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Who Played Danny in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea

Danny is a role in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, a play that opened Off-Broadway in 2023.

In Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, the two characters delve into a bitter argument at a bar. Roberta is a single mother of a teenage son who spends her evenings partying, hoping to boost her self-esteem. Danny is a misunderstood loner who lives with his mother. The two strangers share their self-destructive habits and battles with addiction. As the characters excavate their deep darknesses, they make room for empathy. Academy Award winner John Patrick Shanley wrote Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, his second play, in 1984. Shanley is known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Doubt: A Parable, and writes searing dramas that explore complex, human topics. Danny and the Deep Blue Sea premiered at the Humana Festival of New Plays at the Actors Theatre of Louisville before debuting in downtown New York with the Circle in the Square Theatre.

3 actors have played Danny in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.

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Performer Production Opened
John Turturro Off-Broadway Danny and the Deep Blue Sea 1984
Adam Rothenberg Off-Broadway Danny and the Deep Blue Sea 2004
Christopher Abbott Off-Broadway Danny and the Deep Blue Sea 2023

Other Roles in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea

Role Production Opened
Danny Off-Broadway Danny and the Deep Blue Sea 2023
Roberta Off-Broadway Danny and the Deep Blue Sea 2023

“Danny” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark Broadway 2011
Freckleface Strawberry The Musical Off-Broadway 2010
Xanadu New York 2006
Grease West End 1993
Your Own Thing Off-Broadway 1968
Top Banana Broadway 1951
Anna Lucasta Broadway 1944

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