About me

who performs regularly in New York and regional theaters, including appearances in his own one-man musicals. He has written the book, music and lyrics for five original musicals. Mostly recently, he appeared on Theatre Row in HAVEN WAITS FOR EVERLY as part of the United Solo Theatre Festival, the world’s largest festival devoted to solo theatre. His acclaimed musicals HOUDINI and PARTNERS were also Official Selections of United Solo. After its debut on Theatre Row, HOUDINI was chosen as a Critic’s Choice selection and earned 4.5 out of 5 stars by All About Solo.

Tom Frueh is also the author of numerous plays which have been produced in New York and abroad, most notably his drama TOM DUDLEY, based on the true story of the sinking of the Mignonette, a Victorian sea tragedy involving cannibalism and subsequent murder trial (R vs. Dudley and Stephens). He wrote the play after doing extensive research on the case when previously sealed records in London were made available.

He has also appeared in films, most recently THE HOUSE ON 19th STREET directed by world-renowned director and photographer Duane Michals. He can also be seen in in the award-winning films ABRA CADAVER and YORT, as well as THE SIR OMELET OF ELSINORE, CAFE VOLTAIRE, I LOVE YOU 3, and MR. MIRROR MAN’S ROMANCE, also directed by Michals.

Tom is an actor-singer-dancer and 30+ year veteran performer in musicals and plays. Some of his other recent appearances include the musicals ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, CITY OF ANGELS, HAIRSPRAY, GRAND HOTEL, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, CABARET and KISS ME KATE, as well as numerous concert and cabaret performances.

His early performing career in musicals spanned an extensive range of classics, from A CHORUS LINE and GEORGE M! to THE MUSIC MAN and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.

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 the renowned teacher and coach Thomas Shepard.

While pursuing a professional acting career after college, he also wrote his first play, and with the support and encouragement of two prominent literary managers (at Pittsburgh Public Theater and the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center in New York), he began to pursue writing as a career. Eventually, he decided to make both acting and writing his full-time profession. Tom is a member of Actors’ Equity Association and the Dramatists Guild of America.

Just as theaters in New York were reopening in the wake of the pandemic,  Tom’s musical DAYS OF THIRST AND BEAUTY was performed at Don’t Tell Mama’s Brick Room, and his new musical AFTER THE SHOW WITH THE MAN WHO OWNED BROADWAY had its first preview performance at the Dramatists Guild in New York.

Tom’s newest musical SONATA IN THREE HOUSES will debut in New York in 2026.