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Growing up in Queensland, Michaeljon headed over to the United States after winning the Australian dancer of the year and a full scholarship to attend American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis school. From there he became the first Australian to be accepted into the prestigious Juilliard school in New York.
In 2009 MJ made his debut on Broadway as the dance captain on West Side story. He continued working on Broadway in productions such as Billy Elliot, How to Succeed in Business without really Trying, Evita, Matilda and Hello Dolly.
During that time he performed with people such as; Daniel Radcliffe, Ricky Martin and Bette Midler.
Since shifting his career to focus on choreography MJ has worked on many successful Broadway shows including Mrs Doubtfire.
Listen in to discover what it is truly like to work on Broadway in New York. Don’t forget to check out our profile of MJ in episode 4 of Chatting with Charlie.
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Growing up in Queensland, Michaeljon headed over to the United States after winning the Australian dancer of the year and a full scholarship to attend American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis school. From there he became the first Australian to be accepted into the prestigious Juilliard school in New York.
In 2009 MJ made his debut on Broadway as the dance captain on West Side story. He continued working on Broadway in productions such as Billy Elliot, How to Succeed in Business without really Trying, Evita, Matilda and Hello Dolly.
During that time he performed with people such as; Daniel Radcliffe, Ricky Martin and Bette Midler.
Since shifting his career to focus on choreography MJ has worked on many successful Broadway shows including Mrs Doubtfire.
Listen in to discover what it is truly like to work on Broadway in New York. Don’t forget to check out our profile of MJ in episode 4 of Chatting with Charlie.