Let's make this birthday one to remember.

42 years old (Born on October 06, 1982)

Happy Birthday, Michael Arden! From captivating Broadway audiences with your brilliant direction of "Spring Awakening" and "Once on This Island," to your unforgettable performances in shows like "Big River," you've proven that talent truly knows no bounds. Your creativity continues to inspire us all—though we're still trying to figure out how you manage to make directing look easier than blowing out birthday candles!

Here's wishing you another year filled with standing ovations, memorable curtain calls, and fewer moments of forgetting lines (though we know you'd improvise brilliantly anyway). Keep dazzling the stage and screen—we can't wait for your next masterpiece!