Jamie McGonnigal

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Jamie McGonnigal
Born James Campbell McGonnigal
(1975-08-06) August 6, 1975
Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Spouse(s) Sean Carlson (2013-present)

Jamie McGonnigal (born August 6, 1975 in Weymouth, Massachusetts) is a voice actor, actor, producer, activist and director, who has worked for various companies such as 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post, DuArt Film and Video and FUNimation Entertainment.

McGonnigal is a recipient of the 2006 New England Theatre Conference Regional Award

As the founding Artistic Producer of The World AIDS Day Concerts and as a Founding Producer of the New York Musical Theatre Festival, McGonnigal presented the New York Premiere of Stephen Schwartz' Children of Eden, the first major NY revisitation of Pippin starring Rosie O'Donnell and Ben Vereen, Snoopy The Musical (starring Tony Award-Winner Sutton Foster) The Secret Garden (named in top ten theatre events of 2005 by Playbill.com) Rags at Nokia Theatre Times Square (Starring Lainie Kazan), and the first major revival of the cult hit Runaways by Elizabeth Swados. His FLOPZ n' CUTZ series benefiting the Joey DiPaolo AIDS Foundation was declared a “smash” by New York's NEXT Magazine. Named an “impresario” by Time Out New York, he has produced and/or directed more than eighty events since 2003 for The Matthew Shepard Foundation, God's Love We Deliver, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Parkinson's Resource Organization, The National AIDS Fund, Opening Act, The Pied Piper Children's Theatre, Victims of Hurricane Katrina, Free Arts NYC, The United Nations Association HERO Campaign, and Victims of the 2008 Midwest Flooding. His work has earned him National recognition as well as a special award from The 2006 New England Theatre Conference. Over the few years McGonnigal has been presenting benefits and concerts, he has had the opportunity to work with luminaries such as Betty Buckley, Alan King, Robert Altman, Chita Rivera, Judd Hirsch, Mike Nichols, Tony Walton, Jennifer Holliday, Kathleen Marshall, Stephen Schwartz, Sutton Foster, 5-Time Emmy Award Winner David Canary, and dozens more. He has directed sold-out cabaret concerts for Broadway celebrities including Laura Benanti, Max von Essen, Gavin Creel, Laura Bell Bundy, John Tartaglia, Mandy Gonzalez and literally hundreds of other Broadway performers.

In 2007, McGonnigal traveled to South Africa and Namibia for seven weeks as an ambassador for the United Nations' HERO campaign assisting remote AIDS-affected communities. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Joey DiPaolo AIDS Foundation and acted as camp director for Camp TLC, a summer camp for inner city teens living with HIV/AIDS [www.jdaf.org] from 2005-2008. Additionally in 2007, McGonnigal founded the Broadway Loves the 80s Concerts, hosted by Mo Rocca and featuring performances from Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Kate Shindle, Michael Urie, Becki Newton, Julia Murney and Tony Vincent.

Inspired by the passing of California's Proposition 8, McGonnigal began discussions with several leaders in the LGBT Community and started the website talkaboutequality.

In 2010, McGonnigal founded Take Back Pride, a campaign to put the elements of activism back in Pride Marches around the country. The movement has now swept 17 cities and 4 countries thus far.[1]

McGonnigal currently lives in Washington, D.C. with his dog, Eli and fiancé Sean Carlson. He is the Community Engagement Manager for the New Organizing Institute and a blogger for HuffingtonPost.com.

He's married to Sean Carlson.

Filmography

Anime/Animation

Video Games

  • Shadow Hearts: From The New World (PS2) - Johnny Garland, Roy McManus
  • Bullet Witch (Xbox 360) - Jonathan
  • Viva Pinata (Xbox 360) - Teddington Twingersnaps

Production Staff

Producer/Director (Theater)

  • Runaways
  • Broadway Loves Joe's Pub
  • Green (Makor Theatre 2006 & 2007)
  • Green 2 (Makor Theatre 2006 & 2007)
  • NEO (York Theatre Company 2003)
  • Broadway Loves the 80's (Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 at Joe's Pub - 2007, 2008, 2009)
  • Embrace! Concerts for The Matthew Shepard Foundation-2004,2005,2006
  • Standing Ovations 1, 2 & 3 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
  • Miracle Concerts for God's Love We Deliver 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • FLOPZ & CUTZ Series 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • ASS BACKWARDS AKA Glory Days (musical) In Concert at Joe's Pub 2007
  • Become, the Music of Pasek & Paul, a concert featuring the music of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Joe's Pub 2005
  • Laura Benanti: Blame It On My Youth at Feinstein's 2006
  • Laura Bell Bundy in Shameless! Joe's Pub, 2004

Artistic Producer/Other

References

  1. ↑ Osborne, Duncan (27 June 2010). "Take Back Pride Shows Its Colors". Gay City News. Retrieved 8 July 2010. 
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