James Monroe Iglehart

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James Monroe Iglehart (born September 4, 1974 in Hayward , California ) is an American musical actor and actor . He became famous for his portrayal of the genie in the musical Aladdin , for which he was awarded the Tony Award .

Career

The son of a businessman and a music teacher attended California State University in Hayward. His first paid role was in a production of Ain't Misbehavin ', followed by appearances as the priest in Bat Boy and as Vince Fontaine in Grease .

He made his Broadway debut in 2007 when he replaced Derrik Baskin in the role of Mitch Mahoney in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee . In 2009 he was cast as Bobby in Memphis , which he played until the last performance on August 5, 2012. As Genie in the musical Aladdin , he received the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2014 . After over 1000 performances as Dschinni, Iglehart gave his final performance on February 19, 2017 and switched to the team of the musical Hamilton . There he embodies Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette .

theatre

  • 2007: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Broadway) as Mitch Mahoney
  • 2009: Memphis (Broadway) as Bobby
  • 2014: Aladdin (Broadway) as Genie
  • 2017: Hamilton (Broadway) as Thomas Jefferson / Marquis de Lafayette

Filmography

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Playbill Vault-James Monroe Iglehart . Playbill Vault. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ Matthew Blank: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: The Genie of Broadway's Aladdin, James Monroe Iglehart. playbill.com, March 18, 2014, accessed January 28, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Playbill Vault-The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: Opening Night Cast ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Playbill Vault. Retrieved January 28, 2016.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.playbillvault.com
  4. ↑ Playbill Vault-Memphis ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Playbill Vault. Retrieved January 28, 2016.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.playbillvault.com
  5. ↑ Playbill Vault-Aladdin Playbill Vault. Retrieved January 28, 2016
  6. ↑ Robert Viagas: Aladdin's Genie Takes Final Carpet Ride Feb. 19 En Route to Hamilton. playbill.com, February 19, 2017, accessed April 1, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Iglehart, James Monroe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musical actor
DATE OF BIRTH 4th September 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Hayward , California