1978
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Page appears in the original Broadway company.
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From Broadway to Oogie Boogie
Ken Page was a stage and screen performer who introduced Broadway audiences to Old Deuteronomy in Cats and voiced Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
A voice at home on stage and screen
Born in St. Louis, Page built a career in musical theatre. He appeared in The Wiz and was part of the original Broadway cast of Ain’t Misbehavin’.
He introduced Broadway audiences to Old Deuteronomy in Cats and later returned to the role in the filmed stage production. His resonant voice also carried into film.
In The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Page voiced and sang as Oogie Boogie. He later reprised the role in games and concert performances. He died in 2024 at age 70.
The films below are those available on FLM.RED rather than his complete stage and screen work.
Selected performances
1982
Cats
He introduces Old Deuteronomy to Broadway audiences.
1993
The Nightmare Before Christmas
He voices Oogie Boogie.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.