Ken Page, Voice of Oogie Boogie and Original Cast Member of Broadway’s ‘Cats,’ Dies at 70
variety.comAndrés Buenahora editor Ken Page, a theater icon who brought Old Deuteronomy to life in the Broadway debut of “Cats” and delighted children everywhere by voicing Oogie Boogie from “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” has died.
The actor died Monday at home in St. Louis, Mo. Talent agent Todd M. Eskin of ATB Talent Agency announced the news Tuesday, no cause of death was given.
Page’s career spanned both stage and screen. He starred opposite Beyoncé in the 2006 film adaptation of the musical, voiced King Gator in the classic Don Bluth animated feature “All Dogs Go to Heaven” and Nicely-Nicely Johnson in the first Broadway revival of “Guys and Dolls” (his rendition of “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ The Boatt” was the stuff of legends).
As a stage actor, Page made his Broadway debut as the Cowardly Lion in the original production of “The Wiz.” Page won a Drama Desk Award for his performance as part of the original cast of the Fats Waller musical “Ain’t Misbehavin'” and returned to the show when it came back to the Broadway stage in 1988.
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