John Barrowman

John Barrowman最早投身音樂(lè)劇，在大學(xué)期間就憑借音樂(lè)劇《anything goes》 年少成名。此后他成功出演及主演過(guò)多部?jī)?yōu)秀作品，有音樂(lè)劇小天王之稱。JB在演藝事業(yè)的發(fā)展方向十分廣泛，在繼續(xù)出演音樂(lè)劇之余，他開(kāi)始擔(dān)任電視節(jié)目主持人，并拍攝電視劇，參演電影，錄制音樂(lè)專輯，出版自傳等；又因性格開(kāi)朗言詞幽默經(jīng)常獲邀出席各種脫口秀節(jié)目，而被更多的觀眾所熟悉。隨著英國(guó)BBC出品的《神秘博士(Doctor Who）》及衍生劇《火炬木小組(Torchwood)》的熱播，他在劇中飾演的Jack Harkness上校贏了眾多FANS的追捧，這為他事業(yè)帶來(lái)的新高峰，發(fā)展版圖也從英國(guó)擴(kuò)大到美國(guó)，加拿大等地。
by Evan C. Gutierrez
Vocalist John Barrowman is one of few musical theater personalities to make a successful foray into a recording career. Though many on Broadway release a record at some point in their careers, seldom are they met with chart success and longevity. Barrowman was born in Glasgow but raised in Illinois. Throughout his high school years Barrowman performed in musicals, setting him on the path he would follow in college and beyond. Throughout college he worked as a performer at Opryland in Nashville before he landed a role in London playing Billy Crocker in Anything Goes. This would be the first of several leading roles for Barrowman. He starred in U.K.-based productions of Miss Saigon, Phantom of the Opera, Hair, and more. While developing a reputation as a West End star, Barrowman also developed a presence on British television. It was his TV acting that brought Barrowman back to the States, as he was featured on the CBS series Central Park West. The path that would lead him into the recording studio began with The Magic of the Musicals concert series, performing Broadway classics backed by internationally renown orchestras. Barrowman shared the stage with the Boston Pops, the London Symphony Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra, to name a few. His debut full-length record, Reflections from Broadway, was released in 2000. The record that followed, Swings Cole Porter, earned him a slot on Billboard's jazz charts. Maintaining a busy theatrical career throughout, Barrowman continued to make his mark on the recording industry with the release of Another Side, which enjoyed a lasting presence on the British charts.