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Hinton Battle

ActorBorn 1956, died 2024On stage 1975 to 19967 productions on this page

Hinton Govorn Battle Jr. (November 29, 1956 – January 30, 2024) was an American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer. He won three Tony Awards, all in the category of Featured Actor in a Musical. He was the first to portray the Scarecrow in the stage version of The Wiz (a role then taken on by Michael Jackson in the 1978 film adaptation).

On stage

7 productions, 21 years

1975

The WizBroadway Majestic Theatre. Original. Directed by Geoffrey Holder (Gilbert Moses uncredited)

1,672 performances

1978

Dancin'Broadway Broadhurst Theatre. Original. Directed by Bob Fosse

1,774 performances

1981

DreamgirlsBroadway Imperial Theatre. Original. Directed by Michael Bennett

1,521 performances

1981

Sophisticated LadiesBroadway Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Original. Directed by Michael Smuin

767 performances

1983

The Tap Dance KidBroadway Broadhurst Theatre. Original. Directed by Vivian Matalon

669 performances

1991

Miss SaigonBroadway Broadway Theatre. Original. Directed by Nicholas Hytner

4,092 performances

1996

ChicagoBroadway Richard Rodgers Theatre. Revival. Directed by Walter Bobbie

9,999 performances

Worked with more than once

12 names

David Warren-Gibson 3 productions
Wendy Edmead 2 productions
Ruthie Henshall 2 productions
Roz Ryan 2 productions
Ronald Dunham 2 productions
Phylicia Ayers Allen 2 productions
Peter Lockyer 2 productions
P. J. Benjamin 2 productions
Obba Babatunde 2 productions
Norm Lewis 2 productions
Michael Kubala 2 productions
Leslie Dockery 2 productions

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