Jason D. Danieley (born July , ) is an American actor, singer, concert
performer and recording artist. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri,
and was married to fellow performer, Marin Mazzie.Ben Brantley, of The
New York Times called Danieley "The most exquisite tenor on Broadway".
After classical voice training at the University of Missouri and
Southern Illinois University, Danieley left without graduating and at
the age of made his Broadway debut in the Harold Prince-directed
revival of Candide, as the title character. Prince was quoted in The
New York Times as saying "It's unusual in the world of musical theater
to find someone who can sing as well as he can act, mark my words:
Jason has an extraordinary future ahead of him."Danieley appeared
Off-Broadway in the musical Hit The Lights! in , but gained
recognition in in Floyd Collins, based on the tragedy of caver Floyd
Collins, written by Richard Rodgers’s grandson, Adam Guettel. The
musical has a mixture of Appalachian and classical music; Ben Brantley
in The New York Times noted that Daniely (with others) was "especially
winning". Danieley starred in the musical The Full Monty, which
premiered at the Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, California in June to
July . The musical opened on Broadway in October . He appeared in the
John Kander and Fred Ebb musical Curtains on Broadway in . Composer
John Kander wrote the song "I Miss The Music" specifically for the
character that Danieley played in Curtains.
performer and recording artist. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri,
and was married to fellow performer, Marin Mazzie.Ben Brantley, of The
New York Times called Danieley "The most exquisite tenor on Broadway".
After classical voice training at the University of Missouri and
Southern Illinois University, Danieley left without graduating and at
the age of made his Broadway debut in the Harold Prince-directed
revival of Candide, as the title character. Prince was quoted in The
New York Times as saying "It's unusual in the world of musical theater
to find someone who can sing as well as he can act, mark my words:
Jason has an extraordinary future ahead of him."Danieley appeared
Off-Broadway in the musical Hit The Lights! in , but gained
recognition in in Floyd Collins, based on the tragedy of caver Floyd
Collins, written by Richard Rodgers’s grandson, Adam Guettel. The
musical has a mixture of Appalachian and classical music; Ben Brantley
in The New York Times noted that Daniely (with others) was "especially
winning". Danieley starred in the musical The Full Monty, which
premiered at the Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, California in June to
July . The musical opened on Broadway in October . He appeared in the
John Kander and Fred Ebb musical Curtains on Broadway in . Composer
John Kander wrote the song "I Miss The Music" specifically for the
character that Danieley played in Curtains.
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