Rene Atchison, William Michals, Scott Siegel and Barbara SIegel Photo

From: Photo Coverage: William Michals Makes Feinstein's/54 Below Solo Debut

While high belters rule Broadway today, during Broadway's Golden Age the baritone was king - which means that the great male numbers written by the likes of Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Hart, Rodgers & Hammerstein, The Gershwins, Sigmund Romberg, Cole Porter, and others of their iconic ilk, were largely written for baritones. But William Michals is the one Broadway star of today who is the singular baritone born for that great music.