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Ben Vereen

ActorBorn 1946On stage 1971 to 20037 productions on this page

Benjamin Augustus Vereen (né Middleton; October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer, and singer. He gained prominence for his performances in the original Broadway productions of the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar, for which he received a Tony Award nomination, and Pippin, for which he won the 1973 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.

On stage

7 productions, 32 years

1971

Jesus Christ SuperstarBroadway Mark Hellinger Theatre. Original. Directed by Tom O’Horgan

711 performances

1972

PippinBroadway Imperial Theatre. Revival. Directed by Bob Fosse

1,944 performances

1985

GrindBroadway Mark Hellinger. Original. Directed by Harold Prince

71 performances

1992

Jelly’s Last JamBroadway Virginia Theatre. Original. Directed by George C. Wolfe

569 performances

1999

FosseBroadway Broadhurst Theatre. Original. Directed by Richard Maltby, Jr. Choreography: Bob Fosse, recreated by Chet Walker Co-director & co-choreographer: Ann Reinking

1,093 performances

2002

I'm Not RappaportBroadway Booth Theatre. Revival. Directed by Daniel Sullivan

53 performances

2003

WickedBroadway Gershwin Theatre. Original. Directed by Joe Mantello

8,500 performances

Worked with more than once

4 names

Valarie Pettiford 2 productions
Stephanie Pope 2 productions
Samuel E. Wright 2 productions
Candy Brown 2 productions

Also credited on

1 work

Chicago

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