New York-based singer, pianist, actress, and dancer, Michelle Foster has redefined the quadruple threat.
Foster has been touring and performing professionally since the age of 14, when she was chosen to perform as a soloist at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for an audience of thousands. As a pianist, she has played with two-time Grammy Award winner Gloria Gaynor, Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, 1976 People's Choice Awards Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer Tony Orlando, The Tokens' Jay Siegel, famous doo-wop acts including The Duprees, The Clovers, The Tymes, The Skyliners, The Classics, Jay & the Americans, and many more. In the summer of 2019, Foster was cast in her first professional musical at Axelrod Performing Arts Center.
Months later, however, Foster was selected to perform as vocalist/keyboardist with the Mercury World Tour, produced by Terry Barber, at The Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto, California. Michelle now tours internationally with Barber as a collaborative pianist and vocal soloist. While performing The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber in Canada, Michelle “stuck out as a clear talent” (The Palace Theatre). Though Michelle’s first love was always musical theater, her experience performing in Barber’s various tour programs opened her up to a world where her diverse talents could merge.
At 23 years old, Michelle self-produced, created and starred in Broadway Lives On, an original musical review that showcases her mastery of voice, piano, drama and dance as she takes audiences on a journey through Broadway hits old and new. The show premiered at The Ritz Theatre in 2019 and is currently being booked for the 2021-2023 seasons. In 2020, Michelle launched her second tour program, Sweet Seasons: A Celebration of The Music and Life of Carole King, which is represented by G.L. Berg Entertainment. In addition to touring, Michelle is is a recording artist/composer/part-owner of the private music production company, Tunedly.
Michelle holds a Bachelor of Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University, with minors in chemistry and dance. She has continued her studies at The Juilliard School, Liz Caplan Vocal Studio, and one-on-one with the most prominent casting and creative directors in New York. Outside of her career, Michelle is a passionate adult figure skater, flying trapeze artist and dog mom.
“Michelle was amazing and it is clear she is going to
have a long career ahead of her.”
- Janet Perkins
