Daryn Whitney Harrell

(Bio as of September 2025)
Daryn Whitney Harrell (Understudy Ensemble) returns to Goodman Theatre after appearing as Squeak in The Color Purple and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil! Chicago credits: Beautiful, The Carole King Musical (Marriott Theatre); Louise in Gypsy (Porchlight Music Theatre); She The People (Second City); and Queenie Pie (Chicago Opera Theater). National Tour: The Play That Goes Wrong, The Book of Mormon, and Jovie in Elf, The Musical. Regional: The Matchbox Magic Flute (Berkeley Repertory Theatre). TV/Film credits: Zero Day, Chicago Med, Justified: City Primeval, Utopia, and Empire. Harrell was named in the 2019 Chicago Tribune’s Class of Hot New Faces. Represented by Gray Talent Group. @DarynWHarrell. IMDB: imdb.me/darynwharrell.
Goodman Productions:
- Revolution(s): (2025) Understudy Ensemble
- The Color Purple: (2025) Squeak/Understudy Nettie
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: (2024) Orishas / Swing
