Chicago Cabaret Professionals

TOM MICHAEL
singer

“The revelation is Michael’s voice. What’s extraordinary is the singer’s presentation, one of those voices tailor-made to travel far and wide in the world of adult pop.”
-- Billboard Magazine

“one of the most striking singers to emerge in the last few years, a voice filled with mellifluous shadings that rivets the listener.”
-- BackStage Magazine

“a cunning ability to cut to the interpretive heart of a song.”
-- Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune

“A compelling and beautiful voice with great power and clarity.”
-- Michael Feinstein

“Beckie Menzie & Tom Michael; One of the more compelling duos in cabaret today.”
-- Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune

“Tom Michael & Beckie Menzie absolutely rocked the Park West during their appearance at the Cabaret Convention”
-- Jeff Rossen, Cabaret Scenes

Visit Tom's web site at
http://www.tommichael.net

Recognized by Backstage Magazine as “one of the most striking singers to emerge in the last few years,” vocalist Tom Michael performs across the country to critical acclaim.

Appearing on stages such as New York City’s Town Hall, Don’t Tell Mama; Chicago’s Park West, Empire Room, Davenport’s, Pops for Champagne, The Royal George, and Maxim’s; Houston’s Ovations; and The Royal Room in Palm Beach, Tom has delighted audiences with his warm, expressive style.

His newest CD, Written in the Stars, and his 1999 debut CD , Sailing On received international critical acclaim and radio play, and were named “# 1 CD of the Year” by such publications as ShowBusiness Weekly Magazine, After Dark Chicago, and WDVR-FM Radio. Both CD’s also earned positions on the album spotlight page of Billboard Magazine, and received praise from Playbill, The Advocate, and Chicago’s # 1 Radio Station, WGN.

Tom has been a featured performer at numerous Mabel Mercer Cabaret Conventions in New York and Chicago, as well as many ASCAP Chicago Humanities Festival concerts. New York’s Cabaret Scenes Magazine included Tom in their “Premiere Acts - Top 100” list.

Tom frequently performs with three-time After Dark Award winner Beckie Menzie. They have been described by Howard Reich of the Chicago Tribune as “one of the more compelling duos in cabaret today,” and “wonderfully playful; among the best performers in Chicago,” by Rick Kogan of WGN Radio. Cabaret Scenes also included the pair in their “Top 10 Chicago Acts” for the last four consecutive years.

Current programs include:
HEY, LOOK ME OVER
The Music of Cy Coleman (with Beckie Menzie)

I HEAR MUSIC
The celebration of music to entertain, inform and be joyous (with Beckie Menzie)

THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK
Some of America’s most beloved songs (with Beckie Menzie)

BROADWAY, OUR WAY
Tom and Beckie Menzie’s unique take on music from the Broadway songbook

ACROSS A CROWDED ROOM
A celebration of the music of Richard Rodgers (with Joan Curto, Cory Jamison, and Dan Stetzel)

THE SONGS OF IRVING BERLIN, AN AMERICAN ROMANCE
A celebration of the Berlin songbook (with Joan Curto, MaryMonica Thomas and Dan Stetzel)

TMICHAEL28@aol.com