Michael Rafter is an American

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, musical supervisor,

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, and musician best known for his work on

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and collaborations with Sutton Foster. He was Musical Director for the 2014 Broadway revival of

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Awards

Rafter was awarded the 1994

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for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction in the television adaption of the Stage Musical

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Personal life

Michael Rafter was married to Tony winner

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and lives in

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with their child Siena . Now, he is an assistant professor of Musical Theatre at Ball State University in Muncie, Indian
Jeanine Tesori at AmericanTheatreWing.org

Credits

Stage

; Broadway * '' Violet°'' Musical Director (2014) * ''Everyday Rapture'' Musical Supervisor (2010) * '' Sweet Charity Broadway Revival'' Additional Music and Vocal Arranger (2005) * '' Thoroughly Modern Millie*'' Conductor, Musical Director (2002-2004) * ''

Swing! ''Swing!'' is a musical conceived by Paul Kelly with music by various artists. It celebrates the music of the Swing era of jazz (1930s–1946), including many well-known tunes by artists like Duke Ellington, William "Count" Basie, Benny Goodm ...

'' Musical Supervisor, Music Arranger (1999-2001) * '' The Sound of Music Revival'' Musical Director, Conductor (1998-1999) * '' The King and I Revival'' Musical Director, Conductor (1996-1998) * ''

The Most Happy Fella ''The Most Happy Fella'' is a 1956 musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Frank Loesser. The story, about a romance between an older man and younger woman, is based on the 1924 play '' They Knew What They Wanted'' by Sidney Howard. The show i ...

'' Assistant Conductor, Piano (1992) * '' Gypsy Revival'' Assistant Conductor, Piano (1989-1991) ; West End * ''Thoroughly Modern Millie°'' Musical Director (2003) ; Off Broadway * '' Violet°'' Musical Director, Conductor (1997) * ''Merrily We Roll Along'' Musical Director (1994) * ''Theda Barra and the Frontier Rabbi'' Musical Director (1993) * ''Mandrake'' Musical Director (1984) ; Other Credits * ''Thoroughly Modern Millie°'' Musical Director (2000) * ''Thoroughly Modern Millie°'' Musical Director (1999) ° Denotes Musical composed by his wife

Discography

* ''An Evening with Sutton Foster: Live at the Café Carlyle'' (2011) * ''Wish'' (2008) * ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' Original Cast Recording (2002)

References

External links

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Listing at Broadway World
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