September 4 marks the birthday of Tony-winning actor James Monroe Iglehart. To celebrate, we're taking a look back at some of his biggest performances thus far.
After making his Broadway debut as a replacement in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Iglehart went on to originate the role of Bobby in the Tony-winning musical Memphis. He later created the role of the Genie in the 2014 Broadway adaptation of Disney's Aladdin, for which he took home to the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. In 2017, he joined the Broadway production of Hamilton as Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson. In 2019, the actor originated the role Phil in the Public Theater's adaptation of Disney's Hercules.
Celebrate Iglehart with a look at his stage highlights!
James Monroe Iglehart and the Cast of Memphis
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Derrick Baskin, Cass Morgan. James Monroe Iglehart, and J. Bernard Calloway in Memphis
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Cast of Memphis
James Monroe Iglehart as The Genie in Aladdin
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James Monroe Iglehart in Aladdin.
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Sam Tanabe and James Monroe Iglehart at BroadwayCon 2017
James Monroe Iglehart, J. Quinton Johnson, Michael Luwoye, Daniel Breaker, and Anthony Lee Medina in Hamilton
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James Monroe Iglehart and Thayne Jasperson in Hamilton
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James Monroe Iglehart in Hamilton
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James Monroe Iglehart with the New York Pops
James Monroe Iglehart in rehearsal for Little Shop of Horrors at the Kennedy Center
Megan Hilty, Josh Radnor, Lee Wilkof, and James Monroe Iglehart in rehearsal for Little Shop of Horrors at the Kennedy Center
Deonte L. Warren, Michael James Scott, James Monroe Iglehart, Major Attaway, and Juwan Crawley
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James Monroe Iglehart, Jelani Alladin, and cast in Hercules
James Monroe Iglehart, Kaila Mullady, Anthony Veneziale, Ian Weinberger (on keyboard back), Arthur Lewis (on keyboard front), and Aneesa Folds in Freestyle Love Supreme
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Chris Sullivan, Christopher Jackson, Anthony Veneziale, Utkarsh Ambudkar, James Monroe Iglehart, Kurt Crowley (on keyboard back), and Arthur Lewis (on keyboard front) in Freestyle Love Supreme
James Monroe Iglehart
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