James Valcq
James Valcq is an American musical theatre composer, lyricist, and librettist, as well as an actor and arts administrator.Career
Valcq holds a BFA at American Folklore Theatre in Wisconsin.
In addition to orchestrating his own music, he has created orchestrations of classic musicals for regional theatres and opera companies. Valcq is also a conductor and musician, with Broadway credits including Chicago, Flower Drum Song, Scarlet Pimpernel, and Cabaret.
In 2007 Valcq returned to acting, playing Cosme McMoon in Souvenir at Boise Contemporary Theater, a role he has also played at American Stage Theatre and Stage Door Theatre Co. Additional credits include Feste in Twelfth Night and the Friar in Much Ado About Nothing at Door Shakespeare, Ernie in Guys on Ice at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and Pierre in How I Became a Pirate at First Stage.
In October 2011 Valcq became co-Artistic Director of Third Avenue Playhouse in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, where he's directed productions of The Glass Menagerie, Almost, Maine, and The 39 Steps.
Recent compositions include the musicals Victory Farm at American Folklore Theatre and Anatole, premiering at First Stage.
