James Naughton
From Broadway and regional theater to television and films, James Naughton has won critical acclaim in dramas, comedies and musicals. He is the winner of two Tony Awards as Best Actor in a Musical, for his portrayal of media-savvy lawyer Billy Flynn in the Broadway hit "Chicago" (1997) and for his role as a film-noir era detective in "City of Angels" (1990), which also earned him a Drama Desk Award. He met with equal success in the debut of his first solo evening "James Naughton Live," at the Manhattan Theater Club in June 1998. A new version of this theatrical concert returned to the New York stage at the Promenade Theatre in early 1999 as "James Naughton: Street of Dreams," presented by Mike Nichols, again winning rave reviews. After a twice-extended run in New York, the show is now touring the country.
A graduate of Brown University and the Yale School of Drama, Naughton made his New York debut as Edmund in Arvin Brown's production of "Long Day's Journey Into Night," winning immediate recognition with Theatre World, New York Drama Critics and Vernon Rice awards for his performance. His other Broadway credits include "Four Baboons Adoring the Sun," "I Love My Wife" and "Whose Life Is It Anyway," while Off-Broadway he has appeared in E.L. Doctorow's "Drinks Before Dinner" and "Losing Time." Both a prolific performer and director at the Williamstown Theater Festival, he most recently directed the Festival's critically acclaimed production of Arthur Miller's "The Price," which moved to Broadway in the winter of 1999 and met with equal success.
Mr. Naughton's film credits include "The Good Mother," opposite Diane Keaton; "The Glass Menagerie" with Joanne Woodward; "The Paper Chase," "First Kid," "Cat's Eye," "A Stranger is Watching," "Second Wind" and "Labor Pains." He has appeared in such television movies as "Travelin' Man," "Necessity," "Last of the Great Survivors," "The Bunker" and "Look Homeward Angel." More recently, Naughton starred in "The Birds II" for Showtime and the return of "Cagney & Lacey." He has also starred in a number of network television series, including "Who's the Boss?" "Making the Grade," "Planet of the Apes," "Faraday and Co.," "Brooklyn Bridge," and "The Cosby Mysteries." He recently appeared on "Ally McBeal" as the title character's father.