Bio
Michael Ralph is an award-winning creative who has worked for 20 years as a Performer, Teacher, Choreographer, and Director in the Australian Entertainment industry.
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He has won five Green Room awards for his work – in 2024 for ELVIS: a Musical Revolution, in 2022 for The Wedding Singer, in 2018 for Bring it On, and in 2015 for Loving Repeating. His work has also received nominations for Green Room Awards, Sydney Theatre Awards, and Australian Dance Awards.
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Michael’s Director/Choreographer credits include Choreographer/Resident Director ELVIS: a Musical Revolution (DVE), Resident Director/Choreographer Come From Away (New Theatricals), Choreographer/Associate Director The Wedding Singer (DVE), Director/Choreographer Legally Blonde (James Terry Collective), Co-Director/Choreographer Herringbone (Squabbalogic), Director/Choreographer Nine (Stage Art), Choreographer/Resident Director Bring it On (DVE) and Director/Choreographer Xanadu (Patrick School of the Arts).
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He has created Choreography for the World Premiere productions of Georgy Girl - the Seekers musical (Richard East/Dennis Smith), NED - A New Australian Musical (GDP/Capital Venues & Events), and CrossXroads (RL Productions). For The Production Company he has choreographed The Boy from Oz, Dusty, and West Side Story. For Watch This, Melbourne's Sondheim company he has choreographed A Little Night Music, Company, and Pacific Overtures. Other Musical Theatre choreographic credits include Tarzan the Stage Musical (James Terry Collective), Avenue Q (Trifle Theatre Company), Loving Repeating (Vic Theatre Company), My Fair Lady (Footlight Productions), Pippin and Milk and Honey (Magnormos), Our House and Spring Awakening (VCA), and for WAAPA Sweet Charity, Chicago, and Bring it On the Musical.
His Television credits include choreography for Dance Boss (Channel 7), So You Think You Can Dance (Channel Ten). His Music Video Director/Choreographer credits include Another You (Adam Noviello) and Stasis (Kaya Byrne).
Cabaret credits include director/choreographer of Cake (Adelaide Cabaret Festival), and choreography for The Petticoat Soiree (Melbourne Cabaret Festival), Yummy and Triage (The Butterfly Club).
He conceived/choreographed/directed the Dance Theatre work SELF (Hucklebuck Productions) which featured original music by composer Jack Earle and starred Rohan Browne. Other dance works include Hollywood Honky Tonk (Giving Productions), Now & Then and Short Sweet + Dance.
As a performer Michael appeared in Follies (Vic Opera), Cats (RUG), Fame the Musical (GFO), Moonshadow (Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens), Singin in the Rain and Pirates of Penzance (The Production Company).
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As a teacher he is in high demand working and choreographing for many leading performing arts institutions and dance studios all over Australia.
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