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Michael Alden

Michael Alden, born Michael Jay Kreiger[1], produces feature films[2], Broadway[3] and Off-Broadway productions[4]. Michael served as studio executive at Cannon Films, Pathe International and MGM before moving to New York in 1991[5].

Michael has served as a producer, executive producer and associate producer on several feature films including, “Just Cause” with Sean Connery[6], the fashion documentary “UnZipped” (Sundance Film Festival)for Mirimax[7], Stephen Daldry’s “The Hours” (Academy Award Nom, BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe, AFI Award)[8], the independent feature comedy, “Kissing Jessica Stein” (GLAAD Media Award, Independent Spirit Awards, Los Angeles IFP/West Film Festival)[9] and Ralph Ziman’s foreign film, “The Zookeeper” starring Sam Neill[10].

Michael produced David Seidler’s original play, “The King’s Speech"[11] and “Bat Boy: The Musical” (Lucille Lortel Award, two Richard Rodgers Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards, Ovation Awards) on London's West End[12]. On Broadway, Michael produced “Grey Gardens (musical)” (TONY Award, Drama Desk Award)[13] and “Bridge and Tunnel (play)" (OBIE Award, Special TONY Award)[14]. Off-Broadway and regionally Michael produced the Brochu-Schalchlin musical, “The Last Session” (LA Drama Critics Circle Award, GLAAD Media Award) [15], “Bat Boy: The Musical,” [16]Sarah Jones' Bridge and Tunnel (play),” [17]Spalding Gray: Stories Left To Tell”[18] and the Los Angeles productions of Howard Crabtree’s “When Pigs Fly[19] (LA Drama Critics Circle Award) and Theresa Rebeck’s “Bad Dates” directed by Judith Ivey[20].