André De Shields
speaker
298 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 21 Jul
André De Shields’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Exactly.
You've done your research, huh?
Now remember, The Wiz opened on Broadway on January 5th, 1975.
It was the peak of the decade of permissiveness, particularly for men who thought of themselves as beautiful.
So we were wearing tight clothes.
bell-bottom jeans.
We were wearing short-sleeved shirts.
We were wearing these huge Jimi Hendrix afros.
We were wearing jewelry, bracelets, big rings, and wearing platform shoes.
So that's exactly what I invested in the character of The Wiz.
He wears a white jumpsuit that looks as if it were painted on him
as if he were out of a Marvel comic book.
He has a long cryptocene cape.
He's wearing five-inch white platform boots.
And he is wearing character makeup that makes him unidentifiable.
So that when he is finally revealed as just another loser, there's a great impact.
Yes, yes.
There's a great impact on not only Dorothy and her three friends, but the entire audience.
I'm saving my life for you Oh, hi, Daddy
Like Jack Horner in the corner.
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