Therefore, know thyself; be thyself," says Hadestown star André De Shields, who won a Tony in June after nearly 50 years acting on Broadway. He has also appeared on television and won an Emmy for his performance in Ain't Misbehavin' on NBC. After five decades of a life in the theater, from memorable performances in “The Wiz” and “The Full Monty,” Baltimore’s own André De Shields broke through with his first Tony Award win for his role in Hadestown.. De Shields, a City College graduate, received the award for best featured actor in a musical, and made sure to give the city, where he traces his roots, a shoutout. André De Shields capped a 50-year acting career by scoring his first Tony Award on Sunday, winning best featured actor in a musical for his role as Hermes in “Hadestown.”. André De Shields’ perseverance paid off. In his acceptance speech at Sunday's awards ceremony, at Radio City Music Hall in New York, De Shields said, "Baltimore, Maryland, ... Tony-winner André De Shields. Sunday night, Baltimore native André De Shields won a Tony Award for best featured actor in a musical, his first in his 50-year career. Twenty-two years after his first Tony nomination, the 73-year-old actor, director, singer, choreographer and Broadway legend finally nabbed the award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for playing Hermes in Hadestown at the 2019 Tony Awards on Sunday night. André De Shields’ perseverance paid off. Andre De Shields won a Tony award for best featured ... Baltimore native André De Shields won a Tony Award for best ... De Shields showed his pride for his hometown during his acceptance speech. arts & entertainment André De Shields Wins Tony Award, Gives Shout-Out To Baltimore After nearly 50 years in the entertainment industry, the Baltimore City College graduate won his first Tony Award. CBS News André De Shields was just named a Tony Award winner for his show-stopping turn as Hermes in the new musical Hadestown.The win was announced at the 2019 Tony Awards ceremony on … André De Shields capped a 50-year acting career by scoring his first Tony Award on Sunday, winning best featured actor in a musical for his role as Hermes in “Hadestown.”. André De Shields, who has more than a dozen Broadway credits to his name after a 50-year acting career, won his first Tony Award on Sunday night: best featured actor in a musical. Hadestown’s Andre De Shields Gives Touching Acceptance Speech at Tony Awards 2019 Andre De Shields accepts his award on stage at the 2019 Tony … André De Shields can teach the Sack Lunch Bunch a thing or two about stage performing since he recently won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the Best Musical of the year, Hadestown. Andre De Shields has won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for Hadestown.. Twenty-two years after his first Tony nomination, the 73-year-old actor, director, singer, choreographer and Broadway legend finally nabbed the award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for playing Hermes in Hadestown at the 2019 Tony Awards on Sunday night. Among the recipients: Broadway legend André De Shields, who originated the title role of "The Wiz" 44 years ago.