James, who sprained her ankle during rehearsals for the Stephen Schwartz musical, joins fellow cast members Hunter Parrish (Spring Awakening, "Weeds") as Jesus, Wallace Smith (American Idiot) as Judas, Uzo Aduba (Coram Boy), Nick Blaemire (Cry-Baby), Celisse Henderson ("The Electric Company," In Transit), Telly Leung (Rent, "Glee"), Lindsay Mendez (Everyday Rapture, Grease), Anna Maria Perez de Tagle ("Hannah Montana," "Fame") and George Salazar (Spring Awakening national tour). (Julia Mattison played James' role during her absence.)
Daniel Goldstein directs the family-friendly musical with choreography by Tony Award nominee Christopher Gattelli.
James' previous Broadway credits include Wonderland and The Addams Family.
Tickets for Godspell are $125 for all performances except Saturday evenings, which are $135. Tickets are available by calling Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200 or by visiting www.telecharge.com/godspell. Circle in the Square Theater is located at 1633 Broadway at 50th Street. Visit www.godspell.com for more information.