Theatre

Information about (almost) every theatre credit attributed to Brain d’Arcy James.

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Broadway

Days of Wine and Roses

2024

Joe Clay

(Original)

A searing musical about a couple falling in love in 1950s New York and struggling against themselves and addiction to rebuild a family.

Into the Woods

2022

The Baker

(Original)

Stephen Sondheim’s most popular musical turns the world of fairy tales topsy-turvy, reminding us that granted wishes often bring complications.

The Ferryman

2019

Quinn Carney

(Replaced Paddy Considine)

Rural Derry, 1981. The Carney farmhouse is a hive of activity getting ready for the harvest. A traditional day of hard work, feasting and celebrations lie ahead. This year they will be interrupted by a visitor.

Hamilton

2017

King George III

(Replaced Taran Killam)

A revolutionary story of passion, unstoppable ambition, and the dawn of a new nation – the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton.

Something Rotten!

2015

Nick Bottom

(Original)

Not content to let William Shakespeare get all the attention, the conniving but clueless Bottom brothers hatch a plan to cook up the next big stage hit.

Macbeth

2013

Banquo

(Original)

When three witches deliver some surprising prophecies, Macbeth hatches a plan to murder the king. Provoked by his wife and preoccupied with greed, Macbeth begins his tragic descent into madness.

Next to Normal

2010

Dan

(Replaced J. Robert Spencer)

In this contemporary musical and winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, a suburban household copes with crisis and the unpredictability of a mother’s worsening bipolar disorder.

Time Stands Still

2010

James Dodd

(Original)

Sidelined by a serious injury while covering the Iraq war, photojournalist Sarah Goodwin questions her personal and professional lives and her place in the world.

Shrek The Musical

2008

Shrek

(Original)

A benign green ogre and his sidekick Donkey save the land from an evil lord and rescue a lovely princess from a terrible fate. Based on the blockbuster movie and the book by William Steig.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

2006

Freddy Benson

(Replaced Norbert Leo Butz)

Composer-lyricist David Yazbek and librettist Jeffrey Lane adapt the 1988 film about two conmen — one elegant and one slovenly — who scheme to bilk rich women out of their money on the French Riviera.

The Lieutenant of Inishmore

2006

Brendan

(Original)

A black comedy by Martin McDonagh, in which the ‘mad’ leader of an Irish National Liberation Army splinter group discovers that his cat has been killed.

The Apple Tree

2006

Multiple roles

(Original)

Three one-act musicals about men, women and temptation, based on stories by Mark Twain, Frank R. Stockton and Jules Feiffer.

Sweet Smell of Success

2002

Sidney

(Original)

Based on the 1957 movie, the show tells the story of a powerful newspaper columnist named J. J. Hunsecker who uses his connections to ruin his sister’s relationship with a man he deems inappropriate.

Titanic

1997

Frederick Barrett

(Original)

Epic and majestic, with moments of heartbreaking intimacy – the musical examines the causes, the conditions and the characters involved in this ever-fascinating drama.

Carousel

1994

Captain, Hudson Livermore, Principal

(Original)

Brash carousel barker Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan, a quiet girl who works in the mill, fall in love, marry, and have a stormy relationship that leads to tragedy.

Blood Brothers

1993

Ensemble

(Replaced Philip Lehl)

Twin English brothers are separated at birth, with one raised in wealth and the other in poverty, and grow to be friends and then bitter enemies without knowing their blood connection.

Brian d’Arcy James’ broadway debut.

Off-Broadway

Days of Wine and Roses

2023

Joe Clay

(Original)

A searing musical about a couple falling in love in 1950s New York and struggling against themselves and addiction to rebuild a family.

Hamilton

2015

King George III

(Original)

A revolutionary story of passion, unstoppable ambition, and the dawn of a new nation – the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton.

Giant

2012

Jordan 'Bick' Benedict

(Original)

Based on the 1952 Edna Ferber novel, the story follows a ranch family in Texas over 30 years, and the effect of the oil boom.

Port Authority

2008

Dermot

The poetry of ordinary life unfolds onstage as Conor McPherson tells the tale of three generations of loss, learning and fleeting love in Ireland.

Next to Normal

2008

Dan

(Original)

In this contemporary musical and winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, a suburban household copes with crisis and the unpredictability of a mother’s worsening bipolar disorder.

The Lieutenant of Inishmore

2006

Brendan

(Original)

A black comedy by Martin McDonagh, in which the ‘mad’ leader of an Irish National Liberation Army splinter group discovers that his cat has been killed.

Flight

2005

Reporter

(Original)

A new play by Garth Wingfield about famed American aviator Charles Lindbergh – Flight follows Lindbergh during fourteen critical years in his life.

The Wild Party

2000

Burrs

(Original)

Queenie and her lover Burrs live in a decadent style. At one of their parties, with eccentric and egocentric friends, more tumultuous goings-on than planned occur. Based on Joseph Moncure March’s 1928 narrative poem.

Ancestral Voices

1999

Eddie

Set Buffalo in the 1940s, this bittersweet story, perceived through the eyes of Eddie, is about a family turned inside out by divorce. Brian’s involvement is unclear – his official website lists this show as a credit but he’s not listed a performer on IOBDB.

Floyd Collins

1996

Cliff Roney/Reporter

(Original)

With music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, and book by Tina Landau, the story is based on the death of Floyd Collins near Cave City, Kentucky in the winter of 1925.

Public Enemy

1994

Davey Boyd

(Original)

Crime drama and cautionary tale, by Kenneth Branagh, looking at the allure of cinematic violence for youth trapped in the grim banality of real life. Source: Variety

Other

Irving Berlin's White Christmas

Poster for White Christmas

2004 (Regional), 2005 & 2007 (Boston)

Bob Wallace

White Christmas follows two WWII veterans who team up as a song-and-dance duo. They join two sisters to save a failing Vermont inn, owned by their former commanding officer, with a festive Christmas show.

National Tours:

  • LES MISERABLES

 

Regional Tours:

  • LEND ME A TENOR (‘Bellhop’)
  • HAIR (‘Claude’)
  • DO BLACK PATENT LEATHER SHOES…? (‘Eddie Ryan”)
  • BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS (‘Eugene’)