Roosevelt Credit

Roosevelt André Credit is a professional singer, actor, conductor and music educator who has appeared in Broadway productions including Show Boat and Porgy and Bess.

Early life

A native of Oakland, California, Credit attended Oregon State University, graduating with a degree in Music Education in 1990. Following that, Credit earned a Master of Music in Voice and Opera Performance, and a Master of Music in Conducting from Northwestern University.

Career

A bass/baritone singer, Credit has performed in numerous venues including the Chicago Opera Theatre, the Birmingham Opera, and the New York Contemporary Opera.[1] He made his Broadway debut at the Gershwin Theatre in 1994 when he appeared as a stevedore/member of the ensemble in Show Boat.[2] In 2009, he was a featured performer at Barack Obama's Pennsylvania Inaugural Ball[3] and, in 2012, he was cast in the role of A Fisherman in a production of Porgy and Bess[2] mounted at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. His vocals also appear in two songs used in the soundtrack to the movie 12 Years a Slave -- "My Lord Sunshine (Sunrise)," and "O Teach Me Lord."[4]

References
  1. "Roosevelt". rooseveltcredit.com. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  2. "Person List". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  3. Entertainer, Sarah Payne, The. "From OSU to Broadway". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  4. 12 Years a Slave (2013), retrieved 2019-02-08
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