James Stacy Barbour

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This article is about the American actor/singer James Stacy Barbour for information about the Virginian statesman see James Barbour.

James Stacy Barbour[1](born April 25, 1966 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey), a.k.a. James Barbour, is a singer and an actor. After graduating from Hofstra University, with a degree in Acting and a minor in Philosophy, Mr. Barbour has achieved a successful career on both stage and screen.

1 Theatre Credits
2 Solo Career
3 Personal Life
4 Broadway
5 Filmography
6 Discography
7 Awards
8 EXTERNAL LINKS

[edit] Theatre Credits

Probably best known for his portrayal of Edward Fairfax Rochester in the Broadway musical of Jane Eyre (December 10, 2000 – June 10, 2001), Barbour began his Broadway career in the ensemble of Cyrano – The Musical (November 21, 1993 – March 20, 1994). 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 Iron’s 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.

[edit] Solo Career

Barbour performed Back From Broadway[2], 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.

[edit] Personal Life

Between 2003 and 2004, Barbour joined the Church of Scientology [3]. Since then he has attended and performed at Scientology based events[4][5], such as the star-studded grand opening of their new church in Santa Monica, CA [6].

In April of 2006, Barbour was arrested and charged with sex abuse and sodomy for allegedly having inappropriate relations with a minor four years prior[7][8]. He has since been indicted by a grand jury in New York for said crime and is awaiting trial[9][10].[11]