A cause of death has not been revealed at time of writing. Battle was born on November 29 ... He made his Broadway debut in The Wiz (1975), originating the role of Scarecrow and would go on ...

BroadwayWorld was first to report the news of his death. Brad Barket/Getty Battle fell in love with performing ... at age 15 as the Scarecrow in The Wiz, according to his MSA Talent Agency bio.

Hinton Battle, the three-time Tony winner who made his Broadway debut as the original Scarecrow in The Wiz at 15, has died. He was 67. The actor died on Jan. 30 at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in ...