Daniel Jenkins was seen most recently on stage in SOMETHING CLEAN with the Roundabout Theatre Company. His Broadway credits include BIG RIVER (1985 & 2003), ANGELS IN AMERICA (MILLENNIUM APPROACHES & PERESTROIKA), BIG, WRONG MOUNTAIN, MARY POPPINS, BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL, GOLDEN BOY, & OSLO. Other notable credits include FOR PETER PAN ON HER 70TH BIRTHDAY (Playwrights Horizons), KID VICTORY (The Vineyard), STAGE KISS (Playwrights Horizons), MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), & many more.
Before the pandemic, I sat down with Daniel Jenkins in his apartment to talk about growing up as a self-proclaimed ‘nerd’, a day in the life as an apprentice at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, transitioning to New York and his starring role as Huckleberry Finn in the original Broadway company of BIG RIVER as well as his return to the musical almost twenty years later. We discuss stories from the auditions and processes for BIG, John Doyle’s production of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, and STAGE KISS including dancing with Rebecca Taichman, frequent collaborations with Bartlett Sher, as well as our mutual appreciation and admiration for the late Michael Friedman.