You might have seen Ben Vereen in "Wicked," "Jesus Christ Superstar" or the T.V. series "Roots." Vereen will be at UCLA's Freud Playhouse in an evening called "Up Close and Musical." He chatted with Queena Kim.
Ben Vereen played "Chicken" George Moore in Roots, the Wizard of Oz in Wicked, and he won a Tony for his portrayal of the leading player in Pippin.
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