James Monroe Iglehart

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James Monroe Iglehart
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Iglehart in 2025
Born (1974-09-04) September 4, 1974 (age 51)
Hayward, California, U.S. [1]
Alma mater Cal State Hayward (BA)
Occupations
Years active1978–present
Known forAladdin, Hamilton
Spouse
Dawn Phelps
​
(m. 2002)​
[2]
Parent James Iglehart

James Monroe Iglehart (born September 4, 1974) [1] [3] 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 podcast soap opera. More recently, Iglehart joined the casts of animated musical web series Helluva Boss (as Asmodeus and Vortex) and Hazbin Hotel (as Zestial), as well as having written professionally for Marvel Comics, primarily one-shots featuring Spider-Man. [4]

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Early life

James Monroe Iglehart was born in Hayward, California on September 4, 1974. [1]

Career

Iglehart attended Cal State Hayward, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre. He started his career in California, performing in Bat Boy at TheatreWorks in Palo Alto and as Teen Angel in Grease at the American Musical Theatre in San Jose. [5]

In 2005, he directed Bat Boy: The Musical at Ray of Light Theatre. [6] He has played Mitch Mahoney in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on Broadway as a replacement starting in April 2007. [7] [8] He originated the role of Bobby in Memphis on Broadway in October 2009.

Iglehart performed the role of the Genie in Aladdin on Broadway, a performance for which he won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical [9] and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for this role. When asked about the role, he said, "It's not as exhausting as you think. I'm kind of an energetic guy in general, so basically I'm kind of being me with the volume turned up." [10] Iglehart departed the company of Aladdin in February 2017 to begin rehearsals in the role of Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson in the Broadway company of Hamilton . He also performed in Freestyle Love Supreme on Broadway. [11]

Iglehart guest starred in four episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Coriolanus Burt, the rival of male protagonist Titus Andromedon.

Iglehart voices Vortex and Asmodeus in Helluva Boss , Zestial Morde in Hazbin Hotel , Lance Strongbow in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure , Captain James Hook in Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir, Bronzino in Elena of Avalor , Oscar in Vampirina and Taurus Bulba in DuckTales . [12] [13] [14]

In January 2022, Iglehart took over the role of Billy Flynn in Chicago . [15] In May 2023 he starred as King Arthur in Spamalot at the Kennedy Center. In November of that year the show transferred to Broadway where he reprised his role. [16]

In October 2023, Iglehart assumed the lead role of A Wonderful World , a new musical based on the life of Louis Armstrong, in its pre-Broadway New Orleans and Chicago engagements. In February 2024, it was announced the show would be transferring to Broadway with Iglehart in the lead role. He also served as a co-director of the production. [17] [18] Igleheart received a Tony nomination for his portrayal of Armstrong. [19]

Personal life

He was raised in Hayward, California, with his brother. His mother is a former high school choir teacher. His father James Iglehart is a former minor league baseball player and actor. [20] [21] [22] He met his wife Dawn Phelps in the Mt. Eden High School show choir and they married in 2002. [3] [5]

Filmography

Film

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
2011We Are the HartmansEustace
2015Broadway Draft 2015AnchorShort film
2016LandedTSA Agent
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz Calvin Carney, JitterbugVoice
2017 Three Christs Benny
2022 Disenchanted Weary BusinessmanCameo
2023 Wish JohnVoice, uncredited

Television

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
2010 The Good Wife GeoEpisode: "Doubt"
2012 Great Performances BobbyEpisode: " Memphis "
Submissions Only Wilson JonesEpisode: "Woof!"
Smash AssistantEpisode: "Hell on Earth"
2015 Gotham RingmasterEpisode: "The Blind Fortune Teller"
2015–2019 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Coriolanus Burt4 episodes
2016–2018 Nature Cat Michael BluejayVoice, 4 episodes
2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Shawn TompkinsEpisode: "Intent"
2017–2020 Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Lance StrongbowVoice, 38 episodes
2018Cady DidOrrin Hackett
Elementary Detective MasonEpisode: "Pushing Buttons"
Maniac CarlMiniseries, 8 episodes
2018–2019 Our Cartoon President VocalistVoice, 12 episodes
2019 At Home with Amy Sedaris Darius Von HassockEpisode: "Makeover"
Anthem: Homunculus Ronnie CastroEpisode: "The End of Love"
2019–present Hazbin Hotel Bar Patron, Zestial [23] Voice, 2 episodes
2020 Perfect Harmony KeithEpisode: "Regionals"
Elena of Avalor BronzinoVoice, 2 episodes
The Disney Family Singalong HimselfTelevision special
Vampirina OscarVoice, episode: "Bust Friends"
DuckTales Taurus BulbaVoice, episode: "Let's Get Dangerous!"
Biggest Little Christmas ShowdownHimselfHost
2021 Solos TechnicianEpisode: "Jenny"
2021–present Helluva Boss Vortex/AsmodeusVoice, 7 episodes
2022 The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo: Game Edition HimselfEpisode: "Isaiah Russell-Bailey & James Monroe Iglehart"
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Charlie3 episodes
Girls5eva Nathan ReaselEpisode: "Album Mode"
Santiago of the Seas Martín/Chief/EngineerVoice, 2 episodes
Alice's Wonderland Bakery OliverVoice, episode: "A Special Blend"
Bubble Guppies Cy the CyclopsVoice, episode: "Bubble Medics to the Rescue!"
Blue's Clues & You! Jack O' LanternVoice, episode: "The Legend of the Jack O' Lantern"
2022–2024 Firebuds Captain KapowVoice, 2 episodes
2023 Alma's Way James KingVoice, 3 episodes
2023–2024Not Quite NarwhalChief JinglehoovesVoice, 12 episodes
2023–present SuperKitties Mr. PuppypawsVoice, 29 episodes
Kiff Martin ChatterleyVoice, 18 episodes
2025 Krapopolis Hector Voice, episode: "One Eye One Heart She's Stupe"

Video games

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
2003 Virtua Cop 3 Chief Inspector [24]
Silent Line: Armored Core Additional voices [25]

Stage credits

Year(s)ProductionRoleLocationCategoryNotes
1998 Show Boat Ensemble-US Tour
2002 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Simeon San Jose Center for the Performing Arts Regional
Big River JimWillows Theatre Company
2003 Ragtime Coalhouse Walker Jr. Diablo Light Opera Company
A Little Night Music Mr. Lindquist TheatreWorksUSA
2004 Children of Eden FatherWillows Theatre Company
RagtimeCoalhouse Walker Jr.Foothill Music Theatre
2005 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Sweeney Todd
2005-2006 Into the Woods The Wolf TheatreWorksUSA
2006 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Mitch Mahoney Wilbur Theatre
2007–2008 Circle in the Square Theatre Broadway
2009 The Wiz The Lion New York City Center Off-Broadway Encores!
2009–2011 Memphis Bobby Shubert Theatre Broadway
2011 Aladdin The Genie 5th Avenue Theatre Regional
2013–2014 Ed Mirvish Theatre
2014–2017 New Amsterdam Theatre Broadway
2017–2019 Hamilton Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson Richard Rodgers Theatre
2019 Hercules Phil Delacorte Theater Central Park
2019-2020HamiltonMarquis de Lafayette / Thomas JeffersonRichard Rodgers TheatreBroadway
2020 The Nightmare Before Christmas Oogie Boogie -Virtual concert
2021HamiltonMarquis de Lafayette / Thomas JeffersonRichard Rodgers TheatreBroadway
2022 Chicago Billy Flynn Ambassador Theatre
Guys and Dolls Nathan Detroit Kennedy Center Regional
2023HerculesPhil Paper Mill Playhouse
Spamalot King Arthur Kennedy Center
A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong Saenger Theatre
Cadillac Palace Theatre
Gutenberg! The Musical! The Producer James Earl Jones Theatre BroadwayOne night only cameo
2023-2024SpamalotKing Arthur St. James Theatre
2024AladdinThe Genie New Amsterdam Theatre Cameo for anniversary performance
2024-2025A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong Studio 54 Co-Director
2025 & Juliet Lance Du Bois Stephen Sondheim Theatre [26]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2014 Tony Awards Best Featured Actor in a Musical Aladdin Won
Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Won
2015 Grammy Awards [27] Best Musical Theater Album Nominated
2023 Children's and Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Voice Performance in a Preschool Animated Program SuperKitties Nominated
2025 Tony Awards [28] Best Actor in a Musical A Wonderful World Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 "James Monroe Iglehart: Performer". Playbill. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ "10 Things You May Not Know: James Monroe Iglehart of 'Aladdin'". New York Shows. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Igleharts Wish Granted" nypost.com, March 9, 2014
  4. ↑ "As the Curtain Rises – Broadway's First Digital Soap Opera | Broadway Podcast Network". October 17, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Blank, Matthew. "The Genie of Broadways Aladdin James Monroe Iglehart" playbill.com, March 18, 2014
  6. ↑ "James Monroe Iglehart Nominated for a Tony" Archived June 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine rayoflighttheatre.com
  7. ↑ "James Monroe Iglehart" broadwayworld.com
  8. ↑ "James Monroe Iglehart" Internet Broadway Database
  9. ↑ Staff. Just the Winners, Please: Who Won the 68th Annual Tony Awards" playbill.com, June 8, 2014
  10. ↑ Ng, David (May 21, 2014). "James Monroe Iglehart releases the genie inside". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Freestyle Love Supreme". broadway.com. 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  12. ↑ DJangi, Taraneh (July 12, 2019). "Meet the Cast: Cheshire Crossing". Penguin Random House Audio .
  13. ↑ "Listen to the Audiobook for Andy Weir's Cheshire Crossing, About the Continued Adventures of Alice, Dorothy, and Wendy". The Mary Sue . August 15, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Stephanie Beatriz and James Monroe Iglehart Drop by 'DuckTales' Darkwing Episode: First Look (Exclusive)". ETonline. October 6, 2020. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020.
  15. ↑ Wild, Stephi. "James Monroe Iglehart Will Join the Cast of CHICAGO on Broadway". Broadway World. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  16. ↑ Spamalot Will Not Succeed on Broadway, Again
  17. ↑ "A Wonderful World".
  18. ↑ Gans, Andrew (July 12, 2023). "Cast Complete for A Wonderful World Musical Starring James Monroe Iglehart; Vanessa Williams Joins Producing Team". Playbill.com. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  19. ↑ "George Clooney and Nicole Scherzinger's Broadway Debuts Earn Them 2025 Tony Awards Nominations — See the Full List". People.com. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  20. ↑ Geek.com, November 6, 2019 - MOVIES, 11 Forgotten Blaxploitation Classics That Deserve Your Time,← Savage! By K. Thor Jensen Archived September 1, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
  21. ↑ The Los Angeles Times , May 31, 2014 - Entertainment & Arts, James Monroe Iglehart releases the genie inside By David Ng
  22. ↑ Showtickets.com, June 2, 2016 - 10 Things You May Not Know: James Monroe Iglehart of ‘Aladdin’ Category Broadway |by Karu Daniels Archived December 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  23. ↑ Mullinax, Hope (December 28, 2023). "Broadway Superstars Check Into 'Hazbin Hotel' to Complete the Ensemble Cast [Exclusive]". Collider. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  24. ↑ "James Monroe Iglehart (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  25. ↑ FromSoftware. Silent Line: Armored Core. Agetec. Scene: Ending credits, 2:46:43 in, Voice Talent.
  26. ↑ Gans, Andrew James Monroe Iglehart Will Join Broadway's & Juliet This Summer Playbill, July 8, 2025
  27. ↑ "James Monroe Iglehart". The Recording Academy . Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  28. ↑ Culwell-Block, Logan (May 1, 2025). "2025 Tony Award Nominations: Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending Lead the Pack". Playbill. Retrieved May 2, 2025.

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