Quentin earl darrington biography of christopher
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Quentin Earl Darrington celebrates his birthday July 9.
The actor made his Broadway debut as Coalhouse Walker, Jr. in the Tony Award-nominated revival of Ragtime in 2009. Darrington returned to the Main Stem in the 2016 revival of Cats, playing Victor/Old Deuteronomy. He was most recently on Broadway in Michael Arden’s Tony Award-winning revival of Once On This Island in 2017 as the god of water, Agwe.
In addition to his work on Broadway, Darringotn also appeared onstage in the national tour of Memphis as Delray, Minister in the City Center Encores! Off-Center Production of A New Brain,and more. He is set to return to the stage in the upcoming biomusical MJ.
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Celebrate Quentin Earl Darrington With A Look Back at His Career on Broadway
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'3 Summers of Lincoln' brings Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass' story to the stage at La Jolla Playhouse
Wednesday night, the musical "3 Summers of Lincoln" had its world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse. Co-lyricist and co-choreographer Daniel J. Watts provided insights into the creative process.
The musical takes place during the last three summers of President Abraham Lincoln's life. Over the course of these three summers, Lincoln faces pressure to end the Civil War while also working to abolish slavery. He develops a sometimes combative friendship with abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who urges the president to act more swiftly.
The music and the lyrics define the dynamic between the two friendly adversaries.
"We said Lincoln is like potential energy and Frederick is kinetic energy," Watts said. "And what happens when an immovable object comes in contact with an unstoppable force? So you have a person who doesn't really move. So his sound should be a l
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'Q' goes back to Broadway: Lakeland's Quentin Darrington has 2 roles in 'MJ: The Musical'
When Quentin Earl Darrington accepted the mysterious invitation for a "cold reading" nearly four years ago, he expected it to be a one-off gig, a paid day of acting that went no further.
Darrington realized it wasn’t a typical introductory session when producers required that he and the other actors sign non-disclosure agreements before they even saw the script. His curiosity intensified as he noticed the presence of pris Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage and director/choreographer Christopher Wheeldon.
Then the actors opened their scripts to see the title, “Westlake.”
“So we were like, ‘Westlake? What is this about?’ ” Darrington recalled. “And then all of a sudden, we start reading and we see what's going on, and that literally was how inom became a part of the project from that first day.”
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