James Stanek (born August 5, 1971) is an American theatre, film, and television actor.

Stanek was born inHavre de Grace, Maryland and raised inCranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, a suburb ofPittsburgh. He attended theSeneca Valley School District where he performed in such musicals asGrease andLittle Shop of Horrors, among others. In Stanek's senior year of high school he auditioned for, and was accepted, into the Mini Stars musical theatre program at thePittsburgh Civic Light Opera.^{[citation needed]}

He attended and graduated fromCarnegie Mellon University.

Stanek and his wife, Beth, currently reside inManhattan, where they raise their three sons.

• Roman Holiday (The Guthrie Theater [Minneapolis, MN])
• Ace (Signature Theatre)
• The Producers (North Shore Music Theatre)
• Carnival (Kennedy Center)
• Lestat (Curran Theatre)
• My Fair Lady (McCarter Theatre Center)
• The Threepenny Opera (Williamstown Theatre Festival)
• Damn Yankees (American Musical Theatre of San Jose)
• Chrysalis (Adirondack Theatre Festival)
• The Three Musketeers (American Musical Theatre of San Jose)
• Let's Face It (New York Historical Society)
• Thoroughly Modern Millie (La Jolla Playhouse)
• Purlie (Kennedy Center)
• Pippin (Bay Street Theatre)
• Mame (Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera)
• George M! (St. Louis MUNY)
• Into the Woods - The Baker (The Patchogue Theatre)

• Kitty's Kisses (Original Studio Cast)
• Frankenstein (Original Off-Broadway Cast)
• Lestat (Original Broadway Cast)
• The 3hree Musketeers (Original American Cast)
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway Revival Cast)

TheLestat original Broadway cast recording was recorded by Mercury Records on May 22, 2006, at Sony Studios in New York City. Planned release was July 11, 2006 but has been postponed indefinitely. In August 2006 after numerous rumors of an August release date,Elton John's website released this statement:

"We have received many messages asking when the Lestat cast album will be released. According to Elton's management, there are no plans to release the album at present."^[1]

The cast album has still yet to be released.

• Jim Stanek at theInternet Broadway Database
• Jim Stanek at theInternet Off-Broadway Database (archived)
• Jim Stanek atIMDb
• Star File on Broadway.com
• Jim Stanek Online: The Fansite

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• American male musical theatre actors
• American male stage actors
• Carnegie Mellon University alumni
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• Male actors from Pittsburgh
• People from Butler County, Pennsylvania
• People from Havre de Grace, Maryland

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