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Andre De Shields

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Actor b. 1946 On stage 19732026

Won his first Tony at 73 for Hadestown after a legendary career.

On stage 11 productions, 53 years

1973 Warp Ambassador Theatre · Original · directed by Neal Adams 8 perf.
1975 The Wiz Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Geoffrey Holder (Gilbert Moses uncredited) 1,672 perf.
1978 Ain't Misbehavin' Longacre Theatre · Original · directed by Richard Maltby Jr. 1,604 perf.
1987 Stardust Biltmore Theatre · Original · directed by Patrice Soriero 101 perf.
1988 Ain't Misbehavin' Ambassador Theatre · Revival · directed by Arthur Faria 176 perf.
1997 Play On! Brooks Atkinson Theatre · Original · directed by Sheldon Epps 61 perf.
2000 The Full Monty Eugene O’Neill Theatre · Original · directed by Jack O’Brien 770 perf.
2009 Impressionism Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre · Original · directed by Jack O'Brien 56 perf.
2019 Hadestown Walter Kerr Theatre · Original · directed by Rachel Chavkin 1,700 perf.
2022 Death of a Salesman Hudson Theatre · Revival · directed by TaNisha Fordham 112 perf.
2026 CATS: The Jellicle Ball Broadhurst Theatre · Revival

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Worked with more than once7 names

Andr de Shields 6 productions
Ken Page 3 productions
Stephanie Mills 2 productions
Nell Carter 2 productions
Larry Marshall 2 productions
Charlaine Woodard 2 productions
Armelia McQueen 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 1 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

In the literature8 passages

  • Cast: Tiger Haynes, Ted Ross, Hinton Battle, Stephanie Mills, Clarice Taylor, Mabel King, Andre De Shields, Tasha Thomas, DeeDee Bridgewaterebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Nell Carter, Andre De Shields, Armelia McQueen, Ken Page, Charlaine Woodardebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Ain’t Misbehavin’. Armelia McQueen, Ken Page, Charlaine Woodard, Andre De Shields, and Nell Carter. (Martha Swope)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Other original Broadway book musicals: Quilters, book by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek, music and lyrics by Damashek; Andre De Shields' Haarlem Nocturne, book by Andre De Shields and Murray Horwitz, music and lyrics by an assortment of writers; Harrigan 'n Hart, book by Michael Stewart, music by Max Showalter, lyrics by Peter Walker.ebooks/Singer, Barry/Ever After_ The Last Years of Musical Theater and Beyond - Barry Singer.txt
  • ANDRE DE SHIELDS, ARMELIA McQUEEN, NELL CARTER, CHARLAINE WOODARD, KEN PAGE in “AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ ”theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt
  • starring Nell Carter, Andre De Shields, Armelia McQueen, Ken Page, and Charlaine Woodard (replacing Irene Cara) opened May 8, 1978theatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt

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