is the creator of the hit 2003 Off-Broadway comedy Golf: The Musical. Golf was revived Off-Broadway twice, and has played in twenty-five US states, and has had international productions in Japan, New Zealand, Germany, Finland, Canada and Scotland. Roberts’ play Thanks for the Memories saw productions in Peoria and Marin, CA.  His next musical, The Fartiste, won Best Musical at the 2006 New York Fringe Festival. It moved Off-Broadway in 2012,  followed by The Charing Cross Theatre on London's West End. In 2013, his musical Greed opened at New World Stages, starring Stephanie D'Abruzzo. In 2018 his musical Goldstein (Off-Broadway Alliance nomination) was produced Off Broadway, starring Megan McGinnis and Julie Benko. He is published by Concord Theatricals and Broadway Licensing, among others.  Cast recordings include Goldstein on Broadway Records, and  NY and Japanese versions of Golf.  Currently in production is the filming of his latest musical, London Swings. Roberts was staff composer for AMC’s Emmy-Award-Winning sitcom “Remember WENN”.   His film work includes  “Love Walked In” (Tri-Star/Sony) starring Dennis Leary. Michael has worked as a pianist and music director for  Rupert Holmes, Betty Buckley, Stephanie Mills, Lesley Gore, Lou Christie, Bobby Sherman, Bobby Rydell, Herman’s Hermits, The Drifters, and comedians Jackie Mason and Joan Rivers. Leading cabaret and musical theater artists he has collaborated with include Betty Buckley, Craig Pomranz, Sally Mayes, Christine Andreas, Kerry Butler, Richard Kind, and Donna Murphy.   He has had the honor of performing at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Philadelphia Academy of Music and The White House.  He is a guest lecturer at New York University, American University, and University of Pittsburgh, and on the visiting faculty of Spalding University. He is a Broadway World Nominee, and the winner of multiple ASCAP Plus Awards and President Emeritus of the American Songbook Association.