Swing Joined: 8/4/06

WIN the great new CD by Tituss Burgess, co-star of "Jersey Boys" and the Lion in the Broadway bound revival of "The Wiz"!
Join the Oklahoma City University Summer Music MySpace group for your chance to win an autographed copy of Tituss' "Here's To You".
Simply answer the "Useless Broadway Trivia" Question:
Name the actor who played the Cowardly Lion in the original 1975 Broadway production (plus won the Tony!) AND reprised the role in the legendary 1978 Diana Ross/Michael Jackson film? Is it:
a)Nipsey Russell b)Gregg Baker c)Ben Vereen d) Ted Ross
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Good luck!
I think it's Nipsey. I remember him in the movie.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
No it's not. IMDB.com and IBDB.com are you friends...
Stand-by Joined: 9/12/03
I did a search and it says Gregg Burgg was the Lion.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
Stand-by Joined: 9/12/03
Hmmm....I Googled it and twice it comes up with Greg Burgg as the Lion with Stephanie Mills in The Wiz!!!!!
Well, I googled and got Gregg and Ted...maybe one replaced the other cause they keep saying that Stephanie Mills was Dorothy. So it was the original cast but which created the role is the question!!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 1/29/06
Gregg was in the show with Stephanie, but he was in the 1984 revival as the Lion..not the original cast.
Was Ted Ross on that Kate Jackson tv show?
I just hope this revival is better than that horrid movie version with la Ross. She SUCKED! I can't believe they actually released that piece of crap in theaters!!!
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