I am a storyteller and therefore an optimist, a firm believer in the ethical bend of the human heart...from my point of view your life is already artful, just waiting, for you to make it art."
- Toni Morrison
Daryl L. Stewart is an award winning actor, singer, director, performing and teaching artist. 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 regional 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 (Boston) and more. Under the mentorship of voice teacher Dr. Ronald High, Stewart is known for his raspy tenor range, stage persona and rhythmic improvisation.
As a theater producer, director and choreographer, Stewart has staged new and canonical theatrical works including productions of 13 The Musical, Simply Simone: The Music of Nina Simone, Hear Her Roar: An Evening of Performance Art, The Amen Corner, Once On This Island, Disney's The Lion King Experience, Guys and Dolls, Once On This Island Jr., Shrek Jr., Frozen 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. Most recently, Stewart directed work in progress productions of STEP SHOW: The Musical at Shepherds University (WV) and at The Bickford Theatre (NJ).
Also, 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 countless 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 performing arts workshops at Williams College, East Side High School, Cicely Tyson School of the Performing Arts, RISE Academy, Paulo Friere Charter School, North Star Academy, Academy of the Performing Arts at UCTVS, The Pingry School, Mary Help of Christians Academy, Burnet Middle School, Union High School, St. Benedicts Prep and Seton Hall University - School of Law.
Education: New York University, Papermill Playhouse Conservatory & NY Conservatory for Dramatic Art. 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 served as the Chief Visionary Officer at Arthouse Linden, a pop up arts incubation experiment. He also 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 (Boston) and more. Under the mentorship of voice teacher Dr. Ronald High, Stewart is known for his raspy tenor range, stage persona and rhythmic improvisation.
As a theater producer, director and choreographer, Stewart has staged new and canonical theatrical works including productions of 13 The Musical, Simply Simone: The Music of Nina Simone, Hear Her Roar: An Evening of Performance Art, The Amen Corner, Once On This Island, Disney's The Lion King Experience, Guys and Dolls, Once On This Island Jr., Shrek Jr., Frozen 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. Most recently, Stewart directed work in progress productions of STEP SHOW: The Musical at Shepherds University (WV) and at The Bickford Theatre (NJ).
Also, 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 countless 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 performing arts workshops at Williams College, East Side High School, Cicely Tyson School of the Performing Arts, RISE Academy, Paulo Friere Charter School, North Star Academy, Academy of the Performing Arts at UCTVS, The Pingry School, Mary Help of Christians Academy, Burnet Middle School, Union High School, St. Benedicts Prep and Seton Hall University - School of Law.
Education: New York University, Papermill Playhouse Conservatory & NY Conservatory for Dramatic Art. 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 served as the Chief Visionary Officer at Arthouse Linden, a pop up arts incubation experiment. He also 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.
