Chuck Cooper

 

The Life 

 

 

Chuck Copper and Lillias White – “The Life” – Carol Rosegg (photo).     

 

April 26, 1997. Opening night of THE LIFE at the Barrymore.

 

In 1997, Chuck Cooper won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Memphis in The Life.

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Chuck Cooper and Lillias White – The Life 

 

NYP97060208- 2 JUNE 1997-NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: Roseanne poses with Chuck Cooper after presenting him with the Tony Award for “Best Featured Actor in a Musical” (The Life) at June 1st, 1997 Tony Award Ceremonies held at Radio City Music Hall in New York. UPI ep/Ezio Petersen

 

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ARCHIVIST, EDUCATOR, HISTORIAN, and ARTiST
Dale Shields is a professor of theatre, director, and actor (Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and Regional).
Research Accomplishments:
The 2017 winner of The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award®, 2017 and 2015 Tony® award nominee for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, and the winner of the 2017 AUDELCO/"VIV" Special Achievement Award. In 2020 He was also awarded The Actors Fund / Encore Award

On the web, he is the archivist and historian of Iforcolor.org and Black Theatre/African American Voices [Facebook] (theatre, music, and art). He has taught classes and workshops at SUNY Potsdam, Susquehanna University, Denison University, Randolph-Macon College, Macalester College, The College of Wooster, Ohio University, Wayne State University, and the Joseph Papp Public Theatre (New York Shakespeare Festival).

Education
B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees from Ohio University.