Five-time Tony nominee Brian d’Arcy James brings two lively musical performances to Steppenwolf, where he’ll perform songs from the classic American songbook, pop favorites and of course the Broadway canon, including signature songs he originated from shows such as Hamilton, Shrek the Musical, Wild Party and Days of Wine and Roses to name a few. Not only will this Broadway vet and Northwestern alum perform the music you know and love, but you’ll also learn what these songs mean to him in an intimate and personal evening of story and song.
BRIAN D’ARCY JAMES just recently finished his Broadway run as Joe Clay in Days of Wine and Roses in March 2024. He can most recently be seen in the Netflix Film Pain Hustlers opposite Emily Blunt and Chris Evans; in the feature film She Came To Me, opposite Anne Hathaway, Peter Dinklage, and Marissa Tomei; in the David E. Kelly miniseries Love and Death, opposite Elizabeth Olsen; and in Jason Katim’s Fugue, opposite Connie Britton for Apple TV+. Brian can be seen in a large recurring arc on Evil on Paramount +, in The Comey Rule on Showtime, and in Devs on Hulu. He was Officer Krupke in the Oscar-Nominated West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg, and co-starred in The Kitchen opposite Melissa McCarthy. Other film credits include First Man, Molly’s Game and Spotlight, for which he won a SAG Award. Brian has starred in fifteen shows on Broadway, including Into the Woods and The Ferryman, and has been nominated for five Tony Awards. He originated the role of “King George” in Hamilton.