“McDermott, who began dancing in high school, has brought skills from his first job as a roller skating steam train in Starlight Express to the rambunctious T-Birds of Grease. But McDermott is no stranger to the role of Danny-he’s played the character on Broadway-and he added that, in his portrayals, he has tried to makes the role his own. “Besides,” he said, “I look nothing like Travolta.”
– Caitlin Krause, Raleigh Chronicle