Michael Cavanaugh is the new voice of the American Rock & Roll Songbook and a charismatic performer and musician renowned for his piano/lead vocals in the Broadway musical Movin’ Out. Handpicked by Billy Joel to star in Movin’ Out, Cavanaugh evokes a style rivaling “The Piano Man.”  He appeared in the show for three years with more than 1,200 performances, while receiving multiple accolades. The show culminated in 2003 with both Grammy® and Tony® award nominations.

Michael began playing at age seven, and, inspired by his hero Billy Joel, formed his first band at age 10. His first full-time gig as a musician was an extended engagement in Orlando, Florida, at a piano bar called Blazing Pianos. In 1999, Michael began playing in Las Vegas at the famed New York, New York Hotel and Casino, where Billy Joel actually joined him on stage one fateful night in February 2001.  Michael moved to New York City to work alongside Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp to shape the Broadway Musical Movin’ Out.  In the lead role, he received both Tony and Grammy nominations.

With the close of Movin’ Out at the end of 2005, Michael began touring in his own right, creating a show that reinterprets the modern pop/rock songbook. He accepted his first orchestral booking, “Michael Cavanaugh – The Songs of Billy Joel and More,” which continues to tour today. He has launched several symphony Pops performances, including Michael Cavanaugh: The Songs of Elton John and More” Singers and Songwriters: the Music of Paul Simon, Neil Diamond and James Taylor, and Rockin’ Christmas with the Pops.”  He continues to tour all four symphony productions along with performing with his band in performing arts centers and other public venues.