This article includes the professional credits of Michael McCarthy. Listed are all the professional credits, for each category, in chronological order.
Opera Opera Year Title Role Notes Unknown Rigoletto (Verdi) Ensemble Cork Opera House, Ireland 1997 Inkle and Yarico(Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) Thomas Inkle Holder's season, Barbados 6–27 March 1997 1997 Inkle and Yarico(Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) Thomas Inkle Crampton Theatre, Washington D.C. 1997 1997 Inkle and Yarico(Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) Thomas Inkle Berlin 1997 1999 Inkle and Yarico in Concert(Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) Thomas Inkle Edinburgh Festival 13 August 1999Aired live to Covent Garden, London
Musical theatre Musical theatre Year Title Role Notes 1983 Mame (Jerry Herman) Patrick Dennis Cork Opera House, Ireland 1985 No, No, Nanette (Caesar, Harbach and Youmans) Tom Trainer Cork Opera House, Ireland 1986 Camelot (Lerner and Loewe) Sir Lancelot Cork Opera House, Ireland Unknown Love from Judy (Eric Maschwitz and Jean Webster) Unknown Unknown Cole Porter (biographical revue) Soloist / Ensemble Okoboji Summer Theatre, Stephens College, USA 1987 Cabaret (Kander and Ebb) Max Macklanburg Playhouse, Stephens College, USA Unknown Brigadoon (Lerner and Loewe) Tom Macklanburg Playhouse, Stephens College, USA Unknown The Baker's Wife (Stephen Schwartz) Dominique Macklanburg Playhouse, Stephens College, USA Unknown A Little Night Music (Stephen Sondheim) Count Carl Magnus Okoboji Summer Theatre, Stephens College, USA 1990 The Desert Song (Sigmund Romberg and Otto Harbach) The Red Shadow Cork Opera House, Ireland 3 April 1990 – 11 April 1990 1990 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Combeferre / Factory Foreman Palace Theatre, London 1990 1991 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Combeferre / Factory Foreman Palace Theatre, London 1991 1992 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Combeferre / Factory Foreman Palace Theatre, London January 1992 – October 1992 1992 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Palace Theatre, Manchester November 1992 – December 1992 1993 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Palace Theatre, Manchester 1993 1994 Out of the Blue (Shun-Ichi Tokura and Paul Sand) Dr. Akizuki Shaftesbury Theatre, LondonTokura Productions UK Ltd, 4–21 November 1994 1994 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Palace Theatre, London 1994 1995 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Palace Theatre, London 1995 1995 Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert Factory Foreman Royal Albert Hall 8 October 1995 1996 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Palace Theatre, London 1996 1997 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Theatre Royal, Plymouth 6 May 1997 – 14 June 1997 1997 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Birmingham Hippodrome 19 June 1997 – 4 October 1997 1997 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Michael McCarthy pictured after the final performance of Les Misérables at the Imperial Theatre, New York. Theatre Royal, Sydney November 1997 – December 1997 1998 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Theatre Royal, Sydney January 1998 – June 1998 1998 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Theatre Royal, Sydney June 1998 – July 1998 1998 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Point Theatre, DublinAugust 1998 – September 1998 1998 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Princess Theatre, MelbourneCover for Roger Lemke September 1998 – October 1998 1998 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Point Theatre, DublinNovember 1998 – December 1998 1999 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Point Theatre, DublinJanuary 1999 – May 1999 2000 Phantom of the Opera (Ken Hill) Phantom UK tour/London 2000 – 2001 2001 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Palace Theatre, London5 March 2001 – December 2001 2002 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Palace Theatre, LondonJanuary 2002 – 29 May 2002 2002 From Here to Eternity the Musical workshop productions(Stuart Brayson and Tim Rice) Warden Series of workshops and studio demo May 2002 – June 2002 2002 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Sacramento Community Theatre, Sacramento, California10 June 2002 – 14 June 2002 (third week of San Francisco tour) 2002 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Shanghai Grand Theatre, China22 June 2002 – 7 July 2002 2002 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Seoul, South Korea12 July 2002 – 4 August 2002 2002 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Palace Theatre, London2 December 2002 – End December 2002 2003 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Palace Theatre, LondonJanuary 2003 – 26 April 2003 2003 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert (replacing Terrence Mann) Imperial Theatre, New York City6 May 2003 – 18 May 2003 2003 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Palace Theatre, London28 May 2003 – December 2003 2004 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Queen's Theatre, LondonJanuary 2004 – 26 June 2004 2004 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Queen's Theatre, London28 June 2004 – December 2004 2004 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Windsor Castle 18 November 2004 2005 Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Queen's Theatre, LondonJanuary 2005 – 25 June 2005 2006 Chess (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Tim Rice) Ivan Molokov Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway9 November 2006 – 12 November 2006 2008 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(Stephen Sondheim) Sweeney Todd The Göteborg Opera, Gothenburg, Sweden15 May 2008 – 8 June 2008
Other theatre Theatre Year Title Role Notes Unknown Ah, Wilderness! (Eugene O'Neill) Barman No Mystery Productions 1984 Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) Laurie Everyman, Cork, Ireland, 12–17 November 1984 Unknown Not Now, Darling (John Chapman and Ray Cooney) Harry McMichael Unknown Pajama Tops (Mawby Green and Ed Feilbert) Leonard Unknown The London Cuckolds (Edward Ravenscroft) Mr. Loveday Macklanburg Playhouse, Stephens College, USA 1987 A View from the Bridge (Arthur Miller) Marco Okoboji Summer Theatre, Stephens College, USA 1987 A View from the Bridge (Arthur Miller) Marco Edinburgh, August 1987 1988 Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare) Antonio / Duke Macklanburg Playhouse, Stephens College, USA 1988 The Hostage (Brendan Behan) The Officer Stephens College, USA
Concerts and special events Concerts and special events Year Title Role Theatreand date Notes 1995 Les Misérables – 10th Anniversary Concert(Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Factory Foreman Royal Albert Hall, London 8 October 1995 Available on CD and DVD 1996 Who Could Ask for Anything More?Centenary celebration of Ira Gershwin's birth Singer (I've Got a Crush on You - duet with Grania Renihan / led whole company in finale Heaven on Earth) Royal Albert Hall, London 24 November 1996 Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 2 and BBC TwoReleased on DVD 1997 Les Misérables in concert at Chelmsford Festival(Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex24 August 1997 1999 Inkle and Yarico in Concert(Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) Thomas Inkle Edinburgh Festival 13 August 1999 Aired live to Covent Garden, London 2001 A Night of 100 StarsA tribute show to the composer Marvin Hamlisch Singer London Palladium 22 April 2001 In aid of the Green Room Benevolent Fund 2001 Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival Singer Faenol Estate, Gwynedd, North Wales 26 August 2001 Replacing Bryn Terfel 2002 Les Misérables in concert(Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden November 2002 2003 Cabaret in the House Singer Lauderdale House, North London 12 October 2003 Launch of Lauderdale House Cabaret Season 2004 Opera In The Park concert in LeedsWith the Orchestra of Opera North, Lesley Garrett and Ruthie Henshall Singer In the grounds of Temple Newsam, West Yorkshire 19 July 2004 Broadcast on BBC Two Christmas Day 2004 as Lesley Garrett – Music from the MoviesReleased under the same title on DVD 2004 Michael Ball's The Musicals on a Summer's Eve Singer Harewood House, near Leeds, West Yorkshire 8 August 2004 2004 Michael Ball's The Musicals on a Summer's Eve Singer Forest Café, Lauriston Place, central Edinburgh 15 August 2004 2004 Michael Ball's The Musicals on a Summer's Eve Singer Wilton House, Wilton, Wiltshire 22 August 2004 2004 Les Misérables – Royal Command Performance(Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Windsor Castle, Berkshire 18 November 2004 Royal Command Performance 2005– 2009 Michael Ball's The Musicals on a Summer's Eve Singer Various venues in the summer, 2005–2009 2005 The Magic of the Musicals Singer Montfort College of Performing Arts, Cork, Ireland2005 2005 Glamorous Nights Singer Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, Wales17 July 2005 In aid of Gwent Young People's Theatre 2008 Guys and Dolls, concert performance (Frank Loesser) Sky Masterson Key West Pops Orchestra, Key West, Florida20 January 2008 2008 Les Misérables(Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert St John Loveridge Hall, Guernsey September 2008 2008 The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webberwith the RTÉ Concert Orchestra Javert National Concert Hall, Dublin 18 September 2008 2009 Les Misérables(Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Fort Regent, Jersey March 2009 2009 Les Misérables(Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) Javert Osborne House, Isle of Wight July 2009 2012 Peter Jöback's I Love Musicals(with the Stockholm Sinfonietta) Singer Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden, 19 October 2012Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, 20 October 2012Spektrum, Oslo, Norway 26 October 2012Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad, Sweden, 27 October 2012 2013 Rodgers & Hammerstein at the Movieswith the RTÉ Concert Orchestra Singer National Concert Hall, Dublin 16 August 2013 This show also went to Limerick, Athlone and Galway 2015 Cork Youth Orchestra – Christmas Proms Singer Cork City Hall 12 December 2015 2016 An Evening at the Proms(with Rebecca Storm and the Band of An Garda Síochána) Singer University College Cork 16 July 2016 Part of A Summer's Evening on the Quad at UCC programme 2018 The Music of Rodgers & Hammersteinwith the RTÉ Concert Orchestra Singer National Concert Hall, Dublin 25 January 2018 2018 Sounds Amazingwith the RTÉ Concert Orchestra Singer National Concert Hall, Dublin 30 May 2018
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