Thomas Borchert

Thomas Borchert (born 20 July 1966 in Essen, Germany) is a German actor, singer, and songwriter. He has performed in musical theatre.

Biography In 1988, Borchert, with his rock band "Cakewalk", won a prize in a music festival sponsored by the German broadcasting network NDR. He finished high school that same year, then went to the Stage School of Music, Dance and Drama in Hamburg. His first professional role was as Rum Tum Tugger in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats, in 1990-1991. Recently, he appeared as Maxim de Winter in a Stuttgart production of the musical Rebecca.

The musical The Count of Monte Cristo, in which Thomas plays the title role, was written especially for him by composer Frank Wildhorn in 2009. He was voted "Best Actor in a Musical 2014/15" by the readers of the German Magazine "Musicals". As a singer and pianist, he has recorded several CDs and has often discussed with concerts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Borchert married the violinist Rebecca Thümer in 2005 in Hamburg. He has a son Jonas from his first marriage. He has been married to the musical performer and actress Navina Heyne since the summer of 2018.

Career Source: 1990 - 1991: Cats - as Rum Tum Tugger 1991: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Hamburg) - as Snoopy 1991: The Rocky Horror Show (Hamburg) - as Frank N. Furter 1992: Jesus Christ Superstar - as Judas 1993 - 1994: Elisabeth (Vienna) - as Luigi Lucheni 1994 - 1996: Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story (Hamburg) - as Buddy Holly 1996 - 1997: Evita (Schwäbisch Hall) - as Ché Guevara 1997 - 1998: Elisabeth (Vienna) - as Luigi Lucheni 1998 - 1999: Les Misérables (Duisburg) - as Jean Valjean 1999 - 2000: Mozart! (Vienna) as Leopold Mozart 2000 - 2001: Mozart! (Vienna) as Count Hieronymus von Colloredo 2001 + 2002: Judy - Somewhere over the Rainbow (Vienna) - all principal male roles 2001 - 2003: Jekyll & Hyde (Vienna) - as Henry Jekyll & Edward Hyde 2002: Divas (Vienna) - as Herb Hammerschmidt, King of Entertainment 2003: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Rosenburg) - as Oberon & Theseus 2003 - 2005: Dance of the Vampires (Hamburg) - as Graf von Krolock 2004: Elisabeth (Trieste operetta festival) - as Death 2005 - 2006: Dracula, the Musical (St. Gallen) - as Count Dracula 2005: The Phantom of the Opera (Essen) - as The Phantom 2006: Best of Musical (Tour) - as a soloist 2006 - 2008: Dance of the Vampires (Berlin) - as Graf von Krolock 2007: Best of Musical (Tour) - as a soloist 2007: Dracula, the Musical (Graz music festival) - as Count Dracula 2008: Novecento - Die Legende vom Ozeanpianisten (Hamburg) - als Novecento 2008: Gigi - Das Musical (London) - als Gaston 2008: Novecento - The Legend of the Red Pianist (Tour) - as Novecento 2009: The Count of Monte Cristo (St. Gallen) - as Edmond Dantès 2009 - 2011 Dance of the Vampires (Vienna) - as Graf von Krolock 2011: Rebecca (Stuttgart) - as Maxim de Winter 2012: Dance of the Vampires (Berlin) - as Graf von Krolock 2014: Artus-Excalibur (St. Gallen) - as Merlin 2018 - 2019: Dance of the Vampires (St-Petersburg) - as Graf von Krolock 2021 Dracula, the Musical (Ulm) - as Count Dracula 2022: Dance of the Vampires (St-Petersburg) - as Graf von Krolock 2022 Dracula, the Musical (München) - as Count Dracula 2023: Dance of the Vampires (Stuttgart) - as Graf von Krolock 2023 - 2024: The Count of Monte Cristo (Lüneburg) - as Edmond Dantès

Discography (selected works) Jim Steinman: Tanz der Vampire. Markus Tüpker, Essen Deluxe. Markus Tüpker, Essen / Alive, Cologne (Vertrieb) Frank Wildhorn: Jekyll & Hyde (highlights). BMG Ariola, Munich [u. a.] Buddy. Sony Music Entertainment, Frankfurt am Main

Awards Borchert won the 2002 German Musical Award for best actor for his performance in the title roles of Jekyll & Hyde.