Hinton Battle, Broadway actor and 3-time Tony winner, dies at 67

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The artist became known for playing the Scarecrow in the show ‘The Wiz’. The family did not reveal the cause of death. Hinton Battle, Broadway actor, dies at age 67 Reproduction/Instagram Hinton Battle, Broadway actor and three-time Tony winner, died this Wednesday (31) at age 67. According to the “Hollywood Reporter”, the artist was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles, after a “long illness”. Battle’s representatives said the family will not disclose the cause of death. Battle became known for playing the Scarecrow in the play “The Wiz”, a soulful musical adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz”, in 1975. The show was turned into a film with Diana Roos and Michael Jackson, who replaced him in the role. The actor also participated in the film “Dreamgirls: In Search of a Dream”, with Beyoncé. Hinton Battle as Scarecrow in the 1975 show ‘The Wiz’ Reproduction/Instagram Born on November 29, 1956, in Germany, Battle studied at the Jones Haywood School of Ballet in Washington, DC and at the School of American Ballet, in New York. He also appeared in TV series, such as the musical episode of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”. On Broadway, he was in shows such as a remake of “Chicago”, as well as “Sophisticated ladies”, “The Tap Dance Kid”, “Miss Saigon”. He won three Tony Awards for best actor for the last three.

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