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THE OLD GLOBE, SAN DIEGO<\/h3>\n[aesop_gallery transition=”crossfade” galleryType=”sequence” id=”464″]\n

Old Globe for poster, Craig Schwartz for photos<\/span><\/h6>\n

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BROADWAY<\/h3>\n[aesop_gallery pslayout=”2421″ transition=”crossfade” galleryType=”photoset” id=”478″]\n

 Playbill Images used by Permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.<\/span><\/h6>\n

 THE SHOW<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n[aesop_gallery pslightbox=”on” pslayout=”1121212111″ transition=”crossfade” galleryType=”photoset” id=”519″]\n
Craig Schwartz<\/span><\/h6>\n

TONY NOMINATION<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n[aesop_gallery pslightbox=”on” transition=”crossfade” galleryType=”grid” id=”518″]\n
Photo by Anita and Steve Shevett<\/span><\/h6>\n

Andr\u00e9 and Brother George on their way to Radio City Music Hall for the Tony Award Ceremony.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n[aesop_gallery transition=”crossfade” galleryType=”grid” id=”520″]\n
Photo by Merle Frimark<\/span><\/h6>\n
Click here to see their Tony Award performance.<\/a><\/h5>\n

LONDON\u2019S WEST END<\/h3>\n[aesop_gallery pslightbox=”on” pslayout=”322″ transition=”crossfade” galleryType=”photoset” id=”468″]\n

Photos by London Production Company<\/span><\/h6>\n

And here He is! The man who brought you Xander the Unconquerable (WARP) . . . the Negro from Oh, Ocho Rios (RACHAEL LILY ROSENBLOOM) . . . the man who taught you how to Believe in Yourself<\/em> (THE WIZ) . . . the man who\u2019s got Rocks in His Bed<\/em> (PLAY ON!) . . . the \u201cmost lethal pelvis since Elvis<\/a>\u201d (AIN\u2019T MISBEHAVIN\u2019) . . .<\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s hear it for . . .<\/h3>\n

THE<\/a><\/h2>\n

BIG<\/a><\/h2>\n

BLACK<\/a><\/h2>\n

MAN!!<\/a><\/h2>\n

Click here to hear Andr\u00e9 perform his showstopper from The Full Monty<\/em> original cast album.<\/a><\/p>\n

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