André DeShields
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ANDRÉ DeSHIELDS won the Outer Critics Circle Award for his performance in The Full Monty book by Terrence McNally, music and lyrics by David Yazbek.
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[edit] Credits
[edit] Broadway:
- The Wiz, Music by Charlie Smalls; Lyrics by Charlie Smalls; Book by William F. Brown.
- Ain't' Misbehavin' (Emmy Award), Harlem Nocturne (originated at La MaMa E.T.C.), Play On! (Tony and Drama Desk noms.) Book by Cheryl L. West; Featuring songs by Duke Ellington; Prymate by Mark Medoff.
[edit] Regional:
- Play On! and The Full Monty (The Old Globe); Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett (Vladimir) and Play On! (Jeff Award, Black Theatre Alliance Award) at Goodman Theatre (Chicago).
- The Man Who Came to Dinner by Kaufman and Hart (Sheridan Whiteside) at Madison Rep, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (Willy Loman).
- Dusyanta: A Tale of Kalidasa by Vincent J. Cardinal both at Oasis Theatre Co. (Buffalo).
[edit] Personal
Received B.A. from University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.A. from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where he serves as Adjunct Professor..
