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Darren Criss

Participates in 3 items

Actor, musician, and Emmy-nominated songwriter Darren Criss just finished his run with the national tour of the 2014 Tony Award winning Best Musical Revival, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, as well as hosting duties for NBC’s “Hairspray Live.” Before his breakout role as Blaine Anderson on Fox's Emmy and Golden Globe Award‐winning series “Glee,” Darren got his first break from YouTube, via the internet cult hit A Very Potter Musical, in which he starred and wrote songs for in 2009. The popularity of that show spawned his co-founding of StarKid Productions, a Chicago-based theatre company whose works have spurred other viral hits, multiple Billboard charting cast albums, and sold-out national tours. Criss is also the founder of NYC’s first showtunes music festival, Elsie Fest, which will be in its third year in 2017. Broadway credits include: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. Off-Broadway: White Rabbit Red Rabbit. Film/TV: “American Horror Story: Hotel,” “Web Therapy,” “Cold Case,” “Eastwick,” “Six by Sondheim,” “Girl Most Likely,” “Smitten.” Has also lent his silly voice to Studio Ghibli’s “The Tale of Princess Kaguya” & “The Wind Rises,” as well as TV’s “Transformers: Robots in Disguise,” “The Cleveland Show,” “Archer,” “Stan Lee’s Mighty 7.” Songwriting credits include A Very Potter Musical, Me & My Dick, A Very Potter Sequel, Starship (debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Cast Album) and “Glee” (Emmy nominated for Outstanding Original Music & Lyrics for his song, “This Time”). Darren is a San Francisco native and a proud graduate of the University of Michigan (BFA in Theater Performance). Go Blue!

Sessions in which Darren Criss participates

Friday 15 July, 2011

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
  • Team StarKid
  • Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1
  • 4:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT  | 1 hour 50 minutes
  • Please note that you will need the ticket provided for this event with your registration packet.Julia AlbainJaime Ly...
  • Autograph Session
    Autograph Session

Saturday 16 July, 2011

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
  • A Very StarKid Event
  • Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
  • 10:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT  | 1 hour 50 minutes
  • Join a huge cast of performers from Team StarKid for some singing, dancing, and going back to Hogwarts. The people behind the YouTube sensations “A...
  • Performance
    Keynote
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
  • StarKid Photo Booth
  • Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
  • 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT  | 50 minutes
  • We will be bringing groups of fans onstage for photos with the StarKid crew: our LeakyCon photographer will take this picture in high quality and i...
  • Photograph Session
    Photograph Session