James Monroe Iglehart

James Monroe Iglehart is multi-award winning actor from stage and screen.

Most recently James performed the role of Louis Armstrong in A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical. You may have seen James on Broadway in such shows as King Arthur in Spamalot. Hamilton in the duel roles of Marquee de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson, Chicago as Billy Flynn, and the Broadway hit Freestyle Love Supreme. Nathan Detroit in Guys & Dolls at the Kennedy Center. He is known most for his Tony Awarding performance as Genie in the Broadway hit “Disney’s Aladdin”.

He has also been seen on tv in shows like Netflix series “Maniac” (recurring), “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (recurring), “Gotham”, “Elementary”, “Law & Order:SVU.”, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” & Disney Plus movie “DisEnchanted”.

He has had two sold out runs at 54Below, Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl & concerts around the country.

He has had the pleasure to lend his voice to many animated characters including Asmodeus in Helluva Boss, Zestial in Hazbin Hotel,  “Disney Jr SuperKitties, Disney Kiff, Lance Strongbow in Disney’s Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventures” and Taurus Bulba in “Disney‘s DuckTales”, “Vampirina” “Elena Of Avalor”, “Blues Clues”, “Sesame Street”.

He is a self proclaimed animation, comic book & pro wrestling nerd.

James has also written three comic book stories for Marvel Comics and is one of the co-hosts of the Marvel Comic podcast “This Week In Marvel” on SirusXM and where ever you listen to podcasts.

When he’s not on stage he’s usually watching Pro Wrestling or Disney + while just chilling out with his wife of over 20 years Dawn.