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Birth Place: Scotland

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NY THEATRE CREDITS- Juno and the Paycock (Irish Rep), The Freedom of the City (Irish Rep), Hamlet (NY Factory dir. Tim Carroll), Tis Pity She's a Whore (The Tank dir. Louisa Proske), Major Barbara (The Shaw Project), Babette's Feast (Threads Theatre Co.) REGIONAL THEATRE CREDITS- The Playboy of the Western World, The Liar, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare Theatre of NJ). TELEVISION- Blue Bloods (CBS), Deception (NBC).

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James Russell STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Irish Repertory Theatre Off-Broadway Production, 2024
Ned

[Off-Broadway]
Irish Repertory Theatre Off-Broadway Premiere, 2020
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Irish Rep O'Casey Cycle Production, 2019
The Young Covey

[Off-Broadway]
Irish Rep O'Casey Cycle Production, 2019
Charles Bentham

[Off-Broadway]
Irish Rep O'Casey Cycle Production, 2019
Donal Davoren

[Off-Broadway]
Irish Repertory Theatre 2017 Return Engagement, 2017
Freddy Malins

[Off-Broadway]
Irish Repertory 2016 Off-Broadway Revival, 2016
Freddy Malins

[Off-Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2016
Laurence

[Off-Broadway]
Irish Repertory Theatre Production, 2012
Michael

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1947
Dancer

Dancing Boy

[Broadway]
1907
The Kicker

[Broadway]
1907
Jim McCann

Jeanette

Frau Sweinburger

Betsy Brief

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1901
Marie Malonie

James Russell Productions

 
[Broadway, 1949]
Scenic Designer

James Russell News


Barbra Streisand to Release New Single for Peacock Series THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ


Babs is back! It has been announced that Emmy, Grammy, Oscar® and Tony Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, writer, and director, Barbra Streisand has recorded a brand-new song “Love Will Survive,” which will be the end title of the upcoming Peacock and Sky Original series, The Tattooist of Auschwitz. This will be Streisand’s first ever recording for a TV series and will be released globally by Columbia Records on April 25th, ahead of the series global launch on May 2nd. 

Video: Watch a Trailer for Brian Friel's PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME! at Irish Rep


Watch a trailer for Philadelphia, Here I Come! at Irish Rep, featuring interviews with the cast and creative team in the video here!

Photos: Inside Opening Night of Irish Rep's PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME!


Philadelphia, Here I Come! celebrated its opening night at Irish Rep this past weekend, as part of The Friel Project. Check out all new photos from opening night here!

Review Roundup: PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME! at the Irish Rep


The Friel Project continues at Irish Rep, where Philadelphia, Here I Come! just celebrated its opening night. Check out what the critics are saying about the production here.

Terry Donnelly, A.J. Shively & More to Star in PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME! at Irish Repertory Theatre


Irish Repertory Theatre has revealed the cast for Philadelphia, Here I Come!, the third production in The Friel Project. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Boots & Whiskey Presents THE PATIO TOUR Featuring Scarlett Drive


Boots & Whiskey presents: The Patio Tour 2023 featuring Scarlett Drive, with Houston Bernard and Nick Casey.

Irish Rep Announces Winter 2022 Season


Irish Repertory Theatre announced today two productions, two special one-night-only performances and one streaming event for their upcoming winter 2022 season.

Tennessee Shakespeare Co. Brings A CHRISTMAS CAROL: CHARLES DICKENS' DRAMATIC PREMIER READING IN BOSTON


Tennessee Shakespeare Company Founder and Producing Artistic Director Dan McCleary plays the most popular writer of the 19th Century on stage in the theatre's next Dr. Greta McCormick Coger Literary Salon, A Christmas Carol: Charles Dickens' Dramatic Premier Reading in Boston. 

REVELATION: THE MUSICAL to Have Live Virtual Film Premiere Party


Off-Broadway's REVELATION: THE MUSICAL will have a Live Virtual Film Premiere Party on Friday, November 27! 2020 marks the 10 year anniversary of Revelation: The Musical. This brand new film features over 60 cast members and never-before-seen footage from the past 10 years!

Stephan James Joins AMERICAN SON With Russell Crowe


Deadline reports that Stephan James is in final conversations to star opposite Russell Crowe in 'American Son.'

Irish Rep Announces LADY G Extension and Upcoming Performances


After a strong critical & audience response, Irish Repertory Theatre (Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director and Ciarán O'Reilly, Producing Director) announced today a one-week extension for Lady G: Plays and Whisperings of Lady Gregory. Lady G is written by Lady Augusta Gregory with additional material by Ciarán O'Reilly (Dublin Carol), and direction by O'Reilly. Originally set to close on March 22, 2020, Lady G will now play in the W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre through March 29, 2020.

Photo Flash: UK Premiere of THE BEE IN ME at The Unicorn Theatre


The Unicorn Theatre's Associate Director Rachel Bagshaw directs Emily Burnett, James Russell-Morley and Akshay Sharan in the UK premiere of The Bee In Me.

Unicorn Theatre Announces Casting For THE BEE IN ME


The Unicorn Theatre's Associate Director Rachel Bagshaw directs Emily Burnett, James Russell-Morley and Akshay Sharan in the UK premiere of The Bee In Me.

Irish Repertory Theatre Has Announced the Full Cast of LADY G and an Extension for LONDON ASSURANCE


Irish Repertory Theatre (Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director and Ciarán O'Reilly, Producing Director) has announced the cast & creative team for Lady G: Plays and Whisperings of Lady Gregory. Lady G is written by Lady Augusta Gregory with additional material by Ciarán O'Reilly (Dublin Carol), with direction by O'Reilly. Previews begin in the W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre on February 12, 2020, with opening night set for February 19, 2020, for a limited engagement through March 22, 2020.

BAM Will Be Presenting THE END OF EDDY, An Adaptation of Edouard Louis' Coming-Of-Age Story


Edouard Louis' powerful 2014 autobiographical novel, The End of Eddy, was published when he was 21 and immediately put him on the literary map. A coming-of-age story of a young gay man facing homophobia in a French village, the book also reveals the hopelessness and violence of a depressed, post-industrial region. Eddy's path to survival is a?oea mesmerizing story about difference and adolescencea??a?? (The New York Times).

Pandora Productions Announces a Musical Lineup of Classics and Regional Premieres for the 2019-2020 Season


Pandora Productions, Louisville's only theatre company dedicated and most trusted to tell the stories of the LGBTQ community, is announcing plans for the 2019-2020 Season.

Casting Announced for JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT At Axelrod PAC


The Axelrod Performing Arts Center added an extra show this season-Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat-for beachgoing theatergoers on the Jersey Shore. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's first collaboration, which has had many lives over its fifty years, has been reimagined by director-choreographer Matthew Steffens and musical directorconductor Andrew Sotomayor. "So much of the score is iconic, but we had a tremendous desire to freshen it up, so we have voices and orchestrated the production so this is a one-of-a-kind production just for the Axelrod," says Steffens. 

BWW Review: QUEEN OF THE MIST, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre


Queen of the Mist is a curious musical about the nearly forgotten woman who was first to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and who lived to tell her story - the problem was that few wanted to hear it the way she told it.

REVELATION: THE MUSICAL Begins Limited Off-Broadway Run This May


The Producers and Creative Team of the upcoming Revelation: The Musical announced the Off Broadway cast and revealed their plans to also include over 20 different guest artists over the course of the run.

BWW Review: Irish Rep's Richly-Flavored Mounting of Sean O'Casey's THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN


If a contemporary Hollywood screenwriter pitched the plot of Sean O'Casey's classic 1923 drama, The Shadow of a Gunman to a movie producer ('A struggling poet gets in over his head when he allows his neighbors to believe he's an IRA gunman in order to impress an attractive young woman.') it might get sold as a wacky romantic comedy.

James Russell FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has James Russell been in?

James Russell has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

How many West End shows has James Russell been in?

James Russell has not appeared in the West End.

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