Barry James is an English theatre actor and singer.

Theatre credits

He trained at the

Guildford School of Acting Guildford School of Acting (GSA) is a drama school in Guildford, Surrey, England. It is an academic school in the University of Surrey. It is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools The Federation of Drama Schools functions to facilitate ...

. His stage roles include: * Seymour in the first West End production of '' Little Shop of Horrors'' at the Comedy Theatre in 1983 * as Otto Kringelein in "

Grand Hotel A grand hotel is a large and luxurious hotel, especially one housed in a building with traditional architectural style. It began to flourish in the 1800s in Europe and North America. Grand Hotel may refer to: Hotels Africa * Grande Hotel Beir ...

" at the Dominion Theatre' 1992 * Beadle Bamford in the 1994 National Theatre production of Sondheim's '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' * Cogsworth in the first West End production of Disney's ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...

'' at the Dominion Theatre (a role he reprised in the UK Tour of the show) * Mr. Bumble in the London Palladium production of Lionel Bart's ''

Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before op ...

'' * Ladislav Sipos in "

She Loves Me ''She Loves Me'' is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. The musical is the third adaptation of the 1937 play '' Parfumerie'' by Hungarian playwright Miklós László, following the 1940 fil ...

" at the Savoy Theatre London in 1994/95 * Monsieur Thénardier in the London production of ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original ...

'' at the Palace Theatre and Queen's Theatre * Mr. Mushnik in the 2006 London revival of ''Little Shop of Horrors'' at the Menier Chocolate Factory and the 2007 revival at the Ambassadors Theatre * Monsieur Richard Firminin in ''

The Phantom of the Opera ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierr ...

'' at Her Majesty's Theatre, London and the 25th Anniversary Concert at the

Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no govern ...

* Grandpa Joe in ''

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. The story was originally ...

'' at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane James can be heard on cast recordings of ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''My Fair Lady'', "She Loves Me" and two

Bernard J. Taylor Bernard J. Taylor is a writer and composer of musicals and stage plays. His stage works have been produced around the world and translated into German, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian, Spanish and Italian. He is also the writer of 14 novels and thre ...

musicals - '' Nosferatu the Vampire'' (in which he created the role of "Renfeld"), '' Much Ado'' in which he created the role of Leonato, and Monsieur Firmin in ''The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Concert''. He is also Thénardier in the 1988 symphonic cast recording of ''Les Misérables''.

Notes

The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall ''The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall'' is a 2011 British concert film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical ''The Phantom of the Opera'', which in turn was based on the 1910 French novel ''Le Fantôme de l'Opéra'' by G ...

'' Blu-ray/DVD and cast recording

References

*Larkin, Colin; John Martland (1999). ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Stage and Film Musicals'', London: Virgin in association with Muze UK Ltd. .
Guide to Musical Theatre
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