Thomas Borchert (born 20 July 1966 in

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actor, singer, and songwriter. He has performed especially in

musical theatre Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...

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

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. His first professional role was as

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in the

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musical ''

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'', in 1990-1991. Recently, he appeared as Maxim de Winter in a

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production of the musical ''

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''. 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.

CareerThomas Borchert Infoservice - Biografie

* 1990 - 1991: ''

'' - as

* 1991: ''

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'' is a 1967 musical with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner and (in a 1999 revision) Andrew Lippa. It is based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip ''Peanuts''. The musical ...

'' (Hamburg) - as ''

Snoopy Snoopy is an anthropomorphic beagle in the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. He can also be found in all of the ''Peanuts'' films and television specials. Since his debut on October 4, 1950, Snoopy has become one of the most recog ...

'' * 1991: ''

The Rocky Horror Show ''The Rocky Horror Show'' is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the 1930s through to the early 1960s, the musical tells the story of a newly engaged couple ...

'' (Hamburg) - as ''Frank N. Furter'' * 1992: ''

Jesus Christ Superstar ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Gospels' accounts of the Passion, the work interprets the psychology of Jesus and other characters, with ...

'' - as ''

Judas Judas Iscariot (; grc-x-biblical, Ἰούδας Ἰσκαριώτης; syc, ܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ; died AD) was a disciple and one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. According to all four canonical gospels, Judas betraye ...

'' * 1993 - 1994: '' Elisabeth '' (

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) - as ''

Luigi Lucheni Luigi Lucheni (April 22, 1873 – October 19, 1910) was an Italian anarchist and the assassin of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Early life Luigi Lucheni was born Louis Luccheni in Paris on April 22, 1873. His father, unknown, and his mother ...

'' * 1994 - 1996: ''

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story ''Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story'' is a musical in two acts written by Alan Janes, and featuring the music of Buddy Holly. It opened at London's Victoria Palace Theatre on 12 October 1989. An early example of the jukebox musical, ''Buddy'' ran in L ...

'' (Hamburg) - as ''

Buddy Holly Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer and songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas ...

'' * 1996 - 1997: ''

Evita Evita may refer to: Arts * Evita (1996 film), ''Evita'' (1996 film), a 1996 American musical drama film based on the 1976 concept album of the same name * Evita (2008 film), ''Evita'' (2008 film), a documentary about Eva Péron * Evita (album), ''E ...

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Schwäbisch Hall Schwäbisch Hall (; "Swabian Hall"; from 1802 until 1934 and colloquially: ''Hall'' ) is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg located in the valley of the Kocher river, the longest tributary (together with its headwater Lein) of the ...

) - as ''

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'' * 1997 - 1998: '' Elisabeth'' (Vienna) - as ''

'' * 1998 - 1999: ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original ...

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Duisburg Duisburg () is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruhr Region, Duisburg is the 5th largest city in Nor ...

) - as ''

Jean Valjean Jean Valjean () is the protagonist of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel ''Les Misérables''. The story depicts the character's struggle to lead a normal life and redeem himself after serving a 19-year-long prison sentence for stealing bread to feed his ...

'' * 1999 - 2000: ''

Mozart! ''Mozart!'' is an Austrian musical, originally written in German. The original book and lyrics were written by Michael Kunze and the music and arrangements were composed by Sylvester Levay. The show is a new imagining of the struggles of the famou ...

'' (Vienna) as ''

Leopold Mozart Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (November 14, 1719 – May 28, 1787) was a German composer, violinist and theorist. He is best known today as the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and for his violin textbook ''Versuch einer gründlichen ...

'' * 2000 - 2001: ''Mozart!'' (Vienna) as ''

Count Hieronymus von Colloredo Hieronymus Joseph Franz de Paula Graf Colloredo von Wallsee und Melz (Jérôme Joseph Franz de Paula, Count of Colloredo-Wallsee and Mels; ) was Prince-Bishop of Gurk from 1761 to 1772 and Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1772 until 1803, whe ...

'' * 2001 + 2002: ''Judy - Somewhere over the Rainbow'' (Vienna) - all principal male roles * 2001 - 2003: ''

Jekyll & Hyde ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is a 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old ...

'' (Vienna) - as ''

Henry Jekyll Dr. Henry Jekyll, nicknamed in some copies of the story as Harry Jekyll, and his alternative personality, Mr. Edward Hyde, is the central character of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde''. In the story, ...

& Edward Hyde'' * 2002: ''Divas'' (Vienna) - as ''Herb Hammerschmidt, King of Entertainment'' * 2003: ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...

'' (

Rosenburg Rosenburg is a castle in the municipality Rosenburg-Mold, Lower Austria, Austria. Rosenburg is on a cliff above the valley of the River Kamp at an elevation of above sea level. It is one of Austria's most visited Renaissance castles. It is si ...

) - as ''

Oberon Oberon () is a king of the fairies in medieval and Renaissance literature. He is best known as a character in William Shakespeare's play ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', in which he is King of the Fairies and spouse of Titania, Queen of the Fair ...

& Theseus'' * 2003 - 2005: '' Dance of the Vampires'' (Hamburg) - as ''Graf von Krolock'' * 2004: ''Elisabeth'' (

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operetta festival) - as ''Death'' * 2005 - 2006: ''

Dracula, the Musical ''Dracula, the Musical'' is a musical based on the original 1897 Victorian novel by Bram Stoker. The score is by Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics and book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton. The show had its regional premiere at the La Jolla Pl ...

'' (

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) - as ''

Count Dracula Count Dracula () is the title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel '' Dracula''. He is considered to be both the prototypical and the archetypal vampire in subsequent works of fiction. Aspects of the character are believed by som ...

'' * 2005: ''

The Phantom of the Opera ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierr ...

'' (Essen) - as ''The Phantom'' * 2006: ''Best of Musical'' (Tour) - as a soloist * 2006 - 2008: ''Dance of the Vampires'' (

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) - as ''Graf von Krolock'' * 2007: ''Best of Musical'' (Tour) - as a soloist * 2007: ''Dracula, the Musical'' (

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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 ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (french: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (''père'') completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers''. Li ...

'' (St. Gallen) - as ''

Edmond Dantès Edmond Dantès () is a title character and the protagonist of Alexandre Dumas's 1844 adventure novel ''The Count of Monte Cristo''. Within the story's narrative, Dantès is an intelligent, honest and loving man who turns bitter and vengeful after ...

'' * 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'' (

) - as ''

Merlin Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and le ...

'' * 2018 - 2019: ''Dance of the Vampires'' (

St-Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

) - 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''

Discography (selected works)

* ''Jim Steinman: Tanz der Vampire.'' Markus Tüpker, Essen 004* ''Deluxe.'' Markus Tüpker, Essen / Alive,

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(Vertrieb) 004* ''Frank Wildhorn: Jekyll & Hyde (highlights).'' BMG Ariola, Munich . a.

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* ''Buddy.'' Sony Music Entertainment,

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Awards

Borchert won the 2002 German Musical Award for best actor for his performance in the title roles of ''

''.

References

External links

Thomas Borchert Infoservice
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Borchert, Thomas 1966 births Living people German male musical theatre actors Actors from Essen German rock singers Musicians from Essen