Do you love to sing? Does it bring joy to your heart? Do you especially love to belt out show tunes and the American Jazz standards? Deanne is your voice partner then!

Deanne T. is a professional musical theatre performer, graduating with a theatre degree from Northwestern University, and a full year of theatre studies in London, England. In London she studied with opera singer Estelle Spottiswood , followed by 8 years with Dr. Ronald Combs in Chicago, and Peter Amster for repertoire and audition coaching. She also holds a Masters in Business Administration from Loyola University.

Deanne has performed a vast variety of music. Favorite roles include Dolly in Hello Dolly, Rosie in Bye, Bye Birdie, Fastrada in Pippin, and the Lead Kit Kat Girl in Cabaret ( NU),
Light Opera Works: Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore, Wonderful Town and She Loves Me (the last two as lead understudy). Stage Right Dinner Theatre: My Fair Lady, Kiss Me Kate. The renowned Theatre Building in Chicago: a Cy Coleman Review and musical in development based on Mary Todd Lincoln entitled Crazy Mary. She also appeared in The Golden Apple with Pegasus Players/LOW, Fiddler On The Roof (twice!), Annie Warbucks and Northbrook Professional Theatre for Young Audiences. (Her specialty playing the most wicked character in the production.)

Deanne has appeared in many local commercials and industrial videos for companies such as McDonalds, Audi and Sears. She holds a dance minor and was on scholarship at Gus Giordano Dance Studio, also studying with Lou Conte and Joel Hall. For many of the theatre performances she was the dance captain.


*** Studio Equipment ***
5'6" Baldwin Grand piano
Full Casio electronic keyboard and stand

*** Specialties ***
Musical Theatre (Broadway/London), Operetta, Jazz, Pop/Rock
Sightreading for singers/solfegge method