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.A native of Oakland, California, Credit
attended Oregon State University, graduating with a degree in Music
Education in . Following that, Credit earned a Master of Music in
Voice and Opera Performance, and a Master of Music in Conducting from
Northwestern University.A bass/baritone singer, Credit has performed
in numerous venues including the Chicago Opera Theatre, the Birmingham
Opera, and the New York Contemporary Opera. He made his Broadway debut
at the Gershwin Theatre in when he appeared as a stevedore/member of
the ensemble in Show Boat. In , he was a featured performer at Barack
Obama's Pennsylvania Inaugural Ball and, in , he was cast in the role
of A Fisherman in a production of Porgy and Bess mounted at the
Richard Rodgers Theatre. His vocals also appear in two songs used in
the soundtrack to the movie Years a Slave -- "My Lord Sunshine
(Sunrise)," and "O Teach Me Lord."
music educator who has appeared in Broadway productions including Show
Boat and Porgy and Bess.A native of Oakland, California, Credit
attended Oregon State University, graduating with a degree in Music
Education in . Following that, Credit earned a Master of Music in
Voice and Opera Performance, and a Master of Music in Conducting from
Northwestern University.A bass/baritone singer, Credit has performed
in numerous venues including the Chicago Opera Theatre, the Birmingham
Opera, and the New York Contemporary Opera. He made his Broadway debut
at the Gershwin Theatre in when he appeared as a stevedore/member of
the ensemble in Show Boat. In , he was a featured performer at Barack
Obama's Pennsylvania Inaugural Ball and, in , he was cast in the role
of A Fisherman in a production of Porgy and Bess mounted at the
Richard Rodgers Theatre. His vocals also appear in two songs used in
the soundtrack to the movie Years a Slave -- "My Lord Sunshine
(Sunrise)," and "O Teach Me Lord."
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