TOM
ANDERSEN HEADS HOME
FOR
MIDWEST SHOWS
Who
says you can't go home again? That's what Tom Andersen is doing in
June. The 5-time MAC Award-winning singer-songwriter will headline
June 1st & 2nd in the "Broadway Cabaret" series at the METROPOLIS
PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE in his hometown of Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Then the multitalented tenor will journey to the next-door state of
Wisconsin to help kick off Milwaukee's "1st Annual Cabaret Artists
Series" on June 22nd & 23rd at the STACKNER CABARET.
Though Mr. Andersen has
played Carnegie Hall in New York, Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco
and the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, he says he's especially excited
to perform before a hometown crowd. The last time he sang in the Midwest
was 1997, when he shared a double bill with Angela LaGreca at TOULOUSE
ON THE PARK and garnered a rave review from the Chicago Tribune.
In fact, Tom's June 1st
& 2nd gig in Arlington Heights, just outside of Chicago, really hits
close to home. His parents, Jim and Carol, live literally just two
blocks down the street from the theater. Tom says, "I grew up in that
neighborhood. I did community theater with [future Broadway and cabaret
star] Karen Mason. And I remember being in the WASPiest version you've
ever seen of 'Fiddler on the Roof.' I also performed at the Great
America theme park in Gurnee with [another future Broadway and cabaret
star] Liz Callaway. We had a blast! ... As for Wisconsin, I went there
a lot, too. My family vacationed there every year [in Burlington],
and it's one of the most beautiful parts of the country."
And the last time he performed
in Arlington Heights? Andersen says it might've been high school.
Ironically, for a critically acclaimed singer who's been compared
to Johnny Mathis by the NEW YORK TIMES, he said didn't do any musicals,
just straight plays, like "The Man Who Came to Dinner." With the Metropolis
booking only blocks from where he grew up, he gets to bring everything
full circle. He adds, "I'm gonna love seeing so many family and friends
from my past!"
So far, it's been a busy
year for Tom Andersen. In January, the 3-time Bistro Award winner
kicked off the "Broadway Cabaret" series at the Crest Theatre in Delray
Beach, Fla., and last month, he was singing on cruises to the Bahamas
and Mexico. In May, he is returning in "This Life: The Songs of Portia
Nelson," the 2001 Bistro Award winner for Outstanding Musical Revue,
at THE FIREBIRD CAFE (363 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-586-0244 - http://www.firebirdrestaurant.com/).
Directed by John Znidarsic, he'll reunite with Terri Klausner, Deborah
Tranelli and Paul Katz, and the show will play Thursdays, May 3rd,
10th, 17th and 24th at 9:00 pm.
Andersen will play Friday
& Saturday, June 1st & 2nd at 8 pm at the METROPOLIS PERFORMING ARTS
CENTRE (111 West Campbell, Arlington Heights, IL - 847-577-2121 -
http://www.metropolis.com/).
Tickets are $27.50. Tom also will perform Friday, June 22nd at 8 pm
and Saturday, June 23rd at 6:00 and 9:00 pm at the STACKNER CABARET
(108 East Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI - 414-224-9490 - http://www.milwaukeerep.com/).
Tickets are $30.
Tom Andersen's Web site
is located at http://www.tomandersen.com/.
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