Michael Kerker

Michael A. Kerker has been Director of Musical Theatre for ASCAP (American Society for Composers, Authors and Publishers) since 1990. In addition to coordinating ASCAP's Musical Theatre Workshop in New York, Kerker works with Walt Disney Feature Animation to produce the ASCAP/Disney Musical Theatre Workshop in Los Angeles. He also co-produces with the Kennedy Center a development program for new musicals entitled "In the Works."

Michael produces the Sunday night ASCAP Songwriters' Series at the Firebird Cafe in New York. He also produces a continuing series of songwriter/singer concerts and showcases at UCLA in Los Angeles. He has produced concerts featuring today's Theatre and Cabaret songwriters and singers at Town Hall, the 92nd Street "Y" and the Smithsonian.

Kerker serves as Vice-President of both the Manhattan Association of cabarets and Clubs (MAC) and the Johnny Mercer Foundation. In addition, he is also a member of The Board of Directors of both The Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Society of Singers.