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Hinton Battle Dies: Broadway’s Original ‘The Wiz’ Scarecrow Was 67
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 an…
Launching his Broadway career in The Wiz(1975), Battle would go on to appear in such celebrated musicals as Dancin’, Sophisticated Ladies, Dreamgirls, The Tap Dance Kid, Miss Saigon and the longrunning revival of Chicago. In addition to Broadway, he made numerous TV appearances, including roles in Quantum Leap, Touched By An Angel, Early Edition and Smash. In perhaps his most memorable TV role, he played the demon Sweet in a 2001 musical episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer titled “Once More, With Feeling.” Battle also choreographed the episode; other choreography credits include the 65th and 66th Annual Academy Awards (with Debbie Allen), The Trouble With Normal and Sister Sister.
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