Hinton Battle ... Initially a member of the chorus and cast, Battle was asked to step in as the Scarecrow for the second act of a show for the musical's promotional tour.

By Richard Sandomir Hinton Battle ... tap and felt the pressure of being in a show with virtuoso tappers like Gregory Hines and Gregg Burge. Image Mr. Battle playing the Scarecrow with Stephanie ...

Hinton Battle, a three-time Tony Award winning actor who originated the role of Scarecrow in Broadway’s The Wiz, died yesterday. He was 67. His death was confirmed by his friend, the actor and ...

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER") BATTLE ... KELLY: In a post on X, Stephanie Mills, who played Dorothy alongside Hinton Battle on Broadway, wrote, my dear Scarecrow, you ...

The Broadway community has lost a star. Hinton Battle—who originated the role of the Scarecrow in The Wiz—died on Jan. 29 at the age of 67, his longtime friend Debbie Allen confirmed.

NEW YORK -- Three-time Tony Award winner Hinton Battle ... of "Miss Saigon." Battle also appeared on screen in movies, such as "Dreamgirls," and on television shows, including "Buffy the Vampire ...

The show went on, Mr. Battle told The Post, although for the rest of the performance he thought to himself, “I can’t get blood on Dorothy’s dress.” Hinton Battle, a dancer, singer ...

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 ...

67-year-old Broadway icon Hinton Battle tragically died on Tuesday ... television series and three of his songs featured on the show’s soundtrack. Hinton is survived by his sisters, Eddie ...

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 Battle, a dancer ... Brown, who wrote the show’s book, although Mr. Battle had learned most of the character’s lines while recovering from a sprained ankle earlier in the year.