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James Monroe Iglehart

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Actor b. 1974 On stage 19962023

James Monroe Iglehart (born September 4, 1974) is an American actor, singer and comic book writer. He is perhaps best known for his Tony Award-winning performance as the Genie in the original Broadway production of Aladdin. Iglehart assumed the roles of the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the Broadway cast of Hamilton in April 2017. His additional Broadway credits include recreating the role of King Arthur in the 2023 revival of Spamalot, creating the role of Louis Armstrong in the original company of A Wonderful World, and playing Billy Flynn in Chicago and Lance in & Juliet. He can be heard as super producer Steve Jones in As The Curtain Rises, Broadway's first original podcas…

On stage 9 productions, 27 years

1996 Chicago Richard Rodgers Theatre · Revival · directed by Walter Bobbie 9,999 perf.
2005 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Theatre not recorded · Original · directed by James Lapine
2009 Memphis Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Christopher Ashley 1,165 perf.
2014 Aladdin New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Casey Nicholaw 9,999 perf.
2015 Hamilton Richard Rodgers Theatre · Original · directed by Thomas Kail 3,500 perf.
2019 Freestyle Love Supreme Booth Theatre · Original · directed by Thomas Kail 188 perf.
2021 Freestyle Love Supreme Booth Theatre · Return-Engagement · directed by Cody Renard Richard 84 perf.
2022 & Juliet Stephen Sondheim Theatre · Original · directed by Luke Sheppard
2023 Spamalot St James Theatre · Revival · directed by Josh Rhodes 164 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Wayne Brady 3 productions
Nik Walker 3 productions
Daveed Diggs 3 productions
Daniel J Watts 3 productions
Christopher Jackson 3 productions
Aaron J Albano 3 productions
Utkarsh Ambudkar 2 productions
Tyler Roberts 2 productions
Todrick D Hall 2 productions
Tia Altinay 2 productions
Sam J Cahn 2 productions
Paulo Szot 2 productions

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In the literature1 passages

  • Cast: Chad Kimball, Montego Glover, Derrick Bastin, J. Bernard Calloway, James Monroe Iglehart, Cass Morgan, John Eric Parkerebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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