Michael D. Jablonski earned his BA in Dance from the University at Buffalo in 1997. He has been a professional musical theatre artist for over 20 years. Jablonski has taken his experience on the stage and transitioned it into the classroom.
He currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre and Program Coordinator for the BFA Music Theatre program at the University of Central Florida with previous academic appointments at Elon University, Brenau University and Florida State University. Michael serves as an Associate Faculty member of Theatrical Intimacy Education with a focused research in elevating/evolving the consent-based practice in the dance studio/performance. As a professional actor Michael performed in 3 Broadway productions, 8 National tours and many prestigious theatre’s throughout the world performing in 50 states and 20 different countries during his career. He is an award-winning Director and Choreographer with credits that include Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Urinetown, Fully Committed, Footloose, Fame, Edges, Mamma Mia, Grease, The Producers, Hello Dolly, Eurydice and multiple productions of West Side Story. Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance from SUNY at Buffalo and a Master of Fine Arts in Directing from Florida State University. Michael is a member of American Actors Equity Association, American Guild of Variety Artists, Society of American Fight Directors and Canadian Actors Equity Association. www.MichaelDJablonski.com