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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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, 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 passed away earlier this week ... While Alfonso Ribeiro won DWTS Season 19, he is still very much of the show, of course. He wrapped his second season as a co-host in December ...

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 ...

UPDATE: After an online backlash from many in the theater community, particularly among people of color and fans of pioneering actor-dancer Hinton Battle, the Broadway League announced today that ...

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 ...