Recognized by Backstage Magazine as “ one of the most striking singers to emerge in the last few years ,” 2005 After Dark Award winner Tom Michael has been performing across the country to critical acclaim.

   Appearing on stages such as New York's Lincoln Center, Town Hall, and The Duplex; Chicago's Park West, Empire Room, Davenport's, Pops for Champagne, The Royal George, and Maxim's; The Royal Room in Palm Beach; Houston's Ovations; and Odette's in New Hope, Pa., Tom has delighted audiences with his warm, expressive style.

  His two CD's, “Written in the Stars,” and “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 City , East Hampton and Chicago , as well as many ASCAP Chicago Humanities Festival concerts. New York 's Cabaret Scenes Magazine included him 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 five consecutive years.” For more information, please see www.TomMichael.net.

Previous Performances

Chicago / Midwest Davenport 's Park West The Empire Room The Whitehall Hotel Maxim's Preston Bradley Hall Harris Theater , Millineum Park Grainger Ballroom, Symphony Center Thorne Auditorium Pops For Champagne The Royal George Theater Gentry Toulouse on the Park Boombala The Racoon Club The Acorn Theater (Three Oaks, Michigan ) Crossroads Theater ( Naperville ) Stackner Cabaret (Milwaukee, WI.) Sharon Lynne Wilson Center (Brookfield, WI.) Chicago Shakespeare Theater Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Lurie Gardens, Millineum Park, Chicago Pritzker Pavillion Main Stage, Millineum Park Steppenwolf Theater, Chicago 3160 Cabaret, Chicago Lakeshore Theater, Chicago The Polo Cafe, Chicago Cornelia's, Chicago State Theater, Bay City, MI Bon Ton Room, Jackson, MI The Auditorium Theatre, Chicago Brownville Nebraska Concert Series The Wagon Wheel Theatre, Warsaw Indiana Gallery 37 Theatre, Chicago Drury Lane Water Tower Theater The Skokie Theater

Houston , Tx Ovations The Post Oak Grill Warwick Hotel The Houstonian New York and East Coast Lincoln Center, NYC The Town Hall, NYC The Supper Club, NYC The Duplex, NYC The Triad, NYC Don't Tell Mamma, NYC Guild Hall, East Hampton O'dettes, New Hope. PA Florida The Royal Room, Palm Beach Freidman Symphony Center , Sarasota Lyric Theater, Stuart Other Regent Cruise Line, Headliner Windstar Cruises, Headliner