James Kall
James Kall (born October 6, 1961) is an American/Canadian actor, director and writer. Born in the Cleveland suburb of Maple Heights, Ohio, he attended St. Wenceslas Elementary School and Holy Name High School. Kall attended Northwestern University, graduating with honors with a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Communications in 1983 and earned an MFA in Acting in 1993 from the Yale School of Drama.
Professional stage credits include the Broadway production of Alan Ayckbourn and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "By Jeeves", (directed by Sir Alan Ayckbourn). Kall is featured on the original Broadway cast recording and in the Really Useful film version which aired on PBS and the CBC.[1][2]
Kall appeared as Motel the Tailor in the US Broadway tour of "Fiddler on the Roof"[3] starring Theodore Bikel. He also toured as Harry Bright in the musical "Mamma Mia"[4] and as Vice-Principal Panch in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee",[5] under the direction of James Lapine. Off-Broadway, he appeared opposite Eli Wallach in "Visiting Mr. Green" at the Union Square Theatre. Kall spent several season with the Great Lakes Theatre Festival, where credits include "Romeo and Juliet", "The Tempest", "A Christmas Carol",[6] "She Loves Me", "King Lear" with Hal Holbrook, "Hamlet" with Shirley Knight, "The Cherry Orchard" starring Piper Laurie and "The Taming of the Shrew". In Chicago, he appeared in several shows at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre, Chicago Opera Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre and Pheasant Run and in the 1988 revival of "Hair" at the Vic Theatre. Kall also appeared in "The Glass Menagerie" with Rita Moreno. Yale Rep credits include "Edward II" and "Hamlet" and the regional premier of David Rabe's "A Question of Mercy" at the Philadelphia Theatre Company and "By Jeeves" at the Kennedy Center and Pittsburgh Public Theatre. Writing credits include the book and additional lyrics for the musical "Georgie Boy!" which was performed at Chicago's Drury Lane South Theatre and The REP.[7][8]
Kall moved from New York to Toronto and continues to work professionally as an actor and director in both countries. He performed the roles of Nick/Doug in the original Toronto production of the Tony Award winning musical “Come From Away” for over 1,800 performances, in Canada and on tour in the US. He appeared as George in the Toronto production of "Kinky Boots" at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, directed by Jerry Mitchell.[9] and received a Dora Award nomination with the cast[10] and as Franz in Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of "The Sound of Music"[11] at the Princess of Wales Theatre. Kall has directed several shows for Drayton Entertainment, including "How the Other Half Loves", "Perfect Wedding",[12] "The Affections of May", "I'll Be Back Before Midnight"[13] and "Spelling Bee". Canadian acting credits include "Sleuth",[14] "Lost in Yonkers", "Miracle on 34th Street", "Disney's Mary Poppins",[15] "Twelve Angry Men", "Lost in Yonkers", "Dial 'M' for Murder", "Me and My Girl", "Damn Yankees", "Boeing, Boeing" and "The Foursome" at a variety of theatres including the National Arts Centre, the Grand Theatre, the King's Wharf Theatre, Dunfield Theatre Cambridge and Neptune Theatre.
Film and television credits include: “Schitt’s Creek”, “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities”, “Danger Next Door”, “Christmas in Washington”, “It Takes A Christmas Village”, “Santa’s Squad”, “Suits”, “Impulse”, “Salvation”, "Murdoch Mysteries", "Our Fathers", "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows" (winner of 5 awards at the 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards), "Queer As Folk", "Jack and Mike", "In A Heartbeat", "Shades of Black", "Quints",[16] "Man of the Year", "Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story", "Crimes of Fashion", "By Jeeves", "Turning Points of History", "Lolz-ita", "Martha Behind Bars" and "Business Ethics" as well as numerous commercials.[17]
Kall has served as a guest lecturer/instructor at Northwestern University, Trinity College, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, Randolph Academy and Otterbein University and served as an assistant casting director with Kordos and Charbonneau Casting and Wallis Nacita Casting in Chicago.
References[edit]
- ↑ Murray, Matthew (28 October 2001). "Broadway Reviews : By Jeeves". www.talkinbroadway.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ↑ Isherwood, Charles (28 October 2001). "Review: 'By Jeeves'". www.variety.com. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ Meeks, Christopher (22 January 1995). "Review: 'Fiddler on the Roof'". www.variety.com. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ Kragen, Pam (13 August 2003). "'Mamma Mia' is cute, loud celebration of middle age". www.sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ Ouzounian, Richard (30 January 2008). "25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee casts a spell". www.thestar.com. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ Joseph, Keith (10 December 1998). "Seasonal Boughs of Folly". Cleveland Scene. Scene Magazine. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ↑ Lindsay, Tedrin Blair (6 July 2013). "Dancers are at the center of The REP's 'Georgie Boy!'". www.kentucky.com. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ Pixler, Joe (29 April 1988). "La Duca plays dual roles in Cohan review". www.highbeam.com. Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ Bergman, S. Bear (29 June 2015). "Review: Kinky Boots (Mirvish)". Mooney on Theatre. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ Mooney, Megan (30 May 2016). "Announcement: 2016 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominees (with links to MOT reviews)". www.mooneyontheatre.com. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ ""Sound of Music out to prove it's still one of our favourite things"". www.cbcnews.com. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ Hill, Valerie (30 June 2012). "Perfect Wedding is All Laughs". www.therecord.com. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ Eaton, John (9 July 2014). "Chat with the Experts". The Peak 95.1 FM. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ Male, Marie (19 October 2012). "Review: Drayton Entertainment brings thriller to playhouse with Sleuth". www.wellingtonadvertiser.com. Free Press. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ Hoile, Christopher (2 April 2013). "Review - Mary Poppins - Drayton Entertainment, Cambridge". www.stagedoor.com. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ↑ McIntyre, Grant (14 April 2001). "Children's Television". www.theglobeandmail.com. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ "James Kall". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
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