Quentin Earl Darrington, known to most as “Q”, recently thrilled audiences in MJ THE MUSICAL starring in the Original Broadway Cast as Joe Jackson / Rob. He played Agwe in the Tony Award winning revival of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND for which he earned a Grammy nomination. Q also starred as Old Deuteronomy in the Broadway revival of CATS. And he made his Broadway debut in the 2010 Tony nominated revival of RAGTIME starring as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Along with Brian Stokes Mitchell, Carmen Cusack and Eric Anderson, Q starred in 2 SUMMERS OF LINCOLN, a new musical directed by Christopher Ashley which made its world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse. Keep a look out for Q’s latest Broadway bound show - HIPPEST TRIP: THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL.
A native of Florida, his extensive career has taken him from the Bay to Broadway and beyond performing in numerous shows and concerts across 46 US states, Canada, the Caribbean, and Europe; also in the national tours of Memphis, The Color Purple, The Lion King, and Ragtime.
Quentin has also starred in productions at The Kennedy Center, NY City Center, Papermill Playhouse, the MUNY, The Cincinnati Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, and the Goodspeed Opera House among others, and made his concert debut with New York's Broadway by the Year series, Songs of 1927 and his solo cabaret debut with QED, Chapter 1: Verse 1.
In addition to his stage career, Quentin has recently guest starred on Blue Bloods, NCIS: New Orleans, The Good Fight, Elementary, Madam Secretary, and he recurs on the CBS drama The Code. He holds a MFA from University of Central Florida and a BFA from University of South Florida.
Produced by Joey Quenga (OnairwithQ)