Hinton Battle, a dancer, singer, actor and choreographer who urged audiences to “Ease on Down the Road” as the Scarecrow in Broadway’s “The Wiz,” and who later won three Tony Awards ...

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.

A cause of death was not revealed. "Today I honor Hinton Battle, my dear friend who left us to dance and sing in God's Ensemble last night," the actress wrote on Instagram Jan. 30. "He fought this ...

Hinton Battle has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows ... Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Tap Dance Kid, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a ...

By Richard Sandomir Hinton Battle, a dazzling dancer who won the first of his three Tony Awards in 1981 for his performance in the Duke Ellington musical revue “Sophisticated Ladies” after ...

So what do you say? Why don't we dance a while? KELLY: In a post on X, Stephanie Mills, who played Dorothy alongside Hinton Battle on Broadway, wrote, my dear Scarecrow, you've joined the heavenly ...

Battle’s friend, actress and dancer Debbie Allen, paid tribute to the actor in an Instagram post Tuesday. “Today I honor Hinton Battle, my dear friend who left us to dance and sing in God’s ...

Hinton Battle Dance Academy (HBDA). Since 2017 Hinton Battle and Yoshimoto Kogyo the co-founders have prepared students for successful career in the entertainment industry and life. Idina Menzel ...

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 ...