Samueli Theater, Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa Mesa, California
April 12-13, 2008

James Naughton is the winner of not one but two Tony Awards: for City of Angels in 1990 and Chicago in 1997. Don’t expect too many Broadway tunes from this suave crooner, though: Away from the theatrical stage, Naughton prefers to focus on other styles, ranging from pop standards to jazz. Of late, he’s been delving into songs made famous by a wide ranging roster of artists, among them Frank Sinatra, Randy Newman, Billy Eckstine, Duke Ellington, and Tom Waits. But the stage experience shines through: His numbers become miniature dramas, artistic monologues sung with old style “cool”.

Running time (approximate): 1 hour and 15 minutes
 

Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Connecticut
June 10-28, 2008

Tony Award winner James Naughton will direct the musical revue Hot 'n Cole: A Cole Porter Celebration!, to play Connecticut's Westport Country Playhouse, June 10-28.
The revue, to be devised by Mark Waldrop, David Armstrong, and Bruce W. Coyle, will feature 48 of Porter's standards, including "You're the Top," "Night and Day," "I Love Paris," and "Anything Goes." The show will feature choreography by Dan Knetchges and musical direction by Mark Berman.
 

Fairfield Theater Company at The Klein Memorial Auditorium, Bridgeport, Connecticut
August 16, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

James Naughton and Christine Ebersole: Tony Award winning performers Christine Ebersole and James Naughton bring their individual, and collective, talents to the Klein for a cabaret performance. TV, film and stage actress Ebersole is coming off her recent showstopping performance as Little Edie in the Broadway musical Grey Gardens. James Naughton is known for everything from acting in Broadway musicals and dramas, City of Angels, Chicago, I Love My Wife, films, The Good Mother, The First Wives Club, and more recently with his cabaret act offering everything from country to classics. Ebersole and Naughton bring a small band and play show tunes like you have never heard them.
 
 
 
 

Solo Vocal CD

"It's About Time"

The CD is finally here. Very aptly named "It's About Time", Mr. Naughton's first solo vocal CD is now available. It can be ordered directly from DRG records.

Description: This brand new studio recording features songs that were a part of is recent cabaret show at the Cafe Carlyle in NYC. From Broadway and regional theater to television and films, James Naughton has won critical acclaim in dramas, comedies and musicals. He is the winner of two Tony Awards as Best Actor in a Musical, for his portrayal of media-savvy lawyer Billy Flynn in the Broadway hit Chicago (1997) and for his role as a film-noir era detective in City of Angels (1990), which also earned him a Drama Desk Award. He met with equal success in the debut of his first solo evening James Naughton Live, at the Manhattan Theater Club in June 1998. A new version of this theatrical concert returned to the New York stage at the Promenade Theatre in early 1999 as James Naughton: Street of Dreams, presented by Mike Nichols, again winning rave reviews. After a twice-extended run in New York, the show went on to tour the country.
 

TV Appearances

Sun, Apr 13, 12:30 PM  The Devil Wears Prada CINEMAX

Sat, Apr 19, 2:00 PM  Danielle Steel's 'Mixed Blessings WE