Best Of: Broadway legend AndrΓ© De Shields / Apache Chef Nephi Craig
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At the age of 80, AndrΓ© De Shields is now on Broadway in βCATS: The Jellicle Ball.β He won a Tony in 2019 for his performance in βHadestownβ and co-stars in the new movie of the revival. He talks with Terry Gross about his Broadway debut in the original production of βThe Wiz,β living with HIV for almost 50 years, and why he walks like a king.
Also, White Mountain Apache Chef Nephi Craig explains how cooking and teaching about indigenous foods saved his life. His memoir is βOur Knives Will Save Us.βΒ Β
John Powers reviews Will Ferrellβs new series βThe Hawk.β
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