James LaRosa
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James LaRosa is an American actor and singer. Winner of the B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in Music Theatre for his portrayal of Abraham in the musical Altar Boyz
., he has been seen on stage and screen across the country. On camera, James has appeared on episodics including Fugitive Chronicles, Primetime: What Would You Do? and the popular web series, Drama Queenz. Film work includes The Tailor directed by Gordon Grinberg and the upcoming feature, Mourning on Charlotte Street with Ameriland Films. Select theatrical credits include HMS Pinafore at New York's City Center, Wildcat starring Robert Cuccioli and Beth Fowler, Cosmo in Singin' in the Rain directed by Sarah Norris, The Scarlet Pimpernel directed by Paul Russell, Sleeping Beauty and the Beast at the York Theatre, and Gypsy at the Arkansas Rep Theatre. As a classical singer, James has performed as a soloist at Alice Tully Hall
, Avery Fisher Hall
and the Di Capo Opera Theatre in such classical pieces as Rossini's Stabat Mater
and Gounod's Messe de St. Cecilia. No stranger to the cabaret scene in New York, James has performed at venues including the Metropolitan Room, the Bitter End, Helen's, and the legendary Rose's Turn. In addition to his theatrical credits, he is also a published poet.
Altar Boyz
Altar Boyz is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker and book by Kevin Del Aguila . Centering on a fictitious Christian boy band from Ohio, the show satirizes, among other things, the phenomenon of boy bands and the popularity of Christian-themed music in...
., he has been seen on stage and screen across the country. On camera, James has appeared on episodics including Fugitive Chronicles, Primetime: What Would You Do? and the popular web series, Drama Queenz. Film work includes The Tailor directed by Gordon Grinberg and the upcoming feature, Mourning on Charlotte Street with Ameriland Films. Select theatrical credits include HMS Pinafore at New York's City Center, Wildcat starring Robert Cuccioli and Beth Fowler, Cosmo in Singin' in the Rain directed by Sarah Norris, The Scarlet Pimpernel directed by Paul Russell, Sleeping Beauty and the Beast at the York Theatre, and Gypsy at the Arkansas Rep Theatre. As a classical singer, James has performed as a soloist at Alice Tully Hall
Alice Tully Hall
Alice Tully Hall is a concert hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. It is named for Alice Tully, a New York performer and philanthropist whose donations assisted in the construction of the hall...
, Avery Fisher Hall
Avery Fisher Hall
Avery Fisher Hall is a concert hall, in New York City and is part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex. It is the home of the New York Philharmonic, with a capacity of 2,738 seats.-History:...
and the Di Capo Opera Theatre in such classical pieces as Rossini's Stabat Mater
Stabat Mater
Stabat Mater is a 13th-century Roman Catholic hymn to Mary. It has been variously attributed to the Franciscan Jacopone da Todi and to Innocent III...
and Gounod's Messe de St. Cecilia. No stranger to the cabaret scene in New York, James has performed at venues including the Metropolitan Room, the Bitter End, Helen's, and the legendary Rose's Turn. In addition to his theatrical credits, he is also a published poet.