Biography
Michael T. Clarkston brings over 20 years of experience and acknowledge having worked as a Stage Manager on over 15 Broadway Musicals, traveled the country managing 6 National Tours, worked as a General Manager, Producer, Production Manager and Event Manager on a number of high profile events both Nationally and Internationally. Michael is the owner of his own production company On Que Entertainment as well as co-founder of Broadway Bazaar an online marketplace for All Things Broadway, By Broadway specializing in handmade crafts, unique show memorabilia and rare playbills with a % of every sale going to a Broadway charity. Both companies have quickly grown to become an "A-List" company enlisting talent from Broadway, Television, Film and even the Music Industry.
Michael's credits as a stage manager on Broadway includes: Avenue Q, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Hairspray, In The Heights, Jersey Boys, Million Dollar Quartet, The Lion King; Tour: Buyer & Cellar w/ Michael Urie, Hello Dolly w/ Sally Sturthers, In The Heights (Sonny Co.), White Christmas (Orig. Co), The Lion King (Cheetah, Los Angeles), Xanadu Live! (Los Angeles, St. Louis); Regional: Shrek, Les Miserables, West Side Story, Miss Saigon, Evita, Peter Pan, Meet Me In St. Louis, Camelot (Muny), Sunset Blvd. (Ogunquit), 9 to 5, All Shook Up, Guys & Dolls, A Christmas Carol (North Shore), TV & Film: Wonderama (Season 1 & 2), A Wonderama Christmas Special, Dubai Int'l Film Festival, Babopbye Ya, The Diplomat, Freegan Love, Wilderness.
As a Producer, Michael has worked along some of Hollywood's A-Listers including Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 35th Anniversary Concert, The Normal Heart with Glenn Close, Jersey Boys Fans Unite w/ Frankie Valli, West Side Story 50th Anniversary Reunion Performance with Chita Rivera, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas with Jennifer Hudson and The Who's Tommy 15th Anniversary Reunion Concert, the Broadway revival of Godspell, The Great Pretender, Scene It! New York, Kelly Kinsella Live! Under Broadway, Oh Woza Mia!, Hooray for Hollywood, Into The World, Tulips & Pansies/Headdress Affair, Deck The Halls & Jingle Your Balls w/ Bruce Vilanch & Friends, Masterbeat In The Pines w/ Kristine W!, several editions of Infuse The Spark including Look & Live Like A Supermodel with ANTM Whitney Thompson, I Heart Christ March, and Adam Sank's I'm w/ Cupid along with several cabaret shows starring Brian d'Arcy James, Mariama Whyte, Amy Armstrong & Freddy Allen.
On Que Entertainment has participated in several film festivals across the country winning numerous awards including the Aloha Accolade Award in the "Honolulu International Film Festival" for Freegan Love, and Best Screenplay for Wilderness in the "New York City Midnight Madness Competition" as well as the Indie fest Award for Excellence in filmmaking. In 2010, On Que Entertainment expanded into Corporate Events to help create and manage unique, sometimes larger than life experiences to launch or promote the latest product and brand. Clients include Google, Nickelodeon, MUN2, Dubai International Film Festival, MTV, Bravo, VH1, JC Penney, Old Navy, Conde Nast, Sony, Seventeen Magazine, Wired Magazine, Taste of Italy, Shopsupermodel.com, Masterbeat.com, Hulu, and MoussyNY.
