Tom Stuart

Tom Stuart is a singer, actor, lyricist and bookwriter who has worked with some of the finest Broadway professionals, including: Susan Stroman (Director -The Producers), Des McAnuff (Director-Jersey Boys), Stephen Oremus (Musical Supervisor-Wicked), Wayne Cilento (Choreographer-Wicked), Paul Gemignani (Musical Director-Original Sweeney Todd), Phil McKinley (Director- The Boy from OZ) and has appeared opposite some of Broadway’s best leading ladies, including Emily Skinner, Jenn Colella, and TONY Award winners Kristin Chenoweth and Sutton Foster.

Tom’s first New York job was in was the Sullivan Street production of THE FANTASTICKS Off-Broadway. Other notable credits include playing Young Scrooge in A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Madison Square Garden, touring as understudy to Donny Osmond and Sam Harris in JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, creating the role of Jonathan Harker in Frank Wildhorn’s DRACULA and originating the part of Dorian Grey in DORIAN opposite Sutton Foster.

In addition to acting, Tom created the '80s pop musical, KIDS IN AMERICA, which premiered at the Triad Theatre in NYC in 2002 and was produced regionally under the title I WANT MY '80S MUSICAL. He also wrote book, music and lyrics for the original musical STAR OF THE HEARTLAND and wrote the book for prog-rock musical RAINBOW AROUND THE SUN which premiered at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2009. In 2010 he began and ongoing and successful collaboration with composer Jeff Hardy and became a founding member of ONE Healing Arts Company, a Non-Profit Theatre dedicated to opening heart, mind and body through new theatrical work. An evening of songs by Tom and composer Stuart McMeans was presented in January of 2011 at The Laurie Beechman Theatre and that same month several of Tom’s songs were included in SONGS OF SPIRIT a concert of songs by emerging musical theatre writers at Joe’s Pub in January 2011. He is an advanced member of the BMI Musical Theatre Writers Workshop, a student of Craig Carnelia, a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and a member of the Dramatists Guild and The Actors Equity Association.