Cleavant Derricks

Personal Info

Birth Date: May 15, 1953
Birth Location: Knoxville, TN

Stage & Film

Performance

Wicked
Original Broadway Production; 2003
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  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (replacement: May 24, 2022 - Mar 5, 2023)
Damn Yankees
Reprise! Concert; 2007
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  • Applegate
Brooklyn
National Tour; 2006
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  • Street Singer/City Weed
Brooklyn
Original Broadway Production; 2004
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  • Street Singer/City Weed
Like Jazz
World Premiere; 2003
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  • Singer
The Full Monty
2nd National Tour; 2002
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  • Noah T. Simmons
Romance in Hard Times
Original Off-Broadway Production; 1989
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  • Boris
Big Deal
Original Broadway Production; 1986
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  • Charley
Dreamgirls
Original Broadway Production; 1981
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  • James Thunder Early
  • James Thunder Early (replacement: ?)
Your Arms Too Short to Box With God
Broadway Return Engagement; 1980
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  • Cast
But Never Jam Today
Original Broadway Production; 1979
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  • Caterpillar/Cook/Tweedledee/Seven of Spades
Alice
Closed on the road; 1978
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  • A Carpenter
  • Tweedledee
  • Cooks
  • The White Knight's Horse
  • Fish
Hair
Broadway Revival; 1977
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  • Hud

Staff & Creative

Dreamgirls
Touring Revival; 2009
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  • Vocal Arrangements
Dreamgirls
Actor's Fund of America Concert; 2001
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  • Vocal Arrangements
Dreamgirls
Berlin Revival; 1998
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  • Vocal Arrangements
Dreamgirls
Touring Revival; 1997
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  • Vocal Arrangements
Dreamgirls
Theater of the Stars Production; 1994
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  • Vocal Arrangements
Dreamgirls
Broadway Return Engagement; 1987
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  • Vocal Arrangements
Dreamgirls
2nd National Tour; 1985
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  • Vocal Arrangements
Dreamgirls
1st National Tour; 1983
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  • Vocal Arrangements
Dreamgirls
Original Broadway Production; 1981
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  • Vocal Arrangements
But Never Jam Today
Original Broadway Production; 1979
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  • Vocal Arrangements

Commercial Audio

Performance

Dreamgirls
Original Broadway Cast; 1981
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  • James Thunder Early

Private Audio

Performance

Brooklyn
National Tour Cast in San Jose (Closing Night); 2006
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  • Street Singer/City Weed
Brooklyn
National Tour Cast in Dallas (Closing Night); 2006
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  • Street Singer/City Weed
Brooklyn
Broadway Replacement Cast (Closing Night); 2005
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  • Street Singer/City Weed
Brooklyn
Broadway Replacement Cast w. u/s Brooklyn, Taylor Collins and Vocalist; 2005
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  • Street Singer/City Weed
Brooklyn
Broadway Replacement Cast w. u/s Taylor Collins and Vocalist; 2005
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  • Street Singer/City Weed
Brooklyn
Broadway Replacement Cast w. u/s Faith; 2005
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  • Street Singer/City Weed
Brooklyn
Original Broadway Cast (Final Dress Rehearsal); 2004
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  • Street Singer/City Weed
Brooklyn
Original Broadway Cast (Pre-Broadway); 2004
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  • Street Singer/City Weed
Romance in Hard Times
Original Cast (Newman Theatre); 1989
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  • Cast
Big Deal
Original Cast; 1986
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  • Charley
Big Deal
Original Broadway Cast (Sound System); 1986
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  • Charley
Dreamgirls
Broadway Replacement Cast; 1985
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  • James Thunder Early
Dreamgirls
Original Broadway Cast; 1982
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  • James Thunder Early
Dreamgirls
Broadway Replacement Cast; 1982
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  • James Thunder Early
Dreamgirls
Original Broadway Cast (Pre-Broadway); 1981
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  • James Thunder Early
Dreamgirls
Original Broadway Cast (Opening Night); 1981
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  • James Thunder Early
  • James Thunder Early
  • James Thunder Early
But Never Jam Today
Original Broadway Cast; 1979
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  • Cast
Alice
Pre-Broadway Cast w. u/s Duchess (Closing Night); 1978
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  • A Carpenter
  • Tweedledee
  • Cooks
  • The White Knight's Horse
  • Fish
Alice
Pre-Broadway Cast (First Preview); 1978
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  • A Carpenter
  • Tweedledee
  • Cooks
  • The White Knight's Horse
  • Fish

Writing
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  • Music and Lyrics

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Personal Info

Birth Date: May 15, 1953
Birth Location: Knoxville, TN

Other Names

  • No additional names listed.

Marriage & Family

Spouses/Partners

  • No spouses or partners listed.

Family

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