Production
FEATURED PROJECTS
Glee
Emmy nominated for Best Comedy Series, Michael produced and co-created the hit television show, Glee, in association with Ryan Murphy and Fox. Glee centers on the New Directions, a glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School, that is located in Ohio, which competes as a show choir while its disparate members deal with social issues, especially regarding sexuality, race, family, teen relationships and teamwork. Learn More
Erased: The Murder of Elma Sands
Twenty-two-year-old Elma Sands is found murdered in a Manhattan well on January 2nd, 1800. Her lover is accused of the barbaric offense. This six-episode true story podcast unfolds over the unbelievable two-day trial that laid the sexist roots of today’s justice system. Erased: The Murder of Elma Sands investigates history’s chronic erasure of women and highlights the toils of Catherine Ring, a 27-year-old Quaker woman who took on the nation’s best legal team to preserve her cousin Elma’s name. Learn More
We The Kings
Produced by Michael Novick, the narrative feature film, We The Kings, with British writer/director Lauren Mackenzie won the Raindance Film Festival in London. Lauren was listed for a British Independent Film award for breakthrough director.
The film tells the story of a fostered teenager who develops a vendetta against the former guardian of his foster brother. His actions, in redemption, spiral out of control leaving him in a position to hide from the rest of society. Learn More
This Song Will Save Your Life
The Leila Sales book, This Song Will Save Your Life, will be produced by Michael Novick and Kevin McCollum for stage and screen.
The novel follows a bullied girl who finds a family and a home among the denizens of the underground music scene, rising to become a buzzy DJ along the way. Learn More