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Off-Ramp

Ben Vereen: Up Close and Musical

By Off-Ramp Staff
Published Sep 6, 2008
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.
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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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.

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