Derrick Baskin
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Derrick Baskin received the San Francisco Theatre Critics Circle Award/Lead Actor for Ain't Too Proud at Berkeley Rep. He was last seen in the Oscar-nominated film Marshall and is best known for his role in the critically acclaimed Hulu sitcom Difficult People and his recurring role on Law & Order: ...
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Stage Credits
Ain't Too Proud
Ain't Too Proud
Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Whorl Inside a Loop
Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story
Memphis: A New Musical
The Little Mermaid
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Productions
Derrick Baskin Movies
Derrick Baskin TV Shows
Derrick Baskin Biography
Derrick Baskin received the San Francisco Theatre Critics Circle Award/Lead Actor for Ain't Too Proud at Berkeley Rep. He was last seen in the Oscar-nominated film Marshall and is best known for his role in the critically acclaimed Hulu sitcom Difficult People and his recurring role on Law & Order: SVU. Other film credits include Annie starring Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx; and Anesthesia starring Glenn Close, directed by Tim Blake Nelson. This awardâ€winning actor was last seen onstage in The New York Times Critic's Pick Whorl Inside a Loop and has originated roles in the Tony Awardâ€winning Broadway musicals Memphis; Spelling Bee, where he also earned a Drama Desk Award; and Disney's The Little Mermaid working alongside Oscarâ€, Grammyâ€, and Tony‑winning composer Alan Menken and Pulitzer Prize author Doug Wright. Baskin's concert experience includes performances with Wynton Marsalis, Michael Buble, Wiz Khalifa, and Mariah Carey, and he has written songs on former Beyonce musical director Divinity Roxx's debut album, I'm Possible. Visit @derrickbaskin.Derrick Baskin Awards and Nominations
| Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | ||
| Derrick Baskin, Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations | ||
Derrick Baskin News
A Cabaret Christmas Playlist For A Joyful, Jolly Seasonby Stephen Mosher - Dec 7, 2022
The world of music features a cornucopia of Christmas albums, and in this day and age of playlists, Broadway World Cabaret has twenty songs that make for some good Christmas cheer.
The Louis Armstrong House Museum And Archives Rolls Out ARMSTRONG NOW!by A.A. Cristi - Jun 10, 2022
The Louis Armstrong House Museum is has released its new creative initiative Armstrong Now! in partnership with various cultural institutions across New York and beyond.
BWW Feature: The Diversity Ratioby Stephen Mosher - May 18, 2022
The artists of diversity in cabaret and concert are ready and willing to work - they just need to be invited to the table.
See AN OFFICER AND A SHOWCASE Featuring AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN Tour Cast at Feinstein's/54 Belowby Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2022
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present the cast of the North American Tour of An Officer and a Gentleman in “An Officer and a Showcase” on Tuesday, May 24 at 7:00PM.
BWW Review: Lovely Performers Honor Marilyn Bergman With KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING! at Feinstein's/54 Belowby Stephen Mosher - Feb 3, 2022
Scott Siegel has done it again: a night of trivia, music, and first-rate entertainers paid tribute to the late Marilyn Bergman last night at 54 Below.
BWW Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD Pairs Familiar Songs with Familiar Story Beats at Dr. Phillips Centerby Aaron Wallace - Jan 26, 2022
But even if AIN’T TOO PROUD commits a few sins on its way to Motown glory, it is at least absolved to some extent by the sheer quality of that songbook. And, in the current touring production at Dr. Phillips Center, it gets some extra absolution from its incredibly talented cast...
Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards; Latest Stats Announced!by BWW Awards - Dec 20, 2021
Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor events which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
BWW CD Review: Lisa Howard's THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR is The Most Wonderful Christmas CD of The Seasonby Stephen Mosher - Dec 13, 2021
Lisa Howard and collaborator Michael Shaieb have worked hard to create a holiday album that is fresh, new, and different from all the others... at least, that's what they did, whether the wanted to or not.
LISA HOWARD: THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR Album to be Releasedby Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2021
FatLab Music has announced the upcoming release of “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” a very special collection of seasonal favorites – some things old and some things new – by Broadway singing actress Lisa Howard (It Shoulda Been You, Escape to Margaritaville), just in time for the holidays!
Photos: AIN'T TOO PROUD Re-Opens on Broadway; Go Inside the Big Night!by Bruce Glikas - Oct 17, 2021
Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations officially returned to Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on Saturday, October 16.
Derrick Baskin Videos
by BroadwayWorld TV - Feb 21, 2021
With music by David Bryan, lyrics by Bryan and Joe DiPietro, and a book by DiPietro, Memphis was directed by Christopher Ashley, choreographed by Sergio Trujillo, and starred Montego Glover, Chad Kimball, Derrick Baskin, and James Monroe Iglehart. It was nominated for eight Tony Awards and won four.
by Stage Tube - Oct 24, 2020
Jennifer Hudson performed Tomorrow from Annie as part of Broadway For Biden's In our America: A Concert For the Soul of the Nation earlier this week.
by Stage Tube - Dec 20, 2019
Ain't Too Proud's Derrick Baskin, Jawan M. Jackson, Jelani Remy, James Harkness, and Ephraim Sykes, sang a?oeMy Girla?? a cappella for some lucky subway riders in celebration of the song's 55th anniversary, which is officially tomorrow, December 21st.
by Stage Tube - Nov 28, 2019
The cast of Ain't Too Proud kicked off the 93rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with a medley of 'Get Ready,' 'Ain't Too Proud To Beg' and 'I Can't Get Next To You.'
by Stage Tube - Jun 10, 2019
Last night, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley received the 2019 Regional Theatre Tony Award at the 73rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, hosted by James Corden and featuring a galaxy of stage and screen stars, including Tina Fey, Laura Linney, Bryan Cranston, Adam Driver, Audra McDonald and hundreds of other famed performers, directors, playwrights and designers. Broadway star Danny Burstein (also a TheatreWorks alumnus) welcomed to the stage TheatreWorks Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley, Executive Director Phil Santora, and TheatreWorks's Trustee Chair Judy Heyboer, where they accepted the nation's highest recognition for a regional theatre.
by Stage Tube - Jun 9, 2019
zxZXAt the 73rd Annual Tony Awards, the talented cast of AIN'T TOO PROUD - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS performed a medley of songs from the show. The performance was led by Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope, and Ephraim Sykes. Watch the cast of AIN'T TOO PROUD PERFORM here.
by BroadwayWorld TV - Jun 7, 2019
Why is theatre education so important? Below, watch as the 2019 Tony nominees, including Annette Bening, Santino Fontana, Eva Noblezada, Derrick Baskin, and many more tell us about why it's essential to lives of both artists and the rest of the world!
by BroadwayWorld TV - Jun 3, 2019
Santino Fontana has earned his second Tony nomination for his dual role in Tootsie and he's telling us why it means so much to him!
by BroadwayWorld TV - Jun 6, 2019
This year's Tony nominees transported us with the magic of theatre, and we're saluting their work by taking a closer look at their extraordinary accomplishments. Today we're studying up on Ephraim Sykes!
by BroadwayWorld TV - Jun 5, 2019
How does Oklahoma! star Damon Daunno feel about his first-ever Tony nomination? He tells us!
