James Stovall Has Passed Away

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/26/10 at 7:37pm

Someone on Facebook just posted a message saying James was no longer with us. He was such an amazing person and actor, I'm just shocked right now. Updated On: 9/26/10 at 07:37 PM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 9/26/10 at 7:53pm

Carla Renata's tweet: http://twitter.com/CaRenata/status/25634816642

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 9/26/10 at 8:01pm

His FB page is packed with messages like that, but I can't find confirmation anywhere.

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 9/27/10 at 4:55am

It is true. You may consider this to be confirmation.

He was too young to go and shall be sorely, sorely missed.

I do not yet know what theatre his memorial will be held at. Usually it seems to be the last Broadway theatre in which the actor performed. He was in many shows, however, with ties to several theatres.

It is a hard loss of someone so artistic, smart and kind. Updated On: 9/27/10 at 04:55 AM

[KirbyCat]

Posted: 9/27/10 at 5:48am

Oh no!
What happened?
He shall be missed a great deal by everyone in the Broadway community.
Oh, I'm so sad now.
RIP, Mr. Stovall.

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 9/27/10 at 12:20pm

https://www.broadway.com/buzz/153691/broadway-musical-vet-james-stovall-dies-on-september-26/

I'm listening to the Dreamgirls concert recording right now. This is so crazy!

RIP James .

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 9/27/10 at 1:30pm

It's obvious by the lovely messages to James on his FB page that he touched a lot of lives. How very, very sad.

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 9/27/10 at 1:44pm

RIP He was so lovely in Finian's Rainbow!

[perfectlymarvelous]

Posted: 9/27/10 at 2:49pm

How awful. I saw him in Finian's Rainbow and he was wonderful, he was way too young to go.

[elmore3003]

Posted: 9/27/10 at 3:32pm

He was always friendly and positive backstage during FINIAN'S RAINBOW; he seemed happy to see you and happy to be working at what he loved. I'll miss him.

[bestinshow2]

Posted: 9/27/10 at 9:03pm

Updated On: 9/27/10 at 09:03 PM

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 9/28/10 at 12:57pm

Does anyone know when James appeared as Coalhouse in the original production of Ragtime? I always thought that Alton White replaced Brian Stokes Mitchell and played the remainder of the run. Thanks.

[ahhrealmonsters]

Posted: 9/28/10 at 2:00pm

I heard about this yesterday. Horrible. He was pretty young. I mean, he wasn't 20, but I'd say 40s? RIP.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 9/28/10 at 2:41pm

Saw him go on for Dick Cavett as the Narrator in ROCKY HORROR, around the time of one of the Giuliani art controversies (Virgin Mary covered in dung perhaps?). He gave a brilliantly crafted monologue about the state of art mid-show.

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 9/28/10 at 3:22pm

Not a person who normally comments on obituary threads, as the person who has passed on, has lived a fulfilling life and lived a good innings, but James hasn't and that's what makes this so sad.

Hope James has got a leading role, in the great theatre in the sky.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 9/28/10 at 6:58pm

Very sad. I never saw him on stage but knew him very loosely through friends. What a nice guy.

RIP

[Here I Am]

Posted: 9/28/10 at 11:26pm

I always hate to see news like this. Does anyone know how he passed on?

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 1:23am

James had a congenital heart condition regarding valves in his heart which affected him only by middle age. He was an athletic dancer so you would not have known it, but he had been made aware at an early age that the difficulty was expected later on.

To make the medical story short, he had a complication from this condition and the treatment he had to have to alleviate it, and that is why and how he passed.

James, the son of a Minister (I believe Baptist), was also a trained Christian Minister and a deeply spiritual person. As I recall he attended Andover Academy prep school in Massachusetts, don't remember which college offhand. He was a fine baritone and bass singer and a superb speaker. You may have seen him on an American Express commercial a few years ago.

[Here I Am]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 2:50am

That's just awful and tragic. I saw him in Finian's Rainbow. He was way too young. RIP Mr. Stovall!

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 10/17/10 at 9:55pm

Nice write-up on Rev. James Stovall, Jr.
The Baltimore Sun article, memorial on James Stovall

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 10/17/10 at 9:58pm

So much thanks for this, nomdeplume. I was lucky enough to work with James a few years back. A really sweet guy.

[fitzykatebaldwinfan]

Posted: 10/18/10 at 2:25am

RIP James Stovall. You are loved and missed