Michael was born and raised outside Boston, Massachusetts in a tiny city named Waltham. He began performing at a very young age while taking dance class at his aunt's dance studio Creative Movement and performing in the local regional theatre- Reagle Music Theatre. It was there where he discovered his passion for dance and theatre. Throughout childhood Michael was a devoted athlete and was captain of his cross country and lacrosse teams in high school. He was recruited to Vassar College to play lacrosse but quit after one semester to focus his attention on his first love: dance. After his junior year of college, Michael went to his first open call in New York City and ended up booking the first national tour of Catch Me If You Can. After ten months and forty cities, Michael retuned back to Vassar the following autumn to finish his senior year and receive a BA in Drama in 2014.