Jim Stanek

Jim Stanek
Born	James Stanek (1971-08-05) August 5, 1971 Havre de Grace, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation	Actor

James "Jim" Stanek (born August 5, 1971) is an American musical theatre/film/television actor.

Early life

Stanek was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland and raised in Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. He attended the Seneca Valley School District where he performed in such musicals as Grease and Little 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 the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.

Personal life

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

Theatre Credits

New York Theatre

Year	Production	Role	Category
1996	Indiscretions	Michael (standby)	Broadway
1996	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum	Hero	Broadway
1999	Captain Courageous	Dan	Off-Broadway
2000	Saturday Night	u/s Campbell, McDonald, Sorge	Off-Broadway
2001	The Good Companions	Performer	Off-Broadway
2001	Cyrano de Bergerac	Performer	Off-Broadway
2003	Oh, Boy!	Jim	Off-Broadway
2004	Best Foot Forward	Performer	Off-Broadway
2004	The Rivals	Footman; u/s Bob Acres, David, Fag	Broadway
2005	Little Women	(standby) Braxton, Laurie, Mr. Brooke, Rodrigo	Broadway
2005	Slut	Dan	Off-Broadway
2006	Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris	Performer	Off-Broadway
2006	Lestat	Louis	Broadway
2007	Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change	Performer	Off-Broadway
2007	Frankenstein, A New Musical	Henry Clerval; u/s Victor	Off-Broadway
2009	The Story of My Life	Ensemble	Broadway
2009	Night Sky	Performer	Off-Broadway
2010	Jacques Brel Returns	Performer	Off-Broadway
2011	Freud's Last Season	C.S. Lewis	Off-Broadway
2011	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn	Johnny	Off-Broadway
2011	Desperate Writers	Performer	Off-Broadway
2013	A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder	Swing	Broadway
2015	Fun Home	Bruce (standby)	Broadway

Regional Theatre

• "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 (San Jose Musical Theatre)
• Chrysalis (Adirondack Theatre Festival)
• The Three Musketeers (San Jose Musical Theatre)
• 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)

Filmography

Films

• Bella (2006) - Henri
• Murder, He Squeaked - Boyfriend
• Reveille - Black Suit
• Mary and Rhoda - Official Tour Guide
• Borough Of Kings [alt. title Brooklyn Sonnet] (2002) - Jimmy O'Conner

Television

• Guiding Light (2005) - Dr. Corey Butler
• Misguiding Light (2005) - Floyd Boyd
• Guiding Light - Percy
• The Adversaries - Series Regular
• Law & Order (1998) - Arraignment Clerk

Commercials

• Olive Garden (2008) - Olive Garden Enthusiast

Discography

• 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)

The Lestat 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."

The cast album has still yet to be released.

External links

• Jim Stanek at the Internet Broadway Database
• Jim Stanek at IMDb
• Star File on Broadway.com
• Jim Stanek Online: The Fansite