danielle j. summons
BIO
Danielle Summons is a professional singing actress. She has performed regionally, nationally, and internationally in Musical Productions, TV/Film and Music Videos. Danielle was born in Washington, DC and raised in Raleigh, NC where she attended William G. Enloe High School for the Performing Arts. Summons attended Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY where she was a Presidential and Duchesne scholarship recipient all four years. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music with a concentration in Musical Theatre. Graduating in 2011, Danielle served three terms as President, Black Student Union; and sang in the campus’s elite vocal group, The Quintessentials. Summons’s senior thesis focused on the Aesthetic Healing Power of Music and the Influence it has on People’s Lives.
She further developed her expertise at the prestigious Northwestern University, National Music Institute; The Arts, University of Maryland, College Park; Music Intensive; the North Carolina School of the Arts; and The Growing Studio, NYC. She is a vocal student under the renowned Jeremiah Abiah.
Danielle is known for her work in the Broadway National Tour of Les Miserables (Eponine/Ensemble) and the Broadway National Tour of Beautiful the Carole King Musical (Janelle/Shirelle). She can also be seen in a National Commercial (First Response), a movie on BET network (How to Tell You’re a Douchebag), and Mack Wild’s mini series, After Hours on Tidal streaming service. She also placed Top 20 in Miss New York USA, 2013.
Danielle Summons is an avid activist for the arts; empowering the youth and aiding in providing resources about the ARTS. She teaches voice lessons and vocal performance to young performers. She believes in affording young children of color the option to explore the arts at their own pace.
As a black woman, Danielle Summons, strives to make space for the many black people and artists who are left unseen and unheard. As a victim of racial injustice and police brutality she fights to bridge the gap and dismantle the long history of systemic and ideological racism that has allowed for ongoing violence and dehumanization of Black people in America.
