Birth Place: Middleton, CT
James Naughton won the Theatre World Award for his performance in Long Day's Journey Into Night in 1971. He went on to star with Geneviève Bujold in Antigone which was later made into a film in 1974. He starred in the musical I Love My Wife in 1977 and in the drama Whose Life is it Anyway? opposite Mary Tyler Moore in 1980. He won his first Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 1990 for City of Angels. In 1997 he won a second Tony Award with his portrayal of lawyer Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago. He created the lead role of Willy Brandt, Chancellor of West Germany, in the highly acclaimed drama Democracy in 2004. He has directed several plays in New York, including the 2002 revival of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, starring his close personal friend Paul Newman, which was filmed for cable TV in 2003. He also appears in cabarets in New York City, including Manhattan Theater Club and Caroline's Comedy Club.
James Naughton, James Naughton: Street of Dreams
James Naughton, Chicago
James Naughton , Chicago
James Naughton, Chicago
James Naughton, City of Angels
James Naughton, City of Angels
James Naughton, City of Angels
Jame Naughton, Long Day's Journey Into Night
James Naughton, Long Day's Journey Into Night
James Naughton has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.
James Naughton has not appeared in the West End.
James Naughton has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Solo Performance by the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "James Naughton: Street of Dreams," Outstanding Actor - Musical by the Drama Desk Awards for "Chicago," Best Actor - Musical by the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Chicago," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Chicago," Best Actor - Musical by the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "City of Angels," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "City of Angels," Outstanding Actor - Musical by the Drama Desk Awards for "City of Angels," the Vernon Rice Award by the Drama Desk Awards for "Long Day's Journey Into Night," and Performance by the Theatre World Awards for "Long Day's Journey Into Night."
James Naughton has won several awards, including Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Chicago" and "City of Angels." He also won the Outstanding Actor - Musical award at the Drama Desk Awards for "City of Angels" and the Vernon Rice Award for "Long Day's Journey Into Night." Additionally, he received a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for his role in "Long Day's Journey Into Night."
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