"I love doing it," he said. "And it keeps me in shape, too. I don't have to worry about that. And I get to sing, dance and act all at the same time."
The student long ago achieved what many performers don't get to do in a lifetime -- he appeared at Carnegie Hall in New York and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
He was a member of the National Honors Choir in the eighth grade when he performed at Carnegie Hall, and he was in the sixth grade when he traveled as a guest performer to the Kennedy Center for the Opera for Youth Convention.
Last month, Millison also performed his first acting role for film. He appeared in a demo called "Shadow Boxing," a short piece that will be shopped around to attract interest in a possible full-length feature. It was made by Shadow Box Pictures in Yardley, Pa., he said.
"It was definitely a different experience than what I'm used to," he said. "But it was definitely a thrill. I could see myself doing more film work in the future. Very fun."
Millison, whose three siblings followed his lead and attend or have graduated from Cab Calloway, has performed in lead and supporting roles at such community theaters as the Wilmington Drama League, OperaDelaware, the former Three Little Bakers Dinner Theatre and the Delaware All-State Theatre.
He has compiled many of his community-service hours performing tap dances or other numbers at a variety of charity events, many times at nursing homes, and he also provides free tutoring for friends in math, another subject he enjoys and has mastered.
"I'm very proud of him," Millison's mom said.
She describes her son as an introvert by nature, but he comes alive on stage.
"Up until October, he wasn't going to go into musical theater. He was going to be an astronaut. A [teacher] told him that whatever his passion is, he should follow it. So he said, 'I'm going to give it a shot,' " Cindy Millison said.
Chris Millison, who emulates the athletic dance moves of screen star Gene Kelly, confirmed that Eldreth talked him out of sidestepping a theater career to become an astronaut, at least for now.
"I still have a fascination with space, and I'd like to one day go up there," he said. "And if things don't work out with musical theater, I can always take that route."
Apparently, the sky is no limit.
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