NYC Guest Announcement
MORGAN JAMES
ROBERT CUCCIOLI
MERWIN FOARD
Broadway star and vocal powerhouse, JAMES BARBOUR, has announced his first three Guest Stars for the New York Concerts in his six-city Concert Tour at Birdland Jazz Club (315 West 44th Street – between Broadway & Eighth Avenues)
ROBERT CUCCIOLI and MERWIN FOARD
will join Mr. Barbour on Sunday, December 12th.
MORGAN JAMES
will join Mr. Barbour on Monday, December 13th.
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The 2010 Holiday Concert Tour will also play The 142 THROCKMORTON THEATRE in Mill Valley, CA, (Sunday, December 5), THE MAGIC CASTLE in Hollywood, CA (Monday, December 6 and Tuesday, December 7), a private Fundraiser for the American Cancer Society in Morristown, NJ (Friday, December 10), and a Special Fundraiser for the Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind at the PACIFIC CLUB in Honolulu, Hawaii (Monday, December 27).
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Mr. Barbour’s annual Holiday Concerts are sold-out events of vocal magic and audience exaltation. They have become part of the entertainment landscape in New York City. Each concert features Special Surprise Guest Stars and a program of the most exhilarating Christmas and Holiday songs in the American Song Book.
BOX OFFICE INFORMATION:
The Rubicom Theatre 805-667-2900
The 142 Throckmorton Theatre 415-383-9600
The Magic Castle 323-851-3313
Birdland 212-581-3080
For nearly four years, Robert Cuccioli dazzled audiences and critics across America with his riveting portrayal of mad scientist Dr. Jekyll and his sinister alter ego Mr. Hyde on Broadway and in the national touring company of the Frank Wildhorn/Leslie Bricusse smash hit musical thriller Jekyll & Hyde. Cuccioli garnered a Tony Nomination, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award in 1997 for his outstanding dual performance in Jekyll & Hyde on Broadway. In addition, he was honored with Chicago’s prestigious Joseph Jefferson Award during Jekyll & Hyde’s successful 34-week tour. While acting has always been Cuccioli’s first love, it isn’t his first career. The Long Island native graduated from St. John’s University with a degree in Finance, and worked as a financial consultant at E.F. Hutton for three years before pursuing a full-time performing career. At the age of 23, he landed a role with The Light Opera of Manhattan and starred in the most beloved Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, and such classics as The Merry Widow, The New Moon, The Desert Song, and The Vagabond King. The talented actor quickly gained an extensive list of regional theatre credits, ranging from Oklahoma!, Jesus Christ Superstar, Lend Me A Tenor, 1776, and Rhythm Ranch at New Jersey’s renowned Paper Mill Playhouse to City Of Angels, Pirates of Penzance, Carousel, The Fantasticks, and Ankles Aweigh. Cuccioli’s star continued to rise, and in 1987 he received his first big break, playing Lancelot to the legendary Richard Harris’ King Arthur in the National and Canadian tours of Camelot. In 1991, he garnered the Outer Critics Circle Award for Brilliant Ensemble Performance in the highly-acclaimed Kander and Ebb revue And The World Goes ‘Round. Other Off-Broadway roles quickly followed -- among them Gaston in Gigi, Nathan in The Rothschilds, and Jose in the recently discovered Frank Loesser musical Senor Discretion. In 1993, following his record-setting, nine-month run in the New York premiere of the Maury Yeston/Arthur Kopit Phantom at the Westchester Broadway Theatre, Cuccioli made his Broadway debut as Javert in Les Miserables. Completing his highly successful run with the Broadway production of Jekyll & Hyde in January 1999, Cuccioli set out to stretch his artistic muscles even further. Performing a wide array of challenging roles in venues that extended from Off-Broadway to prestigious regional theatres around the country, including The Shakespeare Theatre of DC, The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, Papermill Playhouse, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, The McCarter Theatre, The Guthrie, San Jose Rep. and The George Street Playhouse. In that time, this versatile performer has added to his credits Shakespeare’s Hamlet (Claudius), Julius Caesar (Brutus), the title roles in Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra, classic plays as The School For Scandal, Amadeus (for which he received a Best Actor nod from the NJ Star-Ledger), and The Seafarer beloved musical comedies and dramas including Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living in Paris, Guys and Dolls, The Sound Of Music, Funny Girl, Carnival, A Little Night Music, Bells Are Ringing, The Secret Garden, Pajama Game, and Man Of La Mancha and has created roles in new musicals and plays including Temporary Help, Lorenzaccio (Helen Hayes Nomination), Fiction, Dorian, Enter The Guardsman, Sons Of Don Juan and most recently A Moon To Dance By (with Jane Alexander at the Pittsburgh Playhouse).
Morgan James: Originally from Idaho, Morgan has lived in Utah, Tennessee, California, and now her family resides in Connecticut. Morgan came from a theatrical family, and so naturally she wanted to be a Veterinarian. Unfortunately, science was not her strong-suit, so after high school Morgan attended The Juilliard School in New York City where she received her BM in Voice.
Morgan is a versatile vocalist, easily maneuvering between opera, musical theatre, rock, and blues. She is equally comfortable in front of an orchestra, full band, or in the recording studio. Morgan has done numerous commercials and voice-overs, and always continues a regimen of voice, acting and improv study. She has been a proud member of Actors Equity Association since 2003, and the Screen Actors' Guild since 2007. Morgan is currently working on the exciting new musical, "The Addams Family", starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth and has begun rehearsals for the new Frank Wildhorn Broadway musical "Wonderland". She is also continuing work on "The Rock Tenor" where she co-stars with Rob Evan. Morgan is also working on her own show and solo album.
ABOUT MERWIN FOARD
BROADWAY: The Addams Family, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Sweeney Todd La Cage Aux Folles, Assassins, Oklahoma!, Kiss Me Kate, 1776, Jekyll And Hyde, Beauty And The Beast and Les Miserables. DISNEY FILMS: Pocahontas, Beauty And The Beast, Aladdin And The King Of Thieves, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Mulan, Home On The Range, Enchanted and Tangled.
