Daryl L. Stewart is an actor, director, performing + teaching artist and arts advocate. A proud New Jersey native, Stewart's work as an actor has entertained audiences nationwide; in New York productions of La Strega, Step Show (NYMF) and Revolution (Robert Moss Theater). Stewart's theater credits include memorable roles in Five Guys Named Moe, My One and Only, Ragtime, Little Shop of Horrors, The Wild Party, Leader of the Pack, Carousel, Into The Woods, Oliver Twist, and Disney's Aida. TV/Film credits include Lipstick Jungle (NBC), School Spirits (SYFY) and 106 & Park (BET). Stewart's original one man show "Fully Versatile" is currently in development. It was presented as a staged reading in August 2016 in NYC.
In 2014, The Montclair Times dubed Stewart "a new voice that will fill the rafters of the theater". His solo performance credits include Tammany Hall, The Village Underground, The Yale Club, Gizzis (NYC), Cohoes Music Hall, Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, The Harvard Club, Encore Cabaret and more. Under the mentorship of voice teacher Dr. Ronald High, Stewart is known for his bluesy tenor range, sassy stage persona and rhythmic improvisation.
As a theatre producer, director and choreographer, Stewart has staged new and canonical theatrical works including productions of 13 the Musical, The Amen Corner, Once On This Island, Disney's The Lion King Experience, Guys and Dolls, Once On This Island Jr., The Jungle Book, Seussical, High School Musical, Once Upon A Mattress, Curtains, Into The Woods, Annie, Hairspray, Son Of God, Black Broadway: A Musical Review and This Wonderful Life.
Stewart is a sought after visiting guest artist and theater teaching artist at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark, New Jersey. At NJPAC, he has collaborated with hundreds of schools, groups and arts organizations teaching, developing, curating and creating musical theater, dance and drama programming. In 2013, Stewart collaborated with Emmy Award winner Ray Chew choreographing The Spotlight Gala, one of the nations largest live events.
Stewart teaches the Johnny Mercer Program, a five school middle school theater residency focused on musical theater script and songwriting and serves as a lead teaching artist for the internationally recognized Disney Musicals in Schools program. A sought after visiting artist and lecturer, Stewart has given talks and led arts workshops at Williams College, Cicely Tyson School of the Performing Arts, RISE Academy, Paulo Friere Charter School, Academy of the Performing Arts at UCTVS, The Pingry School, Mary Help of Christians Academy, St. Benedict's Preparatory High School and Seton Hall University - School of Law.
Education: New York University, Papermill Playhouse Conservatory & NY Conservatory for Dramatic Art (Professional Division). Stewart is the 2018 recipient of the Eulace Peacock Unsung Hero Award, a 2014 Urban League Honoree for the Arts, a recipient of the NYU Wasserman Award for Service in the Arts. He co-founded and served as co-artistic director of Vanguard Theater Company (2015-2017) and he currently runs Daryl Stewart Productions, a full service production and arts consulting company. He currently resides in New Jersey.
In 2014, The Montclair Times dubed Stewart "a new voice that will fill the rafters of the theater". His solo performance credits include Tammany Hall, The Village Underground, The Yale Club, Gizzis (NYC), Cohoes Music Hall, Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, The Harvard Club, Encore Cabaret and more. Under the mentorship of voice teacher Dr. Ronald High, Stewart is known for his bluesy tenor range, sassy stage persona and rhythmic improvisation.
As a theatre producer, director and choreographer, Stewart has staged new and canonical theatrical works including productions of 13 the Musical, The Amen Corner, Once On This Island, Disney's The Lion King Experience, Guys and Dolls, Once On This Island Jr., The Jungle Book, Seussical, High School Musical, Once Upon A Mattress, Curtains, Into The Woods, Annie, Hairspray, Son Of God, Black Broadway: A Musical Review and This Wonderful Life.
Stewart is a sought after visiting guest artist and theater teaching artist at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark, New Jersey. At NJPAC, he has collaborated with hundreds of schools, groups and arts organizations teaching, developing, curating and creating musical theater, dance and drama programming. In 2013, Stewart collaborated with Emmy Award winner Ray Chew choreographing The Spotlight Gala, one of the nations largest live events.
Stewart teaches the Johnny Mercer Program, a five school middle school theater residency focused on musical theater script and songwriting and serves as a lead teaching artist for the internationally recognized Disney Musicals in Schools program. A sought after visiting artist and lecturer, Stewart has given talks and led arts workshops at Williams College, Cicely Tyson School of the Performing Arts, RISE Academy, Paulo Friere Charter School, Academy of the Performing Arts at UCTVS, The Pingry School, Mary Help of Christians Academy, St. Benedict's Preparatory High School and Seton Hall University - School of Law.
Education: New York University, Papermill Playhouse Conservatory & NY Conservatory for Dramatic Art (Professional Division). Stewart is the 2018 recipient of the Eulace Peacock Unsung Hero Award, a 2014 Urban League Honoree for the Arts, a recipient of the NYU Wasserman Award for Service in the Arts. He co-founded and served as co-artistic director of Vanguard Theater Company (2015-2017) and he currently runs Daryl Stewart Productions, a full service production and arts consulting company. He currently resides in New Jersey.
