André De Shields
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André Robin De Shields is an American actor, singer, dancer, director, and choreographer. He has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Among h
De Shields in 2022
Cats (musical)
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Cats is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. The musical tells the story of a tribe o
André De Shields
…as Uncle Ben in Death of a Salesman on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre. In March 2024, De Shields was announced to be portraying Old Deuteronomy in Cats at the Perelman Performing Arts Center in the summer of that year. He reprised his role when the production transferred to Broadway, earning another…
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Eliot's poetry provided most of the lyrics for Cats
The original 1981 London cast of Cats
From left to right: Old Deuteronomy, Jemima, Grizabella and Victoria during an event in Germany, 2011.