He has been Musical Director for a diverse range of productions, including The Phantom Of The Opera (Her Majesty’s), Les Misérables (Palace), The Producers (Drury Lane), Jerry Springer – The Opera (Cambridge & BBC TV), Monty Python's Spamalot (Palace), Doctor Dolittle (Apollo), Aspects Of Love (Ireland), Evita (Oslo), Happy End (Royal Academy of Music), UK tours of Grease and Les Misérables. He was the Assistant Musical Director for Cats (UK Tour), and Miss Saigon (Drury Lane). He was Musical Director and orchestrator for Company (Union).  
He was invited to open Cameron Mackintosh's 25th Anniversary Production of Les Misérables and conducted the new cast album, to be released in 2010.

Michael started his career when he took over as pianist on the UK national tour of Gypsy.  He then went on to be Assistant Musical Director for West Side Story, at the Theatre Royal, York, before returning to his home town, Colchester, where he was given his first credits as Musical Director by Michael Winter at the Mercury Theatre.

Moving to London Michael worked as rehearsal pianist for Cats (New London), Kiss Of The Spider Woman (Shaftesbury), and Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Palladium). 

He made his London conducting debut when he was 23, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, as Associate Musical Director for Mr Wonderful – A Sammy Davis Jr Gala Tribute, which was also broadcast on BBC Radio 2.