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Michael Staringer: In High School Michael studied classical guitar. He hit the airwaves as a DJ and remained on the air for 25 years, hosting a daily morning show til August 2004. Among Michael's greatest interests are musical theater, travel and the internet. Agent: "Your job is to be good on stage, I am behind you and deal with the rest" That is one of Michael's first lines to every artist he looks after. "The first no in the negotiation process", Michael continues, "is when the real fun starts for me". Michael is also Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn's representative in Europe and works closely on all the European productions of Frank's work. In 2004 he also did the European press for Pia Douwes' Broadway debut as Velma Kelly in "Chicago". He represents "MGM On Stage" - the theatrical division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, one of the most prominent motion picture studios in Hollywood. Producer: "I love bringing people together, and that's what a producer does"He co-produced the "Elisabeth 10th Anniversary Concert" at the Vienna Konzerthaus where original cast members of 7 countries (Austria, Hungary, Holland, Sweden, Germany and Japan) were united on stage. One of Broadway's leading critics Ken Mandelbaum wrote about the Live Recording: "There have been numerous CDs and several Japanese videos. But the latest recording of Elisabeth is special ... with the audience going wild throughout, this is an enjoyable disc, documenting what was clearly an emotional occasion." Amongst Michael's other productions were the concert series "Leading Ladies", "Leading Men", his first US production was Brian Quirk's play "Mapplethorpe", at the renowned Provincetown Theater in 2004. . He is Executive Producer of the world premiere recording of Leonhard Bernstein's "Peter Pan" (#8 Billboard Classical) starring Broadway star Linda Eder and Daniel Narducci (musical director and "father" of the project: Alexander Frey). Other projects include "Paul Schwartz' ARIA", which world premiered in Denmark in fall 2006, "Short Tenors - and a dead Soprano", a musical comedy by Glenn Richard Treibitz, which will be workshopped in the US in spring 07, and "Jekyll&Hyde-The Concert". Michael also does a series of lectures for the Vienna Conservatory of Music as an introduction into the business for the 3rd and 4th year students. |
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Nadja: This is Nadja, Michael's assistant. She has experience
working with artists through running a ballet and
music school. She deals with people from students
to professionals every day. So she is especially aware
of the needs of our artists. |
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Claudia: This is Claudia from casting: married with two kids, she loves to communicate. And that's exactly what she does, being our link between casting agents and artists. We pride ourselves in having a person only responsible for auditions, so our clients can concentrate on singing, dancing and acting and Claudia arranges everything else. |