PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: The Genie of Broadway's Aladdin, James Monroe Iglehart

  • March 19, 2014
  • Playbill Magazine; Matthew Blank; March 19, 2014

PLEASE NOTE: This article goes on to mention that James Monroe Iglehart is an alumnus of Cal State East Bay

By Matthew Blank

James Monroe Iglehart, who stars as The Genie in Disney's new Broadway production of Aladdin, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.

Iglehart originated the role of Bobby in the Tony Award-winning musicalMemphis and has been featured in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee(Broadway) and The Wiz (City Center).

He has appeared on "The Good Wife" and "The Electric Company" (Silent E Soloist) and is a member of the hip hop improv group Freestyle Love Supreme.