Birth Place: United States
TOM FRUEH (pronounced "free") is an actor and writer who works in theatre and film. Recent theater credits include the premiere of his one-man musical HOUDINI on Theatre Row (at United Solo Theatre Festival), for which he also wrote the book, music and lyrics. After its debut, the show was chosen as a Critic’s Choice selection and earned 4.5 out of 5 stars by All About Solo. Prior to that, Tom’s acclaimed musical PARTNERS also had its world premiere on Theatre Row at United Solo. His newest musical DAYS OF THIRST AND BEAUTY returns to Don’t Tell Mama in the Fall of 2022. Tom also appears in the 2022 films CAFÉ VOLTAIRE and I LOVE YOU 3, both of which were directed by award-winning director Duane Michals. Other recent films include Michals’ MISTER MIRROR MAN’S ROMANCE and the 2019 award-winning shorts YORT and ABRA CADAVER.
Tom is the author of numerous plays which have been produced in New York, is a singer-dancer and 30+ year veteran performer in musicals, and he has appeared in recent New York productions of ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, CITY OF ANGELS, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, GRAND HOTEL AND KISS ME KATE, as well as numerous concert performances. His early performing career in musicals spanned an extensive range of classics, from THE MUSIC MAN and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF to GEORGE M! and A CHORUS LINE. Tom trained as an actor at the University of Dayton and with numerous teachers in New York City. He trained as a dancer at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, and at Joffrey Ballet School and Broadway Dance Center in Manhattan. He also studied singing in New York with teacher and coach Thomas Shepard.
A workshop production of his newest work, AFTER THE SHOW WITH THE MAN WHO OWNED BROADWAY, featuring Music and Lyrics by George M. Cohan, will appear in New York in Fall 2022. www.tomfruehmusicals.com
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