James Monroe Iglehart Archives - Broadway Black https://www.broadwayblack.com/tag/james-monroe-iglehart/ When Theatre Goes Dark Tue, 28 Apr 2015 21:04:49 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.broadwayblack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-Broadway-Gold-B-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 James Monroe Iglehart Archives - Broadway Black https://www.broadwayblack.com/tag/james-monroe-iglehart/ 32 32 26346292 Broadway Black Box Featuring James Monroe Iglehart https://www.broadwayblack.com/broadway-black-box-featuring-james-monroe-iglehart/ https://www.broadwayblack.com/broadway-black-box-featuring-james-monroe-iglehart/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2015 21:04:49 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=5384 We’re back with another grand episode of Broadway Black Box. This go round we were able to talk with the magical genie himself, Tony Award winner for his role as the genie in Aladdin, James Monroe Iglehart. He is currently preparing for a sold out show at 54 Below on May 4th. However, don’t fret! […]

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]]> We’re back with another grand episode of Broadway Black Box. This go round we were able to talk with the magical genie himself, Tony Award winner for his role as the genie in Aladdin, James Monroe Iglehart. He is currently preparing for a sold out show at 54 Below on May 4th. However, don’t fret! A 2nd show has been added on May 18th so you still have a chance to see him work his magic.

He originated the role of Bobby in the Tony-winning musical Memphis. Other NYC: The 25th Annual…Spelling Bee and The Wiz. Film/TV: “The Good Wife” and “The Electric Company” (the Silent E Soloist). He is a member of the hip-hop improve group Freestyle Love Supreme which you’ll be able to see why in his interview towards the end. He was also seen in one of our favorite new Netflix original series The Unbreakable Kimmy Schimdt as the archnemisis of Tittus Burgess‘ character, Titus.

Fresh from his Tony Award-winning, nightly show-stopping performance in as the beloved Genie in Disney’s Aladdin, as well as Broadway performances in Memphis and Spelling Bee, James Monroe Iglehart makes his 54 Below debut with How the Heck Did I Get Here? James relives his obsession with being cool, getting girls and a becoming a star told through funny childhood stories and songs ranging from R&B, Hip-Hop, Gospel and Broadway (and maybe a country tune!). CBS New York says that “Iglehart’s performance is a classic example of traditional song-and-dance Broadway brilliance. His charisma shines almost as bright as his smile, and he has created a genie that you never want to leave the stage. It’s Iglehart’s warmth that seems to leap off the stage and into the delighted hearts of lucky theatergoers of all ages, warmth that is so charming and so magnetic that it’s almost palpable.” Come see the “fun-loving, fast-talking, smooth-singing Genie” that all of Broadway is talking about!

How the Heck Did I Get Here? May 4 & 18, 2015 

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Broadway Black Box host, Andrew Shade, sits down with the Tony winning performer to really find out how the heck did he get here! Check out the interview below and don’t forget to comment and tell us what you think!

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]]> https://www.broadwayblack.com/broadway-black-box-featuring-james-monroe-iglehart/feed/ 1 5384 Watch: THR’s Interview With This Year’s Tony Nominated Actors https://www.broadwayblack.com/interview-with-tony-nominated-actors/ https://www.broadwayblack.com/interview-with-tony-nominated-actors/#respond Fri, 01 Aug 2014 19:03:48 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=4243 This was a particularly good year for the men of theater and we’ve got an interview that features them all. From Neil Patrick Harris in Hedwig, to James Monroe Iglehart as the genie in Aladdin, and not to forget Chris O’Dowd‘s breakout performance as Lennie in Of Mice and Men, the picks were all great! The Hollywood Reporter sat down with […]

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]]> This was a particularly good year for the men of theater and we’ve got an interview that features them all. From Neil Patrick Harris in Hedwig, to James Monroe Iglehart as the genie in Aladdin, and not to forget Chris O’Dowd‘s breakout performance as Lennie in Of Mice and Men, the picks were all great! The Hollywood Reporter sat down with all of the above and the rest of the nominees for their first ever Tony Nominated Actor Roundtable and got an unfiltered look at the men behind the great characters of the past year. Covering everything from their first experiences with acting, to differences in television versus film and theater, this was a comprehensive and intimate look at not just these actors and their roles, but also into the craft itself and how acting is processed and executed successfully in so many different ways. On what made him come back to Broadway, and specifically into a role like Hedwig, Neil Patrick Harris offered this:

That part is so unlike anything I’ve ever wanted to do, anything I’d been able to do, anything I ever thought I could do and I think that….if you challenge yourself through things you’re afraid of, on this scale especially, it demands personal attention and you have to be on point.

Even though the winners have already been announced, you can still check out the interview below for your own seat at the roundtable and let us know in the comments what parts resonated most with you.

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