Originally from Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, Brian Michael Henry is an actor, musician and songwriter based in New York City (since 2009).
He attended Penn State University, receiving his Bachelor’s of Music in Vocal Performance, and then went on to Manhattan School of Music where he received his Masters Degree; also in Vocal Performance and Opera. While in school, Brian had the great pleasure of performing some of the great lyric baritone roles from the operatic repertoire, including Sid in Britten’s Albert Herring, Dr. Falke in Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, Figaro in Mozart’s Le Nozze Di Figaro, Ben in Menotti’s The Telephone, and many more.
Although his formal training is in opera and classical music, Brian has always been drawn to the musical theater. While at school he had the opportunity to appear in new works by professional composers, lyricists, and playwrights with the Penn State New Musicals Festival. This experience solidified his desire to pursue a career on the musical theater stage.
Select theater credits include Nick Massi in Jersey Boys, Bill Medley in Beautiful, The Carole King Musical, (Capital Repertory Theatre), Sir Lionel in Camelot (Sierra Repertory Theatre), Sparky in Forever Plaid (Majestic Theater), Father in Ragtime (Eagle Theatre), Stewpot in South Pacific (Westchester Broadway Theatre, Ivoryton Playhouse) Show Boat (Shubert Theatre), and Herr Zeller in The Sound of Music (Ivoryton Playhouse).
His signature role (so far) has been that of rock and roll legend, Jerry Lee Lewis in the musical Million Dollar Quartet. Brian has been seen all over the world in this role, playing The Killer himself, as well as the piano in the shows live onstage band. Productions include Bucks County Playhouse (directed by Hunter Foster), The Hippodrome Theatre (Gainesville, FL) Beef and Boards (Indianapolis, IN), Majestic Theater (Springfield, MA), Norwegian Cruise Line (international) and more. He has also performed in the same show at Ogunquit Playhouse as the Father of Rock and Roll, Sam Phillips (directed by Hunter Foster, who originated the role on Broadway).
Also a pianist and songwriter, Brian writes and records his own original songs. The styles on his records straddle the lines between acoustic and synthesized music, and are heavily inspired by the likes of Lou Reed, Jim Steinman, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and Phil Spector. His original incidental music for Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was heard at Sun Valley Shakespeare Festival in 2022.
Brian's music is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Bandcamp and anywhere else you can stream music!
He is a member of Actors' Equity Association and ASCAP.
For all theatrical and film/TV bookings, Brian is represented by Margaret Emory at SW Artists
Phone: 718-812-5070
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @bmhenrymusic
Instagram: @brianmhenry30
He attended Penn State University, receiving his Bachelor’s of Music in Vocal Performance, and then went on to Manhattan School of Music where he received his Masters Degree; also in Vocal Performance and Opera. While in school, Brian had the great pleasure of performing some of the great lyric baritone roles from the operatic repertoire, including Sid in Britten’s Albert Herring, Dr. Falke in Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, Figaro in Mozart’s Le Nozze Di Figaro, Ben in Menotti’s The Telephone, and many more.
Although his formal training is in opera and classical music, Brian has always been drawn to the musical theater. While at school he had the opportunity to appear in new works by professional composers, lyricists, and playwrights with the Penn State New Musicals Festival. This experience solidified his desire to pursue a career on the musical theater stage.
Select theater credits include Nick Massi in Jersey Boys, Bill Medley in Beautiful, The Carole King Musical, (Capital Repertory Theatre), Sir Lionel in Camelot (Sierra Repertory Theatre), Sparky in Forever Plaid (Majestic Theater), Father in Ragtime (Eagle Theatre), Stewpot in South Pacific (Westchester Broadway Theatre, Ivoryton Playhouse) Show Boat (Shubert Theatre), and Herr Zeller in The Sound of Music (Ivoryton Playhouse).
His signature role (so far) has been that of rock and roll legend, Jerry Lee Lewis in the musical Million Dollar Quartet. Brian has been seen all over the world in this role, playing The Killer himself, as well as the piano in the shows live onstage band. Productions include Bucks County Playhouse (directed by Hunter Foster), The Hippodrome Theatre (Gainesville, FL) Beef and Boards (Indianapolis, IN), Majestic Theater (Springfield, MA), Norwegian Cruise Line (international) and more. He has also performed in the same show at Ogunquit Playhouse as the Father of Rock and Roll, Sam Phillips (directed by Hunter Foster, who originated the role on Broadway).
Also a pianist and songwriter, Brian writes and records his own original songs. The styles on his records straddle the lines between acoustic and synthesized music, and are heavily inspired by the likes of Lou Reed, Jim Steinman, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and Phil Spector. His original incidental music for Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was heard at Sun Valley Shakespeare Festival in 2022.
Brian's music is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Bandcamp and anywhere else you can stream music!
He is a member of Actors' Equity Association and ASCAP.
For all theatrical and film/TV bookings, Brian is represented by Margaret Emory at SW Artists
Phone: 718-812-5070
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @bmhenrymusic
Instagram: @brianmhenry30