James is happy to return to Pageant after vying for the crown as Ms. West Coast in the 2005 Cygnet production. Other Cygnet directing/choreography credits include Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Little Shop of Horrors, and Sweeney Todd (Craig Noel Award). Elsewhere: CATS (San Diego Musical Theatre), Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Rocky Horror Show, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Old Globe Theatre), Pippin, the world premiere of Harmony Kansas, and West Coast premiere [title of show](Diversionary), as well as developmental workshops at La Jolla Playhouse and Goodspeed Musicals. He is co-founder of Daisy 3 Pictures. In 2008, his film Ready? OK! won the Best Film award at Seattle, North Carolina, and San Diego film festivals. Daisy 3’s latest film, That’s What She Said, had its world premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. James is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Drama.