Survivors include his two sisters. Late in his career, Mr. Battle focused on teaching, co-founding the Hinton Battle Dance Academy in Japan, where he had performed and taught master classes.

My heart is truly broken. @hinton.battle passed away earlier this week. This man showed me what exceptional talent truly looked like. He was an amazing dancer singer actor performer person and friend.

UPDATE: After an online backlash from many in the theater community, particularly among people of color and fans of pioneering actor-dancer Hinton Battle ... to remember Mr. Battle’s remarkable ...

“My Dear Scarecrow, Mr Hinton Battle, words cannot express how I feel,” she wrote. “You’ve joined the heavenly cast. I will miss you forever. I loved you then, now, and forever.

Hinton Battle, the Tony-winning actor best known for originating the role of The Scarecrow in Broadway’s “The Wiz,” has died. He was 67. Battle died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los ...

Hinton Battle, who won Tony Awards (featured actor in a musical) for his performances in “Miss Saigon,” “Sophisticated Ladies” and “The Tap Dance Kid,” has died at 67. No cause of ...

Battle would launch the professional entertainment academy, Hinton Battle Dance Academy (HBDA) in 2017, preparing students for careers in the entertainment industry. He was also working on an ...

Hinton Battle, a three-time Tony Award winner, has died at 67, his friend Debbie Allen confirmed on social media on Tuesday. “Today I honor Hinton Battle, my dear friend who left us to dance and ...

Hinton’s greatest joy has been the launch of the professional entertainment academy, Hinton Battle Dance Academy (HBDA). Since 2017 Hinton Battle and Yoshimoto Kogyo the co-founders have ...

Let's take a moment to remember a Broadway legend. Actor and choreographer Hinton Battle died this week at the age of 67. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Battle is perhaps best known for playing the ...

Hinton Battle, the three-time Tony winner who made his Broadway debut as the original Scarecrow in The Wiz at 15, has died. He was 67. The actor died on Jan. 30 at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in ...