Darius de Haas Biography (1968-)

Born September 29, 1968, in Chicago, IL; son of Eddie de Haas (a musician) and Geraldine Bey (a singer and producer); brother of Aisha de Haas (a singer and actress). Addresses: Agent: Lally Talent Agency, 630 Ninth Ave., Suite 800, New York, NY 10036.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor
Birth Details
September 29, 1968
Chicago, Illinois

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • Cry the Beloved Country, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1993
  • Five Guys Named Moe, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, Summit, IL, 1993
  • Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well..., Cincinnati Playhouse, Cincinnati, OH, 1993
  • Enoch Snow, Carousel, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1994-1995
  • Kiss of the Spider Woman, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, c. 1994-1995
  • I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, 1995
  • Swing performer and understudy for Tom Collins, Benjamin Coffin III, andAngel Schunard, Rent, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, beginning 1996
  • Cain and Japeth, Children of Eden, Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn,NJ, 1997
  • Jesus Christ Superstar, New York University, 1998
  • Once on This Island, Music Theatre, Wichita, KS, 1998
  • Saturn Returns, Public Theatre, New York City, 1998, later known as Myths and Hymns
  • Up, Up and Away: The Music of Jimmy Webb, Paper Mill Playhouse, 1998
  • The Bacchae, 92nd Street Y, New York City, 1999
  • The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1999
  • Paris L'Adrese, Marie Christine, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New YorkCity, 1999-2000
  • Gregory, The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, New York City, 2000
  • Title role, Running Man, Music Theatre Group, Here, New York City,beginning c. 1999 then Duffin Theatre, Lenox, MA, 2000
  • Fire at Keaton's Bar & Grill (concert), St. Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn, New York City, and Royal Festival Hall, London, both 2000
  • C. C. White, Dreamgirls (benefit concert), Ford Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, 2001
  • At Harlem's Height (concert), New York Festival of Song, Moab Music Festival, Moab, UT, 2001
  • Day Dream: Variations on Strayhorn, American Songbook Series, Lincoln Center, New York City, later Arci's Place, New York City, both 2001
  • Lyrics & Lyricists, 92nd Street Y, 2001
  • Only Heaven, Dayton, OH, 2002
  • E. Faye Butler, Ain't Misbehavin', Paper Mill Playhouse, 2003
  • Frankie Lymon, Why Do Fools Fall in Love (staged reading), New York City, 2003
  • Jeweler, The Blue Demon, Huntington Theatre Company, Boston University Theatre, Boston, MA, 2003
  • Blast from the Past (benefit concert), New York City, 2003
  • The Broadway Musicals of 1939 (concert), Broadway by the Year Series, The Town Hall, New York City, 2003
  • Bubbling Brown Sugar (concert), 2003
  • Children of Eden (benefit concert), Riverside Church, 2003
  • City Center 60th Anniversary Encores! Bash, City Center, New YorkCity, 2003
  • Great Joy--A Gospel Christmas (benefit concerts), 2003
  • Neo (benefit concert), York Theatre at Saint Peter's, New York City, 2003
  • Lost Tribes of Vaudeville (concert), 2003 and 2004
  • The Broadway Musicals of 1935, Broadway by the Year Series, The Town Hall, 2004
  • Broadway Unplugged (concert), The Town Hall, 2004
  • Cabaret & Main, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Adams MemorialTheatre, Williamstown, MA, 2004
  • Duke Ellington: Sacred Concert (concert), Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 2004
  • Musicals in Mufti: Weird Romance, York Theatre at Saint Peter's, 2004
  • Never Gonna Dance, The Town Hall, 2004
  • Wonder: The Songs of Stevie Wonder (cabaret), American Songbook Series, Lincoln Center, also Stanley H. Kaplan Playhouse, New York City, both 2004
  • Appeared in Rumplestiltskin.
  • Major Tours
  • Heartstrings, U.S. cities, 1992
  • Once on This Island, U.S. cites, 1993
  • Film Appearances
  • Extra, Malcolm X (also known as X), Warner Bros., 1992
  • Ensemble vocals, Anastasia (animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
  • Chicago (also known as Chicago: The Musical), Miramax, 2002
  • Martin & Orloff, Spit & Glue Distribution/Harlem Films/Cineblast Productions, 2002
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs, PBS, 2001
  • Only Heaven, PBS, 2003
  • Appeared in The Rosie O'Donnell Christmas Special.
  • Awards Presentations
  • The 54th Annual Tony Awards, 2000
  • Episodic
  • Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 1994
  • Life 360, PBS, 2001
  • Appeared in In the Life, PBS.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • (With others) Bright Eyed Joy: The Songs of Ricky Ian Gordon (alsoknown as Bright Eyed Joy), Nonesuch, 2001
  • (With others) Anthems in Disguise, Resmiranda Records, 2003
  • With others, also appeared in Grace, DMP Records.
  • Soundtrack Albums
  • Children of Eden, RCA, 1998
  • I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Nonesuch, 1998
  • Myths and Hymns (originally known as Saturn Returns), Nonesuch, 1999
  • Fire at Keaton's Bar & Grill, Six Degrees, 2000
  • Marie Christine 1999 Broadway cast), RCA, 2000
  • Day Dream: Variations on Strayhorn, P.S. Classics, 2002
  • Dreamgirls in Concert 2001 concert cast), Nonesuch, 2002
  • Only Heaven: A Musical Work by Ricky Ian Gordon Based on the Poetry ofLangston Hughes (also known as Only Heaven), P.S. Classics, 2002
  • Great Joy--A Gospel Christmas (benefit concerts), Sh-K Boom Records, 2003
  • (With others) The Broadway Musicals of 1939, Bayview Recording Company, 2004
  • Also appeared in Carousel, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and Rent.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Electronic
    • Talkin' Broadway, http://www.talkinbroadway.com/cabaret/dehaas.html, August 3, 2004