Choir Boy's Chuck Cooper on August Wilson, Tony Kushner & His Regrets About His Tony-Winning Role
Chuck Cooper exudes power on stage, both as a singer and a dramatic actor. His charismatic performance as a pimp named Memphis in Cy Coleman’s 1997 musical The Life earned the Ohio-born actor a Tony Award. Cooper has done tons of Shakespeare (including Othello) in regional theater, and he shared his passion for the plays of August Wilson during the acclaimed 2012 off-Broadway run of The Piano Lesson. Now appear…