DeCarlo J. Raspberry is a DMV based actor, vocalist, performer, recitalist and teaching artist. A Helen Hayes Award Winner and a multi-time nominee, DeCarlo has been seen in Ghost, The SpongeBob Musical, Elf, Kinky Boots, Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus, Grease, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Little Mermaid, Pippin, Brooklyn, Dreamgirls, Sister Act, Ragtime, Smokey Joe’s Café, TRUTH, Stinney: An American Execution, and more.
DeCarlo has also performed with Disney Cruise Line aboard the Disney Fantasy as Genie in Aladdin, was an Original Cast Member of the Disney Treasure as Coriander and Sage for the ship’s opening, and toured Japan with Disney On Classic as Scar in The Lion King.
DeCarlo is also a classical vocalist, receiving his B.M. in Voice and Opera Performance from The Boston Conservatory. DeCarlo has had the opportunity to perform for high profile events, private, presidential, and at The Kennedy Center. DeCarlo is also the host of Health and Mental Wellness Podcast entitled Grief at the Cookout.
"This staging of Kinky Boots is at its best whenever Lola is around. That’s because the actor embodying Lola, Helen Hayes Award winner DeCarlo Raspberry, is impressively forceful in terms of both acting and singing. In musical numbers including 'Hold Me in Your Heart,' 'The Land of Lola' and the duet with Hirsh titled 'I’m Not My Father’s Son,' Raspberry stands tall in red boots."
"Ariel’s sea creature friends [include] the crab named Sebastian (DeCarlo Raspberry), whose cheerful, calypso-inflected personality is delightfully showcased in the show’s best-known musical number, 'Under the Sea.'"
But most of the fun in this show is cornered by DeCarlo Raspberry as that jovial Caribbean singing crab, Sebastian. His standout numbers from the film, 'Under the Sea' and 'Kiss the Girl,' both...land on grateful ears here thanks to Raspberry’s cheerful joie de vivre.
"It’s Raspberry’s bravura performance of numbers like 'Land of Lola' and the explosive 'Hold Me in Your Heart' that display the full reach of his award-winning star power."
"Decarlo Raspberry, as the mysterious Streetsinger, blends all the charms of a great storyteller with moments of real vulnerability."
"DeCarlo Raspberry’s Lola is a phenomenal sensation, truly the epitome of a perfect performance and a triumphant landmark in the young actor’s stage career."
