As a young adult Michael got a string of TV work, theatre shows and singing engagements, before getting his BFA degree at The Conservatory of Theatre Arts program at Webster University in
St. Louis, Missouri. While in college, he was the standby for
Ben Vereen on the international tour of
Fosse from 2003 to 2004. He joined the first National U.S. tour of
Mamma Mia! from 2004 to 2005. In 2005, he made his Broadway debut in 2005 in the musical
All Shook Up. He appeared off-Broadway opposite
Donna McKechnie in ''Here's to the Public''. In 2006, after a short stint in Disney's
Tarzanon Broadway, he reprised his
Mamma Mia! role of Eddie in the Broadway production. In 2007, he was in the original Broadway company for Boublil and Schönberg's new musical
The Pirate Queen. In 2008, he was a part of the concert cast of
Jerry Springer: The Opera at
Carnegie Hall and shortly afterwards went on to originate Barry Belson (actor)in the Las Vegas production of
Jersey Boys. He returned to Broadway in 2009 in a revival of
Hair, continuing on to the West End production the following year, for which he was also associate choreographer. At the end of that year, he returned to Broadway in the original cast of
Elf, until it closed in 2011. He then played Dr. Gostwana in the original Broadway company of
The Book of Mormon. During his time in
Book of Mormon, he took a short break to play Donkey in
Shrek The Musical at the MUNY of St. Louis before finally leaving
Mormon in 2013. He joined the original Broadway company of Disney's
Aladdin musical as the Genie standby. In 2015, he left to originate the Minstrel in
Something Rotten! on Broadway. Scott cohosts the podcast HypeFriend with
Ashley Eckstein, which began in 2025. In 2026, Scott featured in the
Scrubs revival series as Nurse Francois Dubois. ==Theatre credits==