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Barbour is married to fellow performer Dana Stackpole, with whom he has two daughters.<ref name=internetbroadwaydatabase /><ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/01042008/news/regionalnews/beast__i_pawed_gal__15_811048.htm NEW YORK POST], Barbour pictured with wife, Dana Stackpole</ref><ref>http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/james-barbour-sardis-caricature_80334.html Barbour pictured with wife, Dana and their two daughters</ref>
Barbour is married to fellow performer Dana Stackpole, with whom he has two daughters.<ref name=internetbroadwaydatabase /><ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/01042008/news/regionalnews/beast__i_pawed_gal__15_811048.htm NEW YORK POST], Barbour pictured with wife, Dana Stackpole</ref><ref>http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/james-barbour-sardis-caricature_80334.html Barbour pictured with wife, Dana and their two daughters</ref>


He has given benefit concerts for his alma Mater Hofstra University.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hofstra.edu/home/News/PressReleases/Archive/061809_jamesbarbour.html | title = Hofstra Entertainment Presents James Barbour: Broadway in Concert | work = Hofstra University }}</ref>
He has given benefit concerts for his alma Mater Hofstra University.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hofstra.edu/home/News/PressReleases/Archive/061809_jamesbarbour.html | title = Hofstra Entertainment Presents James Barbour: Broadway in Concert | work = Hofstra University | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101203165728/http://www.hofstra.edu/home/News/PressReleases/Archive/061809_jamesbarbour.html | archivedate = 2010-12-03 | df = }}</ref>


In April 2006, Barbour was arrested and charged with statutory rape of a female minor five and half years prior.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/1016611591.html?dids=1016611591:1016611591&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+6%2C+2006&author=MURRAY+WEISS&pub=New+York+Post&edition=&startpage=009&desc=ACTOR+IN+SEX+ARREST | title = Actor in Sex Arrest | date = 2006-04-06 | format = archive | publisher = [[New York Post]] | author = Murray Weiss }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/stage/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002313408 | title = Broadway Actor Arrested for Abuse | date = 2006-04-06 | publisher = Backstage.com | author = Nicole Kristal }}</ref><ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70F16FB3F540C768CDDA80894DF404482 Remain Silent? Some in Custody Spell It All Out], New York Times, January 5, 2007</ref>
In April 2006, Barbour was arrested and charged with statutory rape of a female minor five and half years prior.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/1016611591.html?dids=1016611591:1016611591&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+6%2C+2006&author=MURRAY+WEISS&pub=New+York+Post&edition=&startpage=009&desc=ACTOR+IN+SEX+ARREST | title = Actor in Sex Arrest | date = 2006-04-06 | format = archive | publisher = [[New York Post]] | author = Murray Weiss }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/stage/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002313408 | title = Broadway Actor Arrested for Abuse | date = 2006-04-06 | publisher = Backstage.com | author = Nicole Kristal }}</ref><ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70F16FB3F540C768CDDA80894DF404482 Remain Silent? Some in Custody Spell It All Out], New York Times, January 5, 2007</ref>
In the Fall of 2006, he was [[indicted]] by a [[grand jury]] in New York for said crime.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.nypost.com/seven/12062006/news/regionalnews/sexy_beast_busted_as_perv_regionalnews_laura_italiano.htm | title = Sexy 'beast' busted as perv | date = 2006-12-06 | author = Laura Italiano | publisher = [[New York Post]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.nypost.com/seven/12072006/news/regionalnews/beast_had_even_younger_prey__da_regionalnews_laura_italiano.htm?page=0 | title = 'Beast' had even younger prey | date = 2006-12-07 | author = Laura Italiano | publisher = [[New York Post]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,234841,00.html | title = 'Beauty and the Beast' Actor Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Sexual Abuse of a 15-Year-Old Girl | date = 2006-12-06 | publisher = [[Fox News]] }}</ref><ref>[http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/12/21/1800_gross_idea.php Gross Idea in Broadway Actor's Sex Abuse Case]</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/20/AR2007072000758.html | title = Court Gags Broadway Beast Actor's Lawyer | date = 2007-07-20 | author = SAMUEL MAULL | publisher = [[Washington Post]] }}</ref> In January 2008, he pleaded guilty to two [[misdemeanour]] counts of endangering the welfare of a minor in exchange for a lesser sentence of 60 days in jail and three years [[probation]]. Also, in accordance with his [[plea bargain]], Barbour made a public allocution to these misdemeanors.<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/01042008/news/regionalnews/beast__i_pawed_gal__15_811048.htm BEAST: I PAWED GAL, 15], by Laura Italiano, The New York Post, January 4, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2008/01/03/2008-01-03_type_casting_broadway_beast_james_barbou.html Type casting: Broadway 'Beast' pleads guilty to molestation], The New York Daily News, January 3, 2008</ref> he began his sixty-day jail sentence at [[Rikers Island]] on February 29, 2008.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.nypost.com/seven/03012008/news/regionalnews/bway_beast_caged_99897.htm | title = BROADWAY BEAST CAGED | date = 2008-03-01 | author = Laura Italiano | publisher = [[New York Post]] }}</ref>
In the Fall of 2006, he was [[indicted]] by a [[grand jury]] in New York for said crime.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.nypost.com/seven/12062006/news/regionalnews/sexy_beast_busted_as_perv_regionalnews_laura_italiano.htm | title = Sexy 'beast' busted as perv | date = 2006-12-06 | author = Laura Italiano | publisher = [[New York Post]] | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061208081328/http://www.nypost.com/seven/12062006/news/regionalnews/sexy_beast_busted_as_perv_regionalnews_laura_italiano.htm | archivedate = 2006-12-08 | df = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.nypost.com/seven/12072006/news/regionalnews/beast_had_even_younger_prey__da_regionalnews_laura_italiano.htm?page=0 | title = 'Beast' had even younger prey | date = 2006-12-07 | author = Laura Italiano | publisher = [[New York Post]] | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125200/http://www.nypost.com/seven/12072006/news/regionalnews/beast_had_even_younger_prey__da_regionalnews_laura_italiano.htm?page=0 | archivedate = 2007-09-29 | df = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,234841,00.html | title = 'Beauty and the Beast' Actor Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Sexual Abuse of a 15-Year-Old Girl | date = 2006-12-06 | publisher = [[Fox News]] }}</ref><ref>[http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/12/21/1800_gross_idea.php Gross Idea in Broadway Actor's Sex Abuse Case] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130125101343/http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/12/21/1800_gross_idea.php |date=2013-01-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/20/AR2007072000758.html | title = Court Gags Broadway Beast Actor's Lawyer | date = 2007-07-20 | author = SAMUEL MAULL | publisher = [[Washington Post]] }}</ref> In January 2008, he pleaded guilty to two [[misdemeanour]] counts of endangering the welfare of a minor in exchange for a lesser sentence of 60 days in jail and three years [[probation]]. Also, in accordance with his [[plea bargain]], Barbour made a public allocution to these misdemeanors.<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/01042008/news/regionalnews/beast__i_pawed_gal__15_811048.htm BEAST: I PAWED GAL, 15], by Laura Italiano, The New York Post, January 4, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2008/01/03/2008-01-03_type_casting_broadway_beast_james_barbou.html Type casting: Broadway 'Beast' pleads guilty to molestation], The New York Daily News, January 3, 2008</ref> he began his sixty-day jail sentence at [[Rikers Island]] on February 29, 2008.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.nypost.com/seven/03012008/news/regionalnews/bway_beast_caged_99897.htm | title = BROADWAY BEAST CAGED | date = 2008-03-01 | author = Laura Italiano | publisher = [[New York Post]] }}</ref>


He has been an Artist Committee Board member of The Actors Fund Of America for since 2000<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.actorsfund.org/about/board-committees/artists-committee | title = The Artists' Committee | work = The Actor's Fund }}</ref> during which time he has performed many charitable fundraisers in support of the Fund and Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS.
He has been an Artist Committee Board member of The Actors Fund Of America for since 2000<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.actorsfund.org/about/board-committees/artists-committee | title = The Artists' Committee | work = The Actor's Fund | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101205051250/http://www.actorsfund.org/about/board-committees/artists-committee | archivedate = 2010-12-05 | df = }}</ref> during which time he has performed many charitable fundraisers in support of the Fund and Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS.


In 2009 he gave a benefit concert for The Actor's Fund Of America at Feinsteins At The Regency in New York City.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://feinsteinsattheregency.com/performance.php?id=224 | title = The Actor's Fund Performance | work = Feinstein's at Loews Regency }}</ref>
In 2009 he gave a benefit concert for The Actor's Fund Of America at Feinsteins At The Regency in New York City.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://feinsteinsattheregency.com/performance.php?id=224 | title = The Actor's Fund Performance | work = Feinstein's at Loews Regency }}</ref>

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For the Virginian statesman, see James Barbour.
James Barbour
Born (1966-04-25) April 25, 1966 (age 58)
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1993–present
SpouseDana Stackpole
Children2

James Barbour (born April 25, 1966),[1] is an American singer and Broadway actor.

Early life

Barbour was born April 25, 1966 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.[1] He graduated from Hofstra University.[1]

Theatre credits

In late 2007, he performed the role of Sydney Carton in a world premiere pre-Broadway musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities at the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Florida.[2]

It was announced in January 2015 that Barbour would take the role of Phantom in the Broadway musical Phantom of the Opera. He was cast once more as Sydney Carton in the Broadway musical adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities, which opened for preview on August 19, 2008, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York.[3]

He also starred on Broadway in such Tony Award-winning and nominated shows as Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Carousel, Jane Eyre (for which he was nominated for a Drama League Award), Urinetown, and Stephen Sondheim's Assassins.

As of February 9, 2015, he has been performing the title role in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.[4]

Solo career

He started a holiday-concert series in 2008, launching it at Sardis restaurant in New York singing many Holiday classics.[5] Each performance featured a guest star. These guest stars included Brandi Burkhardt, Natalie Toro, Deborah Gibson, Marla Schaffel, Marc Kudisch, and Kevin Earley.[6]

Due to the success of this concert, Sardi's ask him to create another concert which he made a Love Songs concert. The concert featured numerous Broadway classics. This concert was later extended to more performances as a result of great sales.[7] This concert, like the Holiday Concert, also included a guest performer at each performance. These guests included Jenny Powers, Lauren Kennedy, Julia Murney, Laura Osnes,[8] Constantine Maroulis, Lee Roy Reams, Todd Murray, Paige Davis, Patrick Page, Robert Cuccioli, Andrea McArdle, John Schuck, Jeff McCarthy, and Kevin Greene. These guests were announced one by one on James Barbour's official blog.[9][10]

He repeated the holidays concerts in 2009 in both New York and Los Angeles.[11] The New York performances were held at Bill's 1890 Restaurant & Café and the Los Angeles performance at The Colony Theatre. In 2010, he expanded these concerts to six cities.[12]

He co-founded Laughing Dog Entertainment with Steve Binder.[13]

Personal life

Barbour is married to fellow performer Dana Stackpole, with whom he has two daughters.[1][14][15]

He has given benefit concerts for his alma Mater Hofstra University.[16]

In April 2006, Barbour was arrested and charged with statutory rape of a female minor five and half years prior.[17][18][19] In the Fall of 2006, he was indicted by a grand jury in New York for said crime.[20][21][22][23][24] In January 2008, he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanour counts of endangering the welfare of a minor in exchange for a lesser sentence of 60 days in jail and three years probation. Also, in accordance with his plea bargain, Barbour made a public allocution to these misdemeanors.[25][26] he began his sixty-day jail sentence at Rikers Island on February 29, 2008.[27]

He has been an Artist Committee Board member of The Actors Fund Of America for since 2000[28] during which time he has performed many charitable fundraisers in support of the Fund and Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS.

In 2009 he gave a benefit concert for The Actor's Fund Of America at Feinsteins At The Regency in New York City.[29]

In 2014, he gave a fundraising performance for Scientology.[30]

Broadway

Filmography

Discography

Awards

  • 2001 Drama League Award - Edward Rochester, Jane Eyre ~ The Musical (WIN)
  • 2006/7 LA Weekly Garland Award - Back From Broadway (WIN)
  • 2007 Sarasota Magazine Award for Best Actor in a Musical - Sydney Carton, A Tale of Two Cities (WIN - Tie)
  • 2008-2009 BroadwayWorld Fan Choice Award for Best Actor in a Musical - Sydney Carton, A Tale of Two Cities (Finalist /Runner-Up )
  • 2009 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Musical - Sydney Carton, A Tale of Two Cities (Nomination)
  • 2009 Drama Desk Award for Best Actor in a Musical - Sydney Carton, A Tale of Two Cities (Nomination)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "James Barbour: Performer, Writer". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  2. ^ [1], Variety, October 29, 2007
  3. ^ [2], Broadway.com, July 23, 2008
  4. ^ http://www.broadway.com/buzz/179085/hes-here-james-barbour-will-replace-norm-lewis-in-the-phantom-of-the-opera-on-broadway/
  5. ^ http://broadwayworld.com/article/James_Barbours_Sardis_Holiday_Concert_Series_Begins_Festive_Run_1220_20081220
  6. ^ http://jamesbarbour.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html
  7. ^ http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_James_Barbours_LOVE_SONGS_at_Sardis_20090302
  8. ^ http://www.playbill.com/news/article/125528-Grease%27s_Osnes_Will_Join_Barbour_for_Sardi%27s_Concert
  9. ^ http://jamesbarbour.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html
  10. ^ http://jamesbarbour.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html
  11. ^ http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/JAMES_BARBOURS_HOLIDAY_CONCERT_2009_Comes_To_NYC_And_LA_20091117
  12. ^ http://broadwayworld.com/article/James_Barbour_Launches_SixCity_Holiday_Concert_Tour_20101204
  13. ^ "Steve Binder Bio".
  14. ^ NEW YORK POST, Barbour pictured with wife, Dana Stackpole
  15. ^ http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/james-barbour-sardis-caricature_80334.html Barbour pictured with wife, Dana and their two daughters
  16. ^ "Hofstra Entertainment Presents James Barbour: Broadway in Concert". Hofstra University. Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ Murray Weiss (2006-04-06). "Actor in Sex Arrest" (archive). New York Post.
  18. ^ Nicole Kristal (2006-04-06). "Broadway Actor Arrested for Abuse". Backstage.com.
  19. ^ Remain Silent? Some in Custody Spell It All Out, New York Times, January 5, 2007
  20. ^ Laura Italiano (2006-12-06). "Sexy 'beast' busted as perv". New York Post. Archived from the original on 2006-12-08. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ Laura Italiano (2006-12-07). "'Beast' had even younger prey". New York Post. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ "'Beauty and the Beast' Actor Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Sexual Abuse of a 15-Year-Old Girl". Fox News. 2006-12-06.
  23. ^ Gross Idea in Broadway Actor's Sex Abuse Case Archived 2013-01-25 at archive.today
  24. ^ SAMUEL MAULL (2007-07-20). "Court Gags Broadway Beast Actor's Lawyer". Washington Post.
  25. ^ BEAST: I PAWED GAL, 15, by Laura Italiano, The New York Post, January 4, 2008
  26. ^ Type casting: Broadway 'Beast' pleads guilty to molestation, The New York Daily News, January 3, 2008
  27. ^ Laura Italiano (2008-03-01). "BROADWAY BEAST CAGED". New York Post.
  28. ^ "The Artists' Committee". The Actor's Fund. Archived from the original on 2010-12-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  29. ^ "The Actor's Fund Performance". Feinstein's at Loews Regency.
  30. ^ "Ideal Org Event Recap". Scientology Flyer on Tony Ortega's Blog.
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