Darius de Haas (born 29 September 1968) is an American stage actor and singer.He was born in Chicago and raised in a musical family—his father is bassist Eddie de Haas and his mother Geraldine was one of the Bey sisters of the musical trio Andy and The Bey Sisters. De Haas is especially noted for his extremely wide vocal range.He appeared in the Broadway productions of Rent, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Carousel, and Marie Christine and the Paper Mill Playhouse cast of Children of Eden. He won an Obie Award for his performance in the title role in Diedre Murray's jazz opera Running Man. In recent years he has become known as a concert artist, having notably performed and recorded the music of Billy Strayhorn and Stevie Wonder. Among his more recent acting projects has been playing Jesus in the Alliance Theatre's re-imagining of Webber-Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar (re-titled JCS Gospel).
He was nominated for a 1989 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for "Pastel Refugees," at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Chicago
2002
Male Ensemble (as Darius De Haas)
Great Performances
2001
TV Series
Anastasia
1997
Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone
2007
Documentary composer: theme / singer: theme song
Martin & Orloff
2002
performer: theme song
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Great Performances
2001
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Today
2011
TV Series
Himself
E! True Hollywood Story
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Life 360
2001
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Anastasia (1997) as Ensemble and Character Vocals
Chicago (2002) as Male Ensemble
Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone (2007) as Music Department
$700,000
