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LOS ANGELES OFFICE 3575 CAHUENGA BLVD. W., SUITE 390 LOS ANGELES, CA 90068 OFFICE.323.957.6680 FAX.DANCE.DEPT.323.957.5694 FAX.CHOR.DEPT.323.957.6688 NEW YORK OFFICE 1115 BROADWAY, Suite 1056, NEW YORK, NY 10010 OFFICE.646.237.6928 FAX.646.253.1258 HINTON BATTLE Hinton Battle, three-time Tony Award winner is recognized as one of Broadway’s most respected musical stars. After studying at the renowned Jones Haywood School of Ballet in Washington DC and School of American Ballet in New York City, Hinton began his career on Broadway at the age of 15, originating the role of the Scarecrow in The Wiz. He has since gone on to build an impressive portfolio of work, dazzling audiences across the country and around the world for three decades, starring in some of the most memorable musicals, including Dancin’, Dreamgirls, Sophisticated Ladies, Chicago (Billy Flynn), Ragtime (Coalhouse Walker Jr.), Miss Saigon and The Tap Dance Kid. He is the recipient of numerous awards honoring his versatility as an entertainer, among them the NAACP Image Awards, Midtown International Theatre Festival Award, Fred Astaire Award, Ira Aldridge Award, Planet Connection Award, the 2012 Champion of the Arts Award from Big Boi’s “Antwan Patten” Big Kidz Foundation, and the Amas 2014 Rosie Award for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of extraordinary accomplishment in the theatrical arts. Hinton has easily crossed from stage to television and recording to producing, writing, directing and acting appearing in These Old Broads, Foreign Student, Touched By An Angel, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Smash, and opposite Jamie Fox in the film adaptation of Dreamgirls. As a choreographer, Hinton’s credits include the 65th and 66th Academy Awards, the Outkast musical, Idlewild, Bolden, and Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story. Additionally he has directed and choreographed ballets for the Baltimore School of the Arts, Washington Reflections Dance Company, Jones Haywood School of Dance, and Philadanco. He directed and choreographed the Off-Broadway musicals Respect, The Marvelous Wonderettes, the stage production of Evil, and Sistas: The Musical, which aired 2013 on BET. Hinton Battle wrote, produced and directed the comedy drama, Love Lies the Tour, starring Grammy winners Brian McKnight, Angie Stone. He wrote, directed and choreographed Hinton Battle’s American Variety Bang II produced by Yoshimoto at Osaki’s NGK Theatre to sold-out performances. Theatre JOB POSITION COMPANY Terms of Dismemberment Director Evil Dead: The Musical Director That's My Man Director Respect - A Musical Journey of Women Director Hip Hop A'Rade Director For Colored Girls Who Have Choreographer The Baltimore Orchestra Choreographer Concerts/Tours/Events JOB POSITION COMPANY Hinton Battle's American Variety Bang Director / Choreographer / Star Osaka, Japan Film JOB POSITION COMPANY Bolden Choreographer The Great Observer Choreographer Idlewild Choreographer Child Star - The Shirley Temple Story Choreographer Foreign Student Choreographer Television JOB POSITION COMPANY 2007 Dancing With The Stars Choreographer ABC Jennifer Hudson / One Night Only Choreographer Ella Fitzgerald Special Choreographer 2 Hinton Battle Choreographer Fired Up Choreographer Sister Sister Choreographer ABC The Trouble With Normal Choreographer Dance in America Co-Choreographer Award Shows JOB POSITION COMPANY 65th Academy Awards Co-Choreographer ABC 66th Academy Awards Co-Choreographer ABC Golden Globe Awards Co-Choreographer NBC Commercials JOB POSITION COMPANY WB Promos Choreographer Warner Bros. Coca-Cola Choreographer Top Appliances Choreographer Miscellaneous JOB POSITION COMPANY Philidanco Dance Company Choreographer Alvin Ailey II Choreographer Capital Ballet of Washington DC Choreographer Baltimore School of the Arts Expressions Choreographer Benefit.