JAMES STACY BARBOUR

'James Stacy Barbour' (born April 25, 1966 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey), a.k.a. ''James Barbour'', is a singer and Broadway actor. He graduated from Hofstra University with a degree in Acting and a minor in Philosophy.

Contents

Theatre credits

Solo career

Personal life

Broadway

Filmography

Discography

Awards

References

External links

Theatre credits

Probably best known for his portrayal of Edward Fairfax Rochester in the Broadway musical of ''Jane Eyre'' (2000-12-10 – 2001-06-10), Barbour began his Broadway career in the ensemble of ''Cyrano – The Musical'' (1993-11-21 – 1994-03-20). Among his numerous Broadway credits, James has portrayed the Beast in Disney's ''Beauty and the Beast'' (opposite Toni Braxton) and played Leon Czolgosz in the revival of Stephen Sondheim's Tony award winning musical ''Assassins''.
Barbour has also spent a significant amount of time performing in Los Angeles. On the west coast stage, he has been Lancelot to Jeremy Irons' King Arthur in ''Camelot'' at the Hollywood Bowl, as well as originating such critically acclaimed roles as Callahan in the new musical ''Lizard'' at The NoHo Arts Center.

Solo career

Barbour performed ''Back From Broadway'', which he developed with Hershey Felder, to sold out crowds as it toured the U.S.
He co-founded Laughing Dog Entertainment with Steve Binder.

Personal life

Barbour has attended and performed at Scientology based events^[1][2], such as the star-studded grand opening of their new Mission in Santa Monica, CA^[3].
In April of 2006, Barbour was arrested and charged with sex abuse and sodomy for allegedly having inappropriate relations with a female minor four years prior.^[4][5][6]
He has since been indicted by a grand jury in New York for said crime and as of early 2007 is awaiting trial. ^{[7][8][9][10][11]}
In the fall of 2006, Barbour became engaged ^[12] to fellow performer Dana Stackpole. The couple first met during the revival of ''Carousel'' at Lincoln Center, when Barbour took over the part of Billy Bigelow, and Ms. Stackpole played his daughter, Louise.

Broadway

★ Assassins (2004)

★ Urinetown (2001)

★ Jane Eyre (2000)

★ Beauty and the Beast (1994)

★ Carousel (1994)

★ (1993)

Filmography

★ Alchemy (2005)

★ “Ed” (2003) (TV)

★ Eight Crazy Nights (2002)

★ “That’s Life” (2001) (TV)

★ “The District” (2000) (TV)

★ Twinkle Toes (1999)

★ “Sex and the City” (1999) (TV)

★ Houdini (1998)

★ “Just Shoot Me!” (1997) (TV)

★ Cyrano the Musical (1997) (TV)

★ “The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest” (1996) (TV)

★ Beauty and the Beast: Concert on Ice (1996) (TV)

Discography

★ Jane Eyre – Original Cast Recording

★ Broadway In Concert (with Hershey Felder)

★ Assassins - Broadway Cast Recording

★ Love Songs

Awards

★ Drama League Award for Jane Eyre

★ LA Weekly Garland Award for Back From Broadway

References

1. Church of Scientology Missions offer basic Dianetics and Scientology services
2. Celebrities Raise Awareness and Funds to Fight Human Trafficking
3. Grand Opening of the Church of Scientology Mission of Santa Monica
4. Actor in Sex Arrest
5. Broadway Actor Arrested for Abuse
6. Remain Silent? Some in Custody Spell It All Out, New York Times, January 5, 2007
7. Sexy 'beast' busted as perv
8. 'Beast' had even younger prey
9. 'Beauty and the Beast' Actor Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Sexual Abuse of a 15-Year-Old Girl
10. Gross Idea in Broadway Actor's Sex Abuse Case
11. Court Gags Broadway Beast Actor's Lawyer
12. "Photograph of James Barbour with fiancee Dana Stackpole"

External links

★ James Barbour Official Website

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