Tony Award-winner Hinton Battle, original Scarecrow in ‘The Wiz,’ dies at 67

Tony Award-winner Hinton Battle, original Scarecrow in ‘The Wiz,’ dies at 67

Hinton Battle attends the Cinema Society with Circa and Alice & Olivia screening of “Sparkle” at Tribeca Grand Hotel on Aug. 14, 2012, in New York. Battle died Monday at age 67.

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 death was mentioned.

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