Michael Londra

Michael Londra, born on April 13, 1965, is an Irish singer, television host, and theatrical producer whose career has spanned Broadway, recording, and public television.

Londra's Broadway career centered on Riverdance, the celebrated Irish dance and music production. He served as lead singer for the US National Tour, performing at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas before joining the Broadway production. In 2000 and 2001, he held the lead singer role in Riverdance on Broadway. During this period he also appeared in Broadway on Broadway, a televised event held at Times Square, and performed alongside Heather Headley at the New Amsterdam Theater in First You Dream: A Tribute to Christopher Reeve.

Beyond Broadway, Londra was the lead singer in The Passion of the Christ Symphony, a concert work based on the film score directed by Mel Gibson and composed by Oscar nominee John Debney. He has also served as a US ambassador for Concern Worldwide, releasing a charity single to raise funds and awareness for the organization's work against poverty.

In 2011, Londra co-produced the PBS television special Beyond Celtic with Mindfox Productions, a project that earned two Emmy nominations. He hosts the public television program Ireland with Michael. In June 2013, he performed at the graveside of President John F. Kennedy in Arlington, Virginia, as part of the JFK 50 celebrations, and also performed in New Ross for guests including Caroline Kennedy and members of the Kennedy family, singing Amazing Grace alongside Judy Collins. That same year he had been named a Wexford Ambassador in 2012, alongside Eoin Colfer, Colm Toibin, and Dermot O'Leary.

Londra is the creator and director of Radiocelt, a Celtic internet music station operating within the Accuradio network. His recorded output includes the album Celt, which features several of his own compositions, and his voice appears as the background audio on the Look Around Ireland DVD. In 2015, he partnered with Steve Peters of Venuworks to establish a theatrical production company, whose first project, NOËL, a musical written by Eoin Colfer and Liam Bates, premiered at the National Opera House in Ireland in December 2016.