Songwriter Nancy Harrow's This Side of Paradise, a new musical about the relationship of literary-set celebrities Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, will premiere at Off-Broadway's Theatre St. Clement's April 14-May 9.

Opening night is April 21. The Paradise cast includes Maureen Mueller (Zelda), Rachel Moulton (Young Zelda), Michael Shawn Lewis (F. Scott), Clarke Carmichael (Ernest Hemingway), Mandy Bruno (Scottie, the daughter of Zelda and Scott), Jamie LaVerdiere (Callaghan) and Michael Sharon (The Doctor).

Tickets are $65 and can be purchased by visiting the show's website or by calling (212) 352-0255.

Two pictures of Michael as Geoffrey in Something's Afoot have been added to the photo gallery. Go here to watch a video interview with Michael and two other members of the cast.

I've also added two pictures of Michael as Professor Bhaer in the Stages St. Louis production of Little Women.

Michael will be playing the role of Geoffrey in the Caldwell Theatre Company's upcoming production of Something's Afoot. It's a seasonal production that runs from April 12 until May 17 in Boca Raton, Florida.

Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the box office: (877) 245-7432 or (561) 241-7432. Performances times are:

Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays and Wednesdays at 2pm
Selected Sundays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Intermission Magazine published an interesting Little Women review:

"Michael Shawn Lewis amuses as the stuffy and repressed Professor Bhaer. He's Jo's only honest critic, and the sparks you see developing between them are a clear foreshadowing of the love that will eventually develop. Lewis does nice work with Clark on the lovely tune 'Small Umbrella In The Rain'."

Click here to read the full article.

Michael attended the opening night of Shrek The Musical on Sunday, December 14. Click here to see a picture from the opening night party.

The two links below will take you to two different reviews of Stages St. Louis' production of Little Women, in which Michael played Professor Bhaer.

KDHX Community Media: "Michael Shawn Lewis amuses as the stuffy and repressed Professor Bhaer" (Read more)

Talkin' Broadway: "Michael Shawn Lewis contributes a charming turn as the shy Professor Bhaer" (Read more)

Michael has been cast as Mondego in an upcoming workshop of the new musical The Count of Monte Cristo. It is based on the 1844 adventure novel, "The Count of Monte Cristo," features a score by Frank Wildhorn and book and lyrics by Jack Murphy.

The workshop, which also features James Barbour and Brandi Burkhardt will begin in Manhattan on November 9.

More info can be found here.

Michael will be playing Professor Bhaer in the Stages St. Louis production of Little Women. It will run for 29 performances from December 5 until 28 at the historic Roberts Orpheum Theatre in downtown St. Louis.

Tickets are already available through Ticketmaster.

A recent episode of The Arts Connection featured a news item on Seaside Music Theater's financial problems. The video can be viewed online here. It includes an interview with Michael and several clips of the Les Misérables concert.

Megan W. kindly shared two pictures of Michael at the recent Les Misérables concert in Daytona Beach, FL. Click here to see the pictures. Thanks to Megan.