This weekend, André De Shields, the Tony Award-winning star of Broadway’s “Hadestown,” premieres a new show with the BSO and his alma mater, City College, based on his life in Baltimore.

Baltimore native André De Shields, who grew up on the 1800 block of Division Street is flanked by Iola DeShields, sister in law (left) and Janie Fulton, who attended Booker T. Washington PS1… ...

André De Shields telling as story at the Moth’s event at the Walter Kerr Theatre on April 25, 2022. Lia Chang 2 The Moth has had an NPR show, The Moth Radio Hour, since 2009, and in addition to ...

André De Shields Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Haarlem Nocturne plays 54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on February 20-24 at 7pm. Cover charges are $75-$85 ($84-$95 with fees).

Tony winner André De Shields played his final performance as Hermes in Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theatre May 29. The sold-out evening concluded with New York City Mayor Eric Adams coming on ...

This year’s Grand Marshal for The Village Halloween Parade will be the legendary Tony Award-winning actor André De Shields. The 51st Annual Parade will take place on Thursday, October 31st.

Tony winner André De Shields stars as the title Volpone, or the Fox in Ben Jonson's 17th century satire about greed. The benefit reading for Red Bull Theater streaming live June 14 at 7:30 PM ET.

A throne fit for André De Shields: The actor is portraying “King Lear” at the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival. “The lesson we learn about empathy is for 21st-century America still going ...

De Shields agrees that New York can’t truly come back without Broadway. “This is why New York is the cultural trendsetter not only of the United States of America, but of the world,” he says.

André De Shields’ on Broadway reopening, and the return of ‘Hadestown’ By Johnny Oleksinski Published Sep. 2, 2021, 4:51 p.m. ET ...

André De Shields’ won’t be “Hadestown’s” Hermes much longer. The 76-year-old, Tony-winning actor has announced that he will take his final “Hadestown” bow on May 29 and retire from ...

De Shields still performs six days a week — sometimes multiple shows a day. Afterward, he returns to the studio apartment in Hell’s Kitchen he’s called home for the past 25 years.