daniel james belnavis

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On Black Due Diligence

I want to talk about due diligence. Specifically, the due diligence required of Black actors because of the culture of systemic racism and negligence within the musical theatre industry. Last fall, while playing an overworked research assistant in a reading of a new musical, my introductory line had me referring…

Musical Theatre

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Musical Theatre

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Published in An Injustice!

·Mar 11, 2021

The Unraveling of a Dream

My life in the cast of Hamilton: An American Musical — [TW: racism, mental illness, heterosexism, sexual assault, self-harm] I was an original cast member in the 1st National Tour of Hamilton: An American Musical (aka the Angelica Company). I have never been certain that I would share my experience, my real experience, with the show publicly. I’ve gone back and…

Equality

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Equality

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daniel james belnavis

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singer // storyteller // exhausted, gay, & black

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