McGrath has previously appeared on Broadway in Born Yesterday, Memphis, Is He Dead?, Wonderful Town, Little Me, Swinging On A Star, The Goodbye Girl, My Favorite Year and Spamalot, earning Tony and Drama Desk nominations for the latter performance.
Other New York stage work includes Follies, The Boys from Syracuse, DuBarry Was A Lady, The Cocoanuts, The Butter and Egg Man, Game Show, Louisiana Purchase and Forbidden Broadway.
| Full given name: | Michael Joseph Patrick McGrath (pronounced McGrahhh) |
| Where you were born/where you were raised: | Worcester, MA |
| Zodiac Sign: | Libra |
| What your parents did/do for a living: | Dad: car salesman. Mom: baker. |
| Siblings: | Cops, nurses and artistic director |
| Special skills: | Grilling |
| Something you're REALLY bad at: | Anything that requires tools |
| First Broadway show you ever saw: | The Wiz |
| If you could go back in time and catch any show, what would it be? | The Cocoanuts |
| Current show you have been recommending to friends: | The Book of Mormon |
| Some favorite modern musicals: | The ones I've been in |
| Some favorite classic musicals: | Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma!, Kiss Me, Kate, Music Man |
| Stage or screen stars of the past you would most have loved to perform with: | Jackie Gleason, Groucho Marx, Jack Benny |
| The one performance – attended - that you will never forget: | Len Cariou in Sweeney Todd |
| MAC or PC? | MAC |
| Most played song on your iPod: | Whatever I'm rehearsing |
| Must-see TV show(s): | "The Walking Dead" |
| Last good movie you saw: | "The Three Stooges" |
| Performer you would drop everything to go see: | Marty Short |
| Favorite cities: | Boston, Chicago, Dublin |
| Favorite sport/team/player: | Football/Pats/Wes Welker |
| When you first realized you could sing: | The delivery room |
| First stage kiss | George M! in high school |
| How you got your Equity card: | 1st National Tour of The Robber Bridegroom (1978) |
| Favorite pre-/post- show meal: | Calamari and Risotto Balls at The Glass House Tavern, and the Mussels at Angus. |
| Favorite liquid refreshment: | A Boilermaker (Bud and Bourbon) |
| Pre-show rituals or warm-ups: | Coffee and Advil |
| Worst costume ever: | 26-pound backpack in Spamalot |
| Worst job you ever had: | Janitor in a high school |
| What research went into this role? It is at all based on or inspired by anything in particular? | Old movie Mugs |
| If you could trade roles with anyone in the cast for a week, who would it be? | Judy Kaye |
| First person you called/texted upon learning of your Tony nomination: | My parents |
| Something you are incredibly proud of: | My daughter Kathleen |
| Something you're embarrassed to admit: | I really like a Whopper w/ cheese |
| Three things you can't live without: | My family, my car, my cold one after the show |
| "I'll never understand why…" | ... some people can be so mean. |
| Words of advice for aspiring performers: | HONESTY, HONESTY, HONESTY! |
