Derrick Davis

Derrick Davis

Biography

Company (Larry); The Secret Garden (Archibald); Phantom of the Opera (The Phantom); The Lion King (Mufasa); Carousel (Billy Bigelow u/s); The Tap Dance Kid (William u/ s); The Little Mermaid (King Triton); I Dream (MLK); Dreamgirls (Curtis Taylor Jr.); Ragtime (Coalhouse Walker Jr.)

Credits

The Lion King, Carousel

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