John Barrowman Biography (1968-)
Born March 11, 1968, in Glasgow, Scotland; naturalized U.S. citizen; father,in sales; mother, a singer and record store clerk. Addresses: Agent: Innovative Artists NY Talent, 141 Fifth Ave., 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10010-7105.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- March 11, 1968
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Stage Appearances
- Billy Crocker, Anything Goes (musical), Prince Edward Theatre, London, 1989
- Title role, Matador (musical), Queen's Theatre, London, 1991
- Raoul, Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty's Theatre, London, c. 1992
- Wyndham Brandon, Rope, Minerva Theatre, Chichester Festival, Chichester, England, 1993
- Claude, Hair (musical), Old Vic Theatre, London, 1993
- Chris, Miss Saigon (musical), Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1993
- Joe Gillis, Sunset Boulevard, Adelphi Theatre, London, 1994-1995,then (Broadway debut) Minskoff Theatre, 1996
- Cal Chandler, The Fix (musical), Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London,1997
- Barry, Putting It Together, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1998, then Broadway production, 1999
- Beast, Beauty and the Beast (musical), Dominion Theatre, London, 1999
- Reflections from Broadway (cabaret performance), Arci's Place, NewYork City, 2002
- Bobby, Company, Sondheim Festival, Kennedy Center, 2002
- Appeared as Che, Evita, Spektrum Arena Theatre, Oslo, Norway.
- Major Tours
- Toured as Alex, Aspects of Love, Irish cities.
- Film Appearances
- Hey Mr. Producer (also known as Hey Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh), Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1998
- Putting It Together, 2000
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There, Second Act Productions, 2002
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Presenter, Live and Kicking, 1993-1994
- Peter Williams, Titans, NBC, 2000
- Appeared as Peter Fairchild in the series Central Park West, CBS;host of the series The Movie Game, BBC.
- Radio Appearances
- Performed for radio broadcasts of Call Me Madam, The Magic of Musicals, and National Music Day.
- RECORDINGS
- Albums
- Hair: The Musical (original London cast recording), EMI, 1993
- Godspell (London studio cast recording), TER, 1993
- Songs from Grease (London studio recording), TER, 1994
- The Fix (original London cast recording), 1997
- John Barrowman: Aspects of Lloyd Webber, Jay, 1997
- Reflections from Broadway (solo album), 2000
- Other albums include Matador (cast recording), Sony; The Musicof Andrew Lloyd Webber, TER; Phantom of the Opera and Other Broadway Hits, TER; Red Red Rose; and Songs from Webber's The Phantom ofthe Opera, with Bonus Tracks from Sunset Boulevard. Also recorded the single, "I Was Born to Be Me"/"I'll Dress You in Mourning," 1991.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals- US, October, 1995; April, 1996
- Vanity Fair, November, 1995
Electronic- John Barrowman, http://www.johnbarrowman.com