It was announced in May that Daniel has won the Outstanding Solo Performance award for his role in Every Brilliant Thing at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. Below photos from the event. There is a short award accepting clip on Facebook and another part of the speech here.

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NY1 On Stage: Frank DiLella talked with the Tony class of 2026, including Daniel for his role in Every Brilliant Thing. There was a photo shared on Facebook. 

A new interview. The Ankler's Prestige Junkie podcast. Katey Rich talks to Daniel about his turn toward TV comedy with The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, his earliest comedy influences, and how he learned that he too could be funny. Also available on iTunes.

Daniel and Erin Darke attended the Lincoln Center Spring Gala honoring Robert Downey Jr. & Susan Downey at Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center in New York. It featured a concert presentation of Man of La Mancha. On the photos with them is Katie Rose Clarke.

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There is only one week left to see Dan in Every Brilliant Thing before Mariska Hargitay will take over the show.


source: Facebook/brilliantbway

More Every Brilliant Thing with The New York Times. They have a new article online: How the Stars of 6 Tony-Nominated Shows Get Into Character. 

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The Drama League Awards: As announced before Daniel was nominated for the Distinguished Performance award. He attended the event but didn't win. The award went to Joshua Henry for his role in Ragtime. Every Brilliant Thing sadly also didn't receive an award. Interview: Spectrum News NY1. 

Update: 17th May 2026. Another photo via the Drama League social media.
Update: 18th May 2026. Broadway.com portrait by Emilio Madrid.

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