Darrick Penny is a professional Actor, Singer, and Voice Over Artist based in New York City.
About Darrick
Darrick Penny is a professional Actor, Singer, and Voice Over Artist based in New York City.
Born in Mesa Arizona, and raised between both Albuquerque, New Mexico and Valdese, North Carolina – Darrick comes from a multi-cultural background and has performed professionally all over the country.
Most known for his deep Bass/Baritone singing voice and Meisner acting method of truthfully living in the moment, he received his BFA in Musical Theatre from Elon University and MFA in Acting from Florida Atlantic University.
He is a proud family man and Father to a beautiful toddler girl.
-”Darrick Penny gives the stand-out performance of the night as Tom Collins, with his ‘I’ll Cover You Reprise’ both heart-wrenchingly acted and beautifully sung.”
-”Coalhouse is the emotional epicenter of ‘Ragtime’ and Penny channels all of this energy into a brilliant performance.”
-”Darrick Penny’s portrayal of Papa Ge reminded me of Dr. Facilier from ‘The Princess and the Frog’ as he creates a perfect caricature of Death that also includes accessories similar to the Disney villain.”
– “Darrick Penny, an Elon University alum and Equity member, reprises the role of Tom Collins in his MTC debut and brings his marvelously low bass voice to the tear-inducing “I’ll Cover You.” Kudos to Penny on a memorable performance.”
-”Darrick Penny makes an impressive local debut as jewel thief Ledge…I wish I’d heard more of his lovely singing voice.”
-”Darrick Penny exudes a heartfelt earnestness in ‘Marry Me A Little’ among other numbers.”
-“Darrick Penny was perfectly cast as the wicked God Papa Ge. From the outset he oozes evil, always a threat to whomever he comes upon. His voice cut like a knife with gripping effect.”
-”Penny’s Jafar is funny with a fine sense of comic villainy and sardonic wit.”
– “Darrick Penny brings an enormous well of feelings to the reprise of ‘I’ll Cover You’, making this song more significant than I have ever seen in any other production of Rent”