Jim Walton is an American actor, most notable for his leading performance in the original production of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along as Franklin Shephard.
He was relieved when they announced to the room that this was the cast of Merrily, but would have to wait nine months because Sondheim had not finished the score at this time.
[5] Jim Weissenbach was originally cast as Franklin Shepard, but was let go during previews and Walton was chosen as his replacement.
He next starred as Anthony Hope in the 1989 revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, with Bob Gunton as the title character.
[1] He played the role of Hog-eye in the 2017 Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard, with Glenn Close starring as Norma Desmond.
He joined the Broadway company of Come from Away on November 13, 2018 in the role of Nick/Doug and others, [12] and stayed with the production until it closed in 2022, including performing in the 2021 film alongside his niece, Emily Walton.