James Campbell McGonnigal (born August 6, 1975 in Weymouth,

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) is an American

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, producer, activist and

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, who has worked for various companies such as

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, Central Park Media,

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, DuArt Film and Video and

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Biography

As the founding Artistic Producer of The

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Concerts and as a Founding Producer of the

New York Musical Theatre Festival The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) was an annual three-week summer festival that operated from 2004 to 2019. It presented more than 30 new musicals a year in New York City's midtown theater district. More than half were chosen by leading theate ...

, McGonnigal presented the New York Premiere of

Stephen Schwartz Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer. In a career spanning over five decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as ''Godspell'' (1971), ''Pippin'' (1972), and ''Wicked'' (20 ...

' ''

Children of Eden ''Children of Eden'' is a 1991 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John Caird. The musical is based on the Book of Genesis, with Act I telling the story of Adam and Eve, and Cain and Abel, while Act II deals with ...

'', the first major NY revisitation of Pippin starring

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Laura Benanti Laura Ilene Benanti (née Vidnovic; born July 13, 1979) is an American actress and singer. Over the course of her Broadway career, she has received five Tony Award nominations. She played Louise in the 2008 Broadway revival of '' Gypsy'', winni ...

Michael Arden Michael Jerrod Moore (born October 6, 1982), known professionally as Michael Arden, is an American actor, singer, musician, and theatre director. Early life Growing up in Midland, Texas, he was active in the Pickwick Players, Midland Community ...

, and

Ben Vereen Benjamin Augustus Vereen (born October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer and singer. Vereen gained prominence for his performances in the original Broadway productions of the musicals '' Jesus Christ Superstar'', for which he received a T ...

, ''

Snoopy The Musical ''Snoopy: The Musical'' is a musical comedy with music by Larry Grossman, lyrics by Hal Hackady, and a book by Warren Lockhart, Arthur Whitelaw, and Michael Grace. The characters are from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip ''Peanuts''. This seque ...

'' (starring Tony Award-Winner

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), ''

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'' starring

Will Chase Frank William Chase (born September 12, 1970) is a Tony Award-nominated American actor, director, and singer, best known for his work on Broadway and for his role as country superstar Luke Wheeler on ABC's '' Nashville''. Early life and educat ...

, and Stephen Pasquale (named in top ten theatre events of 2005 by Playbill.com),

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(starring

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Carolee Carmello Carolee Ann Carmello (born September 1, 1962) is an American actress best known for her performances in Broadway musicals and for playing the role of Maple LaMarsh on the television series ''Remember WENN'' (1996–1998). She is a three-time ...

, and

Eden Espinosa Eden Erica Espinosa (born February 2, 1978) is an American actress and singer who is best known for her performances as Elphaba for the Broadway, Los Angeles, and San Francisco productions of the musical '' Wicked''. In 2022, she was nominated fo ...

), and the first major revival of the cult hit '' Runaways'' by

Elizabeth Swados Elizabeth Swados (February 5, 1951 – January 5, 2016) was an American writer, composer, musician, and theatre director. Swados received Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Origin ...

starring

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, Max Jenkins, and Alex Brightman. His FLOPZ n' CUTZ series benefiting the Joey DiPaolo AIDS Foundation was declared a "smash" by New York's NEXT Magazine. Named a "musical theatre impresario" by Time Out New York, he has produced and/or directed more than 100 events for The Matthew Shepard Foundation, God's Love We Deliver, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Parkinson's Resource Organization, The National AIDS Fund, Opening Act, The Pied Piper Children's Theatre, Victims of Hurricane Katrina, Free Arts NYC, The United Nations Association HERO Campaign and Victims of the 2008 Midwest Flooding. His work has earned him National recognition as well as a special award from The 2006 New England Theatre Conference. In 2007, McGonnigal traveled to South Africa and Namibia as an ambassador for the

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' HERO campaign assisting remote AIDS-affected communities. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Joey DiPaolo AIDS Foundation and acted as camp director for Camp TLC, a summer camp for inner city teens living with HIV/AIDS ww.jdaf.orgfrom 2005-2008. Additionally in 2007, McGonnigal founded the ''Broadway Loves the 80s'' Concerts, hosted by

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and featuring performances from

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, Julia Murney and

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. Inspired by the passing of California's

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, McGonnigal began discussions with several leaders in the LGBT Community and started the websit
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In 2010, McGonnigal founded Take Back Pride, a campaign to put the elements of activism back in Pride Marches around the country. The movement has now swept 17 cities and 4 countries thus far. McGonnigal lives in Washington, D.C. He lives with his husband and son. For four years, McGonnigal served as the Community Director for the New Organizing Institute, where he led RootsCamp, an annual progressive political conference. He is currently the Vice President of Sales for Impactive. In a 2021 interview, he claimed that his involvement in community theater as a child may have led him to the realization that he was

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Filmography

Animation

* ''Arcade Gamer Fubuki'' - Sanpeita * '' Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad'' - Yoshito Morozumi * ''

Big Windup! , often shortened to just , is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Asa Higuchi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Monthly Afternoon'' since September 2003, with its chapters colle ...

'' - Kanou * ''

Chaotic Chaotic was originally a Danish trading card game. It expanded to an online game in America which then became a television program based on the game. The program was able to be seen on 4Kids TV (Fox affiliates, nationwide), Jetix, The CW4Kid ...

'' - Hot Shot, Vlar * ''

El Cazador de la Bruja is an anime television series directed by Kōichi Mashimo and animated by Bee Train studio. It is a spiritual successor of '' Noir'' and '' Madlax'' and the final installment of Bee Train's "girls-with-guns" trilogy. The series was aired on T ...

'' - L.A. * '' (King of Braves): GaoGaiGar'' - Penchinon * ''

Gokusen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kozueko Morimoto. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''You'' from 2000 to 2007, with its chapters collected in fifteen '' wideban'' volumes. The story follows Kumiko Yamaguchi, the grandd ...

'' - Haruhiko "Uchi" Uchiyama * '' Huntik: Secrets & Seekers'' - Tersely * '' Kizuna: Bonds of Love'' - Ranmaru Samejima * ''

Jungle Emperor Leo ''Jungle Emperor Leo'', known in Japan as is a 1997 Japanese animated film focusing on the last half of Osamu Tezuka's manga, ''Jungle Taitei'' (known in earlier US productions as ''Kimba the White Lion'' and '' Leo the Lion''). Plot At the ...

'' - Lemonade * '' Nabari no Ō'' - Additional Voices * ''

Magic User's Club is a magical girl/ boy anime created by Triangle Staff and Junichi Sato. It was first released as a six-part OVA in 1996 and then a 13-episode TV series in 1999, which was broadcast by WOWOW, and then by the anime television network Ani ...

'' - Takeo Takakura * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn is a novel by popular Japanese author Harutoshi Fukui (''Shūsen no Lorelei'', ''Bōkoku no Aegis'', '' Samurai Commando: Mission 1549''). The novel takes place in Gundam's Universal Century timeline. Character and mechanical designs ar ...

'' - Additional Voices * '' MoonPhase'' - Additional Voices * ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual cha ...

'' - Corporal (Episodes 136 - 138) (Funimation dub) * ''

Patlabor , also known as ''Patlabor'' (a portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor"), is a Japanese science fiction media franchise created by Headgear, a group consisting of manga artist Masami Yūki, director Mamoru Oshii, screenwriter Kazunori Itō ...

'' - Bud Renard * ''

Peach Girl is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Miwa Ueda. A high school drama centered on character Momo Adachi, her love life, friendships and rivalries, it was published in Japan by Kodansha in '' Bessatsu Friend'' from 1998 to 2003 and collec ...

'' - Nao * ''RIN: Daughters of Mnemosyne'' - Yahagi * '' World of Narue'' - Kazuto Iizuka * ''

Three Delivery ''Three Delivery'' (also known as ''Chop Suey Trio'') is an animated television series inspired by kung-fu movies. It was created by Larry Schwarz, who also created similar series, ''Kappa Mikey'' and '' Speed Racer: The Next Generation''. It is ...

'' - Eugene * '' Weiss Kreuz'' - Omi Tsukiyono * '' Weathering Continent'' - Tieh * '' Viva Pinata'' - Teddington Twingersnap

Video games

* '' Shadow Hearts: From The New World'' (

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) - Johnny Garland, Roy McManus * '' Bullet Witch'' (

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) - Jonathan * '' Viva Pinata'' (

) - Teddington Twingersnaps

Production staff

Producer/director (theater)

* '' Runaways'' * ''Broadway Loves Joe's Pub'' * Green Concert (Makor Theatre 2006 & 2007) * Green 2 Concert (Makor Theatre 2006 & 2007) * NEO Concert (

York Theatre Company York Theatre is an off-Broadway theatre company based in East Midtown Manhattan, New York City. In its 50th year, York Theatre is dedicated to the production of new musicals and concert productions of forgotten musicals from the past. Each se ...

2003) * ''Broadway Loves the 80's'' (Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 at Joe's Pub - 2007, 2008, 2009) * ''Embrace!'' Concerts for The Matthew Shepard Foundation-2004,2005,2006 * ''Standing Ovations'' 1, 2 & 3 for

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is an American nonprofit organization that raises funds for AIDS-related causes across the United States, headquartered in New York City. It is the theatre community's response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. ...

* Miracle Concerts for ''God's Love We Deliver'' 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 * ''FLOPZ'' & ''CUTZ'' Series 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 * ASS BACKWARDS AKA '' Glory Days'' In Concert at Joe's Pub 2007 * Become, the Music of Pasek & Paul, a concert featuring the music of

Benj Pasek Benj Pasek (born June 6, 1985) is an American theater and television composer and lyricist best known for his works '' The Greatest Showman'', ''La La Land'' and ''Dear Evan Hansen'', all of which he co-wrote with his songwriting partner, Just ...

and

Justin Paul Justin Paul (born January 3, 1985) is an American theater and television composer and lyricist best known for his works ''The Greatest Showman'', ''La La Land'' and ''Dear Evan Hansen'', all of which he co-wrote with his songwriting partner, Ben ...

Joe's Pub 2005 * ''Laura Benanti: Blame It On My Youth'' at Feinstein's 2006 * ''Laura Bell Bundy in Shameless!'' Joe's Pub, 2004

Artistic producer/other

Concert

* ''

'' - 2003, Pippin (musical), ''Pippin'' -2004, ''

'' -2005, ''Rags'' 2006

References

External links

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