Quentin Earl Darrington
Quentin Earl Darrington is honored to share in this blessing of live theatre with you tonight. He was most recently seen as Don Cornelius in the San Francisco world premiere of Hippest Trip-The Soul Train Musical, which lands on Broadway Spring 2025. He also recently originated the dual role of Rob/Joe Jackson in the Broadway mega-hit, MJ the Musical. Previously, he received a Grammy nomination for his acclaimed performance as Agwe in the Tony Award-winning revival of Once On This Island. Other Broadway credits include: the Tony-nominated revival of Ragtime, starring as Coalhouse Walker Jr., and as Old Deuteronomy in the Broadway revival of CATS.
A native of Lakeland, Florida, God’s blessing on Darrington’s life has provided an extensive career, taking him from the Bay to Broadway and beyond... across the globe performing, teaching, serving, and aiding humanitarian efforts in 46 US states, Canada, the Caribbean, Brazil, England, Germany, Russia, New Zealand, and Kenya. Broadway national tours include Memphis, The Color Purple, The Lion King, and Ragtime. Darrington has also starred in productions at The Kennedy Center, NY City Center, Papermill Playhouse, The MUNY, Cincinnati Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, and Goodspeed Opera House, among others.
In addition to his stage career, Darrington has recently guest starred on Blue Bloods, also guest starred on NCIS NOLA, The Blacklist, Elementary, Madam Secretary, The Good Fight, and recurs on the CBS drama The Code. He holds an M.F.A. from the University of Central Florida and a B.A. from the University of South Florida. Philippians 3:12-14
A native of Lakeland, Florida, God’s blessing on Darrington’s life has provided an extensive career, taking him from the Bay to Broadway and beyond... across the globe performing, teaching, serving, and aiding humanitarian efforts in 46 US states, Canada, the Caribbean, Brazil, England, Germany, Russia, New Zealand, and Kenya. Broadway national tours include Memphis, The Color Purple, The Lion King, and Ragtime. Darrington has also starred in productions at The Kennedy Center, NY City Center, Papermill Playhouse, The MUNY, Cincinnati Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, and Goodspeed Opera House, among others.
In addition to his stage career, Darrington has recently guest starred on Blue Bloods, also guest starred on NCIS NOLA, The Blacklist, Elementary, Madam Secretary, The Good Fight, and recurs on the CBS drama The Code. He holds an M.F.A. from the University of Central Florida and a B.A. from the University of South Florida. Philippians 3:12-14
