Michael Cusumano grew up in Long Island New York. He began dancing at the age of 6. At the age of 14 he won the bronze medal at the International Ballet
Competition in Varna, Bulgaria, the youngest male dancer to medal in the competition’s history. That same year he went on to win the special Jury Prize at the Prix de Paris 1994.
Michael joined American Ballet Theater at age 15, the youngest male dancer in the company’s history. During his time at ABT, Michael danced all the full length classics as well as works by Twyla Tharp, John
Neumeier, Agnes DeMille, and Lar Lubovich to name a few. Michael went on to dance as a principal with Alabama Ballet and later as a soloist with the Boston Ballet. Michael's Broadway career
includes performing in the original cast of “All Shook Up” and starred as “The Jury” in the smash hit “Chicago” the musical. Michael won the title
of Mr.Broadway 2011. Other credits include
“The Most Happy Fella” at
New York State Theater, “On the Town” at Encores, “Live with Regis and Kelly”, “The Today’s Show”, “ABT Now for PBS”, “Le Corsaire
for PBS”, feature film “Center Stage”, "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", “SNL.” Michael’s alter ego Madame Olga was featured on an
episode of”Joan and Melissa
Joan knows Best” dancing the
Black Swan coda for WE TV. Madame Olga is currently a highly sought after teacher nationally and internationally. @madameolgav on instagram. As a singer, Michael performed as the lead in the BBC up-fronts performing
David Bowie’s “Changes.” Michael recently appeared in the original production of "An American in Paris" on Broadway. He is currently on faculty at Pace University where he
has taught for eight years, and also teaches at world renowned institutions including Broadway Dance Center, Peridance, and Ballet Arts at City Center. Michael is the subject of
the award winning short documentary
"When I’m Her", which is currently the number one short documentary on PBS.
