James Latus is a production stage manager who has worked on many renowned shows, both on Broadway and off.  His Off-Broadway credits include: ADAM AND THE EXPERTS (1989), HENRY VI (1995), YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL (1995),THE SKRIKER(1996), TIMON OF ATHENS  (1996), ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (1997), HENRY VIII (1997), THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN (1998), THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH (1998), THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (1999), SPACE (1999), HOUSE ARREST (2000), RADIANT BABY (2003), THE PERSIANS (2003), THEY WROTE THAT? (2004), CHINESE FRIENDS (2004), MEMORY HOUSE (2005), THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL (2005), THE CONTROVERSY OF VALLADOLID (2005), STUFF HAPPENS (2006), KING LEAR (2007), ROAD SHOW (2008), ENDGAME (2008), ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (2011), MEASURE FOR MEASURE (2011), KING LEAR (2011), THE MASTER BUILDER (2013), HAMILTON (2015), CYMBELINE (2015), LAZARUS (2015), TROILUS AND CRESSIDA (2016), PLENTY (2016), OTHELLO (2018), and MOTHER OF THE MAID (2018).  He has worked on numerous productions for NYSF/The Public Theater, in addition to doing shows for Off-Broadway companies, such as Theater for a New Audience, 3 Dollar Bill Theater, CTM Productions, BAM, Playwrights Horizons, and New York Theatre Workshop.

Latus was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He inherited a love of theatre from his parents which he shared with his siblings from an early age, performing plays with them in his backyard. He wanted to pursue a career in theater early on, yet believed it unattainable. Therefore, he pursued it as a hobby. Attending a technical high school, he focused on architecture and was involved in the school drama club. He studied architecture at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. While there, he took a performing arts class for a requirement. Realizing his true passion, he changed his major, directed, then discovered Stage Management. Graduating, he held a directing internship at Arena Stage in Washington D.C., then moved to New York City.  In New York he became the production assistant for Manhattan Theatre Club. His Broadway credits include: The Capeman (1998), Bells Are Ringing (2001), Elaine Stritch At Liberty (2002), Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2007), The Pee-wee Herman Show (2010), Clybourne Park (2012), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2012), A Time to Kill (2013), All The Way (2014), Jitney (2017), Indecent (2017), Time and the Conways (2017), Farinelli and the King (2017), True West (2019), and Oklahoma! (2019). He also worked on numerous regional and international productions. His productions have won Tonys, Obies, Lucille Lortel Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards, and Drama Desk Awards, including, most recently, a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Oklahoma! (2019).