Biografia
From stints on television:"My Name Is Earl (NBC)", "Without A Trace (CBS)", "Will & Grace (NBC)" & "Maybe It's Me (WB)" to the L.A. stage in "Southern Baptist Sissies" to a string of cabaret performances at The Gardenia, The Zephyr, The El Portal, Vermont and more, Michael Taylor Gray can be seen and heard all over Los Angeles. Michael was most recently seen on stage in "Judy at the Stonewall Inn" by Tom O'Neill at the Celebration Theatre in Hollywood, which ran from January 20 - February 26, 2006 and on television in "My Name Is Earl" - episode, "The Professor."
Some reviews for Michael's work in "Judy at the Stonewall Inn":
Actors Ink E-Magazine on Now Casting (by Conrad Angel Corral) February 1, 2006:
"Michael Taylor Gray, the primary orator and head queen, possesses the ability to keep the production light and campy while providing all the necessary facts and history the production has set forth to present. Add Gray's full commitment to every Judy quirk, his ability to rattle off familiar Judy quotes, a hell of a pair of legs and the ability to dance and sing, and you have one finely turned performance."
"Judy at the Stonewall Inn ... under Livingston's free flowing direction and the awarding-winning level of performance by Michael Taylor Gray, is one history lesson that you'll surely enjoy." ----------------------------- The LA Times (by Tom O'Neill) January 2006:
"... A special shout-out is also due to Michael Taylor Gray, who portrays Judy's drag-queen nemesis, a pill-popping, booze-swilling mess who starts a revolution when he stops fighting the spirit of his idol and his own inner demons."
This L.A. production is superb. The best yet - and that's saying something considering the initial New York staging was so socko that the Daily News called it "literally, a riot." -----------------------------------
On the Purple Circuit Review by Bill Kaiser January 22, 2006:
"Equally superb is Michael Taylor Gray, as Jimmy, the worst Judy Garland impersonator, who finally develops the strength and courage to stand up to the oppression."
"The actors do a remarkable job...The long-awaited Los Angeles premiere of Judy at the Stonewall Inn has been well worth the wait. This is a must-see production." ---------------------------------------
LA WEEKLY by Tom Provenzano January 25, 2006:
"...Michael Taylor Gray brightens the stage with a sensitive monologue and fine singing..." ----------------
Look for Michael to hit the Celebration Theatre stage again in 2007 when a world premiere adaptation of "The Bacchae" opens January 12, 2007!
