Brian d'Arcy James...
Will be appearing in the pilot episode of Cashmere Mafia on ABC this Fall. Brian will soon be appearing in Irving Berlin's White Christmas at the Wang Center in Boston for the Christmas 2007 season. He will then be seen in Second Stage Theater's production of Next to Normal (music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and directed by Michael Greif) in early 2008. Brian most recently starred in the Roundabout Theater's Broadway production of The Apple Tree with Kristen Chenoweth. Other recent Broadway credits include Brian playing the role of Freddy Benson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and originating the role of Brendan in The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh. He received a Tony nomination and Drama Desk nomination for his portrayal of Sidney Falco in the Broadway production of Sweet Smell of Success. Other Broadway credits include Titanic; Carousel; Blood Brothers; Les Miserables (national tour). Brian's solo performance in The Keen Company's production of The Good Thief by Conor McPherson garnered him an OBIE Award as well as a Drama Desk nomination, Outer Critics Circle Nomination, Backstage Garland Award, and LA Weekly Award. Additional Off Broadway credits include The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Atlantic); The Pavilion (Rattlestick); Flight (Melting Pot); a star turn in the City Center Encores production of Pardon My English; Manhattan Theater Club's The Wild Party (Drama Desk Nomination); Ancestral Voices (LCT); Public Enemy (Irish Arts); Floyd Collins (Playwright's Horizons); Irving Berlin's White Christmas (San Francisco and Los Angeles companies). Film and Television credits include: Cashmere Mafia; Rescue Me; The Education of Max Bickford; Kennedy Center Honors; PBS Great Performances: Rogers and Hart; Neurotica; Exiled; Sax and Violins. Numerous recordings and concert appearances. Brian's solo debut Christmas album From Christmas Eve to Christmas Morn is available at www.briandjames.com. BS, Theater: Northwestern University. Board Member: OBIE award winning Keen Company.