Show Notes
Michael Bua is a highly experienced union stagehand; “Carp-trician,” having over “25 years of stage experience” with wide ranging equipment expertise! He is a member of International Alliance of Theatrical Stagehand Employees (I.A.T.S.E.) LOCAL ONE - Member #3050. Michael’s talents include construct, install, maintain and operate the lighting and sound equipment, the scenery, props and special effects which thrill and delight audiences attending Broadway Shows, Concerts at Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall, the magnificent and spectacular productions at The Metropolitan Opera and throughout Lincoln Center, and the many entertaining broadcasts from NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, CNN and PBS. Plus numerous cable TV studios, major corporate industrials, galas, fashion shows, fundraisers and special events for a multitude of Entertainment Productions in New York City.
He has been a Production Carpenter, Staging Assistant, Electrician and Studio Mechanic, Set-Dresser, Prop-maker, “MacGyver”, Light Board Operator, Moving Light Programmer, Follow Spot Operator, as well as Grip, FX, handled Live Props, Set-Dressing, and Property Assistant.
His amazing resume includes these works:
“The Book of Mormon” (2009-2015), “Lysistrata Jones”, “The House of Blue Leaves”
“HAIR”, “Elf”, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”,
“The Bronx Bombers” , “Annie”, “Holler If Ya Hear Me”, “RENT”, “The Addams Family”,
“Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway”, “700 Sundays”, “Rebecca”, “End of the Rainbow”, “Golden Boy”, “The Lion King”
And more!
The Metropolitan Opera – Lincoln Center, New York - (2004 – 2011)
Night Gang, Service Crew, Property Department, Lighting Crew and Electrics Shop.
Midsummer Night Swing, Lincoln Center Outdoor and Red Carpets.
Theatrical Resources (2007 – present)
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly, ABC’s Dick Clark’s Rockin Eve with Ryan Seacrest, Radio City’s Christmas Spectacular Rehearsals at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting, NBC & CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade, America’s Got Talent NYC and Las Vegas, “Women in the World” at The Koch Theatre, VH1-You Oughta Know Live in Concert, The Million Second Quiz, Time Warner Cable Studios Gala, Hulu, The US Open, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, American Comedy Awards NYC, Versus Versace Fashion Show, Giorgio Armani Fashion, TBS/TNT Upfronts, G-Shock Production Gala, JC Penny Jingle Mingle LIVE, Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows, USA Upfronts, Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Show, Chanel Gala,
Marc Jacobs Fashion Show, LOGO TV Trailblazers – St. John’s Cathedral, Black Girls Rock – BET Network, VH1 – Storytellers – Jason Mraz, LEGO, Minds and Machines, NIKE GALA; NIKE PHENOM, NIKE COURT, Nokia Project Blue Box Times Square – Nicki Minaj, Robinhood Foundation Galas; Javitz Center and Central Park – Black Eyed Peas, The Bloomberg Party and The Governor’s Ball – Randall’s Island, Bon Jovi Live at The Best Buy Theatre, The Grammy’s at Madison Square Garden, The Little Shubert Theatre: Tommy Tunes, Hank Williams.
NBC Universal – 30 Rockefeller Center Plaza, New York – (1999 - 2009)
The Today Show, Weekend Today, The Toyota Concert Series
-Dynamic, demanding, high-pressured, 4 hour constrained live television production.
-Construction of different stagings and lighting truss configurations.
-Installed, operated and maintained a wide variety of electronic peripherals during training, rehearsal and performance concerts.
Saturday Night Live, Conan O’Brien, The Carson Daly Show, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Dateline, NBC Sports, MSNBC and Nightly News.
- SNL, The Today Show and Conan O’Brien Prop Department experience.
- Obsession Operator, Remote Electrician, Spot Operator and Assistant Lighting Designer
ABC Disney – Times Square Studios & 77 West 66th Street, New York – (2006 – present)
Regis and Kelly, The View, Eyewitness News, All My Children, One Life to Live, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
- Carpenter, Prop-man, Electrician, Stagehand.
CBS Viacom – 524 West 57th Street, New York – (2006 – present)
Evening News with Katie Couric, BET, Guiding Light, Nate Berkus, The Marriage Ref.
- Carpenter, Prop-man, Electrician, Stagehand.
AMV – All-Mobile-Video – Chelsea Studios - (2006 – present)
Martha Stewart, The Whatever Show, Rachael Ray, Wendy Williams, Tyra Banks, Project Runway, The Talk, The Iron Chef, The Food Network, HBO, MTV, VH1, The Discovery Channel, Bravo, A&E, and SciFi…
Citi-View Productions – The Rainbow Room – Cipriani’s - (2000 – 2006)
- Lighting Designer and technician for multiple galas.
IATSE Local 340 – Long Island, New York – (1998 – present)
Nassau Coliseum, Jones Beach Theatre, Grumman Studios, CW Post Tilles Center, Hofstra U.
Gateway Playhouse, GSD Productions, Bestek Lighting, Electrician, Ground Rigger, Backline and Technician in a multitude of large-scale theatrical, concert event and touring productions.
IATSE Local 4 – Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York
Stiegelbauer Carpentry Shop – (1998 – 2004)
- Learned valuable carpentry skills building sets for SNL, Guiding Light, and As the World Turns.
LOCAL 52 – Experience – Motion Picture Studio Mechanics – (1998 – present)
Silvercup Studios, Kaufman Astoria Studios, Paramount Studios and Steiner Studios.
Boardwalk Empire, Gossip Girl, Law & Order SVU, Salt, Sex and the City I & II, A Couple of Dicks (Copout), Project Runway, Spiderman, The Sopranos, Non-Stop, The Following.
Performance Environment Design Group (PEDG) – David Stark Design - (2006- 2012)
Robinhood Foundation Gala – The Jacob Javitz Center, New York
- Project Manager, Production Assistant, Lighting Coordinator, Stagehand.
Oceanside Public School District – Oceanside, New York – (1998 – 2009)
Drama Director and teacher for the Drama Department producing a musical every year with a cast of over 60 children. Auditioned, cast, and directed children, blocked and facilitated rehearsals, choreographed, taught songs, Designed and constructed scenery, costumes, props and special effects for Beauty and the Beast, Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Cinderella, Aladdin, Annie, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
The Stage – Long Island Live Theatre – Merrick, New York – (1994 – 2000)
Producer, Box Office Manager, Actor, Director, Designer, Stagehand, Scenic Artist.
- Supervised and Managed all ticket sales, advertisements, and bookkeeping. Produced and performed in The 30th Anniversary of the production HAIR. Responsibilities also included Technical Direction and Set Design, along with Directing Children’s Theatre and performing with them on main stage productions.