Having recently relocated to Broward County from Boston, Michael Kreutz has been a vocal coach for the Emerson College Music Theatre Department for 13 years and has taught private voice for over 25 years.  He has also trained students at the Burt Wood School of The Arts and at the elite Middlesex Private High School. During summers at Emerson College he taught for the Pre-college Musical Theater Studio where he coached private voice and was music director for studio classes. Additional youth theatre experience includes Emerson Summer Stage, Turtle Lane Playhouse Youth Program (teacher, music director and co-founder), Fiddlehead Theater Youth Program and Kearsearge Arts Theatre Company Youth Kabaret.

As a singer/actor, Michael has been seen in a myriad of musicals and plays (favorites include Isador Straus in the National Tour of Titanic and Aimable in The Baker’s Wife opposite 3-time Tony nominee Judy Kuhn), and has performed his solo cabaret act in many of the Northeast’s premiere cabaret rooms. Reviews of his solo CD, Since You Stayed Here, called Michael’s performances “smooth-voiced” and praised the CD’s “good taste”.

Having trained with many well-known vocal coaches (including international opera stars Gabriella Tucci and James King; long-time president of the National Association of Teachers of Singing Dale Moore; Broadway and cabaret legend Julie Wilson; and popular singers Margaret Whiting and Kay Starr), and attended many master classes (most notably  Mary Saunders-Barton for belting technique and Neal Tracy for rock/pop styling).

Michael has a unique ability to perform in many vocal styles (he regularly sings pop, jazz, cabaret, music theater and classical music) and uses this skill to vary his approach to teaching and tailor his coachings to each student’s individual needs.

Also a music director, Michael has conducted many performances throughout the Northeast (highlights include shows at the Emerson Majestic, The Lyric Stage, the Gloucester Stage and the inaugural concert of the Boston Opera House).