Daniel Jenkins is a multi-talented singer, actor and Broadway star. He made his Broadway debut in 1985 as Huckleberry Finn in the show “Big River” for which he received a Tony nomination. His other Broadway work includes BIG The Musical, Mary Poppins and Billy Elliot. His most recent work is About Time by Maltby and Shirer. On television his work includes The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, The Good Wife, Veep and Orange Is The New Black. And his movie credits include The Irishman in which he portrayed E. Howard Hunt.
My featured song is "The Buzz”, my latest single. Spotify link.
CONNECT WITH DANIEL:
https://substack.com/@danjmusic
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SONGFEST TRACKS
- Coffee, Black (25:40) — from Big (1996)
- I'll Come Around (26:48)
- River in the Rain (28:49) — from Big River
- My Gift to You (30:47) — from his latest EP
DISCUSSION SEGMENTS
- 3:39 — Growing up on a Kentucky farm; his dad Ken Jenkins (Dr. Kelso on Scrubs); singing Appalachian roots tunes around the kitchen table
- 8:45 — Apprentice at Actors Theatre of Louisville instead of college; asked to join the company after his apprentice year; Kathy Bates, Holly Hunter and Chris Cooper came through that theatre
- 11:10 — The Big River breakthrough: the audition call while he was back in Louisville, and John Jory's advice — "just don't stop doing theater"
- 18:40 — Veep: playing the zucchini lobbyist; what guest-star life is like on a long-running show; the cast welcomed him and the improvisation
- 22:21 — "About Time" with Maltby & Shire — both 88, writing together for 70 years; a show about aging, romance and death
- 32:19 — Pay Musicians: his platform so listeners can pay independent musicians directly, instead of fractions of a cent per stream
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ROBERT'S LATEST SINGLE:
“THE BUZZ” - Ft. Darius de Haas (vocals) and Dave Eggar (Cello).
"Short, Sweet and Totally Different"
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Audio production:
Jimmy Ravenscroft
Kymera Films
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