]'' || Kayama
| ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]'' || Hero
|Broadway
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2005 || ''[[A Twist of Fate]]'' || ...
|Esplanade Theatre, Singapore
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2003 || ''[[Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular]]'' || Aladdin
| rowspan="1" | 2006 || ''[[Miss Saigon]] ''(South Korea debut) || Chris
|South Korea
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2007 || ''[[The Who's Tommy]]'' || Tommy
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2004-05 || ''[[Pacific Overtures]]'' || Kayama
| 2008 || ''[[The King and I]]'' || ...
|Village Theatre, Issaquah, WA
|-
|-
| ...|| ''[[Where Elephants Weep]]''
|...
|Phnom Penh, Cambodia
|-
|-
|2010
| rowspan="1" | 2005 || ''[[A Twist of Fate]]''in Esplanade Theatre, Singapore || ...
|''[[Miss Saigon]]''
|Chris
|South Korea
|-
|-
|2011
| rowspan="1" | 2006 || ''[[Miss Saigon]] ''(S. Korea debut) || ....
|''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''
|Jesus Christ / Judas Iscariot
|Village Theatre, WA
|-
|-
|2012
|''[[Allegiance (musical)]]''
|Frankie Suzuki
|Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2007 || ''[[The Who's Tommy]]'' || Tommy
| rowspan="1" | 2013 || ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''|| Jesus Christ
|South Korea
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2013|| ''[[Notre Dame de Paris (musical) |Notre Dame de Paris]]'' || Gringoire
|South Korea
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |2014
| rowspan="2" | 2008 || ''[[The King and I]]'' ( Village Theatre, Issaquah, WA) ⁣ || ...
|''[[Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) |Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]''
|Tick
|South Korea
|-
|-
| ''[[Amour (musical) |Amour]]'' ||Dusoleil
|South Korea
|-
|-
|Seopyeonje
| ''[[Where Elephants Weep]]'' in Phnom Penh, Cambodia || ...
|Dongho
|South Korea
|-
|-
|The Devil
| rowspan="1" | YEAR || ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar ]]'' || Jesus Christ
|X
|South Korea
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015
|''[[Gone with the Wind (musical)]]''
|Ashley
|South Korea
|-
|-
|''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''
| rowspan="1" | 20..|| ''[[Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) ]]'' ||Tick
|Jesus Christ
|South Korea
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2015-16|| ''[[Allegiance (musical)]]'' || Frankie Suzuki
|Broadway
|-
|-
|2016
| rowspan="1" | 2013|| ''[[Notre Dame de Paris (musical) ]]'' || Gringoire
|''[[Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe]]''
|Edgar Allan Poe
|South Korea
|-
|-
|2016
|''[[Notre-Dame de Paris (musical)]]''
|Gringoire
|South Korea
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" | 20..|| ''[[Amour (musical) ]]'' ||Dusoleil)
| rowspan="3" | 2017 || ''[[Rocky Horror Show]]''|| Dr. Frank N. Furter
|South Korea
|-
|-
| ''[[Napoleon]]''|| Napoleon
|South Korea
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2015|| ''[[Gone with the Wind (musical) ]]'' || Ashley
| ''[[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)]]''|| Hedwig
|South Korea
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018 || ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|The Phantom of the Opera]]''|| Raoul
|South Korea
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2015-16|| ''[[Allegiance (musical)]]'' || Frankie Suzuki
|''[[Notre-Dame de Paris (musical)]]''|| Gringoire
|South Korea
|-
|-
|''[[Rocky Horror Show]]''
|Dr. Frank N. Furter
|South Korea
|-
|-
|2019
| rowspan="3" | 2017 || ''[[Rocky Horror Show ]]'' || Dr. Frank N. Furter
|''[[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)]]''
|Hedwig
|South Korea
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
|''[[Something Rotten!]]''
|Nostradamus
|South Korea
|-
|-
|Eyes of Dawn
| ''[[Napoleon]]'' || Napoleon
|Jang Ha-rim
|South Korea
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
| ''[[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)]]'' || Hedwig
|Blue Helmet : A Song of Meissa

|Commander
|South Korea
|-
|-
| ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''|| Jesus Christ
| rowspan="1" | 2018 || ''[[Notre-Dame de Paris (musical) ]]'' || Gringoire
|Japan
|-
|-
|2022-23

|''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''
|Jesus Christ
|South Korea
|-
|2023
|The Devil
|X-White
|Japan
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
|''[[Notre-Dame de Paris (musical)]]''
|Gringoire
|South Korea
|-
|''[[Next to Normal]]''
|Dan
|South Korea
|}
|}
==Filmography==

==TV Series==


==TV Shows==
==TV shows==
* 2017: ''[[Phantom Singer|Phantom Singer 2]]'', jury member
*2020: ''[[King of Mask Singer]]'' ([[MBC TV (South Korean TV channel)|MBC]]), contestant as "Half Moon Prince" (episodes 247–248)<ref>{{Cite news|author=Kim Soo-hyung|title='복면가왕' 코로나19 無관중 스페셜, 신이→골든차일드 지범 아쉬운 '생존신고' [종합]|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111327655|website=OSEN|date=March 22, 2020|accessdate=March 29, 2020|language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Ji Yeon-joo|title='복면가왕' 가왕 주윤발, 반달 프린스=마이클리 꺾고 3연승(종합)|url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202003291654291110|website=Newsen|date=March 29, 2020|accessdate=March 29, 2020|language=ko}}</ref>
*2020: ''[[King of Mask Singer]]'' ([[MBC TV (South Korean TV channel)|MBC]]), contestant as "Half Moon Prince" (episodes 247–248)<ref>{{Cite news|author=Kim Soo-hyung|title='복면가왕' 코로나19 無관중 스페셜, 신이→골든차일드 지범 아쉬운 '생존신고' [종합]|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111327655|website=OSEN|date=March 22, 2020|accessdate=March 29, 2020|language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Ji Yeon-joo|title='복면가왕' 가왕 주윤발, 반달 프린스=마이클리 꺾고 3연승(종합)|url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202003291654291110|website=Newsen|date=March 29, 2020|accessdate=March 29, 2020|language=ko}}</ref>
*2023: ''[[XO, Kitty]]'' ([[Netflix]]), Professor Lee of Korean Independent School of Seoul (KISS)


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:46, 1 September 2024

Michael K. Lee (born June 5, 1973) is an American theater actor and singer who resides in Seoul, Korea.

Early life and education

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Lee was born in Brooklyn, New York to Susie and Won Yub Lee. He was raised in Salamanca, a small Native American reservation town near Buffalo, where his father, a surgeon, set up his practice.[1] Theirs was the only Asian American family in the town. He played both violin and piano, and performed in the Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra.[2] He is a graduate of Stanford University,[1][3] where he studied psychology on a pre-med track and sang with the Stanford Fleet Street Singers.[4]

Career

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Lee's career began in 1995, when he was cast in the second national tour of Miss Saigon. He auditioned for the show on three occasions before he was cast.[2][4] Lee went on to join the Broadway production of Miss Saigon (Thuy). His other Broadway credits include Jesus Christ Superstar (Simon Zealotes), Pacific Overtures (Kayama), and Rent.[2]

From 2015 to 2016, Lee starred in the musical Allegiance on Broadway,[5] a show about George Takei's life experiences (who starred in the musical alongside Lee). In the show, Lee reprised the role of Frankie Suzuki, a character based on real-life political activist Frank S. Emi.[6] The role had won him the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle's Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in 2012, during the Allegiance's run at the Old Globe there.[7] Allegiance began Broadway previews on October 6, 2015, and opened on November 8, 2015,[8] running through early 2016.

Lee has starred in numerous productions in Seoul, including Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus), Miss Saigon (Chris), Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Tick), Notre Dame de Paris (Gringoire), Amour (Dusoleil), and Gone with the Wind (Ashley). His other international credits include Where Elephants Weep in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, They’re Playing Our Song in Manila, Philippines (opposite Lea Salonga), and A Twist of Fate in Singapore (opposite Laura Michelle Kelley).

Lee portrayed Tommy in The Who's Tommy, winning a Seattle Footlight Award for Best Actor in a Musical;[9] Judas and Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar,[10] Aladdin in Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular; and Jamie Willerstein in The Last Five Years.

Personal life

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As of 2013, he lives in Seoul, Korea. He is married to actress Kim Varhola.[11]

Theater

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Year Title Role Region
1991-2001 Miss Saigon Thuy - Replacement Broadway
1999 Beijing Spring LA
2000 Jesus Christ Superstar Simon Zealotes Broadway
... They’re Playing Our Song ... Manila, Philippines
2001 The Last Five Years Jamie Willerstein
... A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Hero ...
2003 Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular Aladdin Disneyland
2004-05 Pacific Overtures Kayama Broadway
2005 A Twist of Fate ... Esplanade Theatre, Singapore
2006 Miss Saigon (South Korea debut) Chris South Korea
2007 The Who's Tommy Tommy
2008 The King and I ... Village Theatre, Issaquah, WA
... Where Elephants Weep ... Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2010 Miss Saigon Chris South Korea
2011 Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Christ / Judas Iscariot Village Theatre, WA
2012 Allegiance (musical) Frankie Suzuki Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
2013 Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Christ South Korea
2013 Notre Dame de Paris Gringoire South Korea
2014 Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Tick South Korea
Amour Dusoleil South Korea
Seopyeonje Dongho South Korea
The Devil X South Korea
2015 Gone with the Wind (musical) Ashley South Korea
Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Christ South Korea
2015-16 Allegiance (musical) Frankie Suzuki Broadway
2016 Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe South Korea
2016 Notre-Dame de Paris (musical) Gringoire South Korea
2017 Rocky Horror Show Dr. Frank N. Furter South Korea
Napoleon Napoleon South Korea
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical) Hedwig South Korea
2018 The Phantom of the Opera Raoul South Korea
Notre-Dame de Paris (musical) Gringoire South Korea
Rocky Horror Show Dr. Frank N. Furter South Korea
2019 Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical) Hedwig South Korea
2020 Something Rotten! Nostradamus South Korea
Eyes of Dawn Jang Ha-rim South Korea
2021 Blue Helmet : A Song of Meissa Commander South Korea
Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Christ Japan
2022-23 Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Christ South Korea
2023 The Devil X-White Japan
2024 Notre-Dame de Paris (musical) Gringoire South Korea
Next to Normal Dan South Korea

TV shows

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Allegiance Broadway Cast: Michael K. Lee". Allegiance Musical. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Shin, Laura (January–February 2002). "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Graduation". Stanford Magazine. Stanford, CA. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Michael K. Lee Theatre Credits". Broadway World. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  4. ^ a b Wishna, Victor (1 December 1994). "Stanford Fleet Street singer bound for 'Miss Saigon' national tour: Michael Lee". The Stanford Daily. Vol. 206, no. 47. p. 4. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  5. ^ Leeds, Ryan (16 December 2015). "Pledging "ALLEGIANCE": An Interview with Broadway's Michael K. Lee & Telly Leung". Manhattan Digest. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  6. ^ "8Questions: Interview with 'Allegiance' actor Michael K. Lee". 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  7. ^ "2012 Awards | The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle". sdcriticscircle.org. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  8. ^ "George Takei, Lea Salonga, Telly Leung, Michael K. Lee and more at the first preview of Broadway's Allegiance; opens Nov. 8". AsAm News. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  9. ^ "The Times Footlight Awards for local theater". The Seattle Times. 2007-12-23. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  10. ^ Herald, The Korea (25 June 2015). "[Herald Interview] Korean-American Broadway actor reprises role of Jesus Christ". www.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  11. ^ "Get Inside the Opening Night Party for Allegiance, Starring George Takei, Lea Salonga, Telly Leung & More". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  12. ^ Kim Soo-hyung (March 22, 2020). "'복면가왕' 코로나19 無관중 스페셜, 신이→골든차일드 지범 아쉬운 '생존신고' [종합]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  13. ^ Ji Yeon-joo (March 29, 2020). "'복면가왕' 가왕 주윤발, 반달 프린스=마이클리 꺾고 3연승(종합)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved March 29, 2020.


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