As an arranger, in 2005 Michael along with writing partner Joseph Joubert, Michael McElroy is the Founder/Musical Director and Arranger for Broadway Inspirational Voices(BIV), a multi-racial gospel choir comprised of Broadway performers from such shows as: In The Heights, Hairspray, Mary Poppins, Shrek, Wicked, and The Lion King.
His arrangements have been performed at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, Constitution Hall in Washington D.C., The Crystal Cathedral in Anaheim, California, as well as in churches around the country.
As a performer, Michael credits include: Broadway: RENT, The Wild Party, Big River (Tony nomination 2004, Drama Desk nomination) The Who's Tommy, Miss Saigon, Patti LuPone on Broadway, High Roller Social Pleasure Club., HAIR(Encores). New York Philharmonic: Candide, National Tour: Big River (LA Ovation nomination), SARAFINA. Off-Broadway: Some Men(Second Stage Theater), BLUE (Roundabout), Violet (Playwrights Horizons, Drama Desk Nomination), Thunder Knocking on the Door(Minetta Lane), Richard III (NYSF) Regional: Broadway 3 Generations (Kennedy Center), Big River (Fords Theater Helen Hayes Award 2006), Fences(Riverside), Angels In America: I&II (AlleyTheater), BLUE (Pasadena Playhouse L.A. Ovation Nomination), Dreamgirls (Pittsburgh Playhouse). Featured on such cds as BLUE, The Who’s Tommy, The Wild Party, Violet, Dream True, Film: Rent Live on Broadway, Romance and Ciagarettes, Stonewall, Television: Cantebury Law, Love Monkey, All My Children, Spin City, Michael Jackson Concert, 2002 Grammy's.