Artist:Brian d'Arcy James
Song:Blue Skies
Album:Irving Berlin's White Christmas: The Musical
Actor Brian d'Arcy James is mainly known for his work on Broadway. He has been nominated for four Tonys. He has done films and TV. But he is mostly known for Broadway musicals. He was born June 29, 1968 in Saginaw, MI. His uncle was Brian Kelly from the TV series Flipper. After graduating from Northwestern University's School of Communication, he moved to New York and started to appear in shows like Carousel and Titanic. The 2002 musical Sweet Smell of Success was his first Tony nomination. This was based on the 1957 film. His other Tony nominations are for Shrek the Musical (2009), Something Rotten! (2012) and Into the Woods (2023). Blue Skies is from the 2007 musical White Christmas. Of course everyone knows it as a 1954 film starring Bing Crosby with songs by Irving Berlin. It was produced as a musical in 2000 mostly as a touring show. It played briefly on Broadway in 2008. But by that time James left the show to appear in Shrek the Musical. James starred as Bob Wallace which was the character that Bing Crosby played. There's an original cast album for this which is unusual as most cast albums are for Broadway shows. James continues to appear on Broadway currently in the musical Days of Wine and Roses. Probably his most notable film role was as Officer Krupke in the 2021 film West Side Story. BTW, I loved that film. On TV he was in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. But like I said, James prefers the stage and that's where I expect him to stay. Here's Brian d'Arcy James performing Blue Skies at The White House Nov. 2010.
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