A member of Actors' Equity, Ms. Bruckner appeared on Broadway with Bebe Newirth in Chicago. National and European tours included Chicago, A Chorus Line (Sheila), La Cage aux Folles, and Damn Yankees starring the late Tony Randall. Other regional credits include: Smokey Joe's Cafe, Jekyll and Hyde, Anything Goes, Mame, The Goodbye Girl and two more productions of Chicago in which she played Velma and Roxy, respectively.

She has taught numerous Master Classes around the United States and dance for several studios around New York City.

Television credits include several commercials, HBO and the Rosie O'Donnell show.

Michelle begins her fifth season with Maine State Music Theatre this summer where she will choreograph "South Pacific" and play the role of Babette in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast."

Recently she sang the opening number of Chorus Line for the 50^th Anniversary of The Public Sings - A one-night-only event celebrating the rich history of musicals produced by The Public Theater. Directed by Tony Award-winner James Lapine, with songs from Hair and A Chorus Line to Runaways, Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk, Caroline, or Change, and many others, The Public Sings is a rare opportunity to hear legendary artists perform selections from signature Public Theater musicals that engaged the social and political issues of their times and reshaped our experience of American musical theater.

Michelle currently resides in NYC with her daughter and is recording a full-length CD.