| Appeared as James Thunder Early in the Michael Bennett-directed musical "Dreamgirls" |
| Had featured role in "The Tap Dance Kid", starring Alfonso Ribeiro; garnered second Tony Award |
1973 | Stage debut in "Shim Sham" at the Allentown Pennsylvania Stage Company |
1975 | Breakthrough stage role, the Scarecrow in "The Wiz", the award-winning, all-black modern adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz"; reprised the role in 1977 |
1978 | Appeared in "Dancin'", directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse; toured with show before returning to Broadway in 1980 |
1981 | Co-starred in the revue "Sophisticated Ladies"; received first Tony Award; toured on and off with the show over a four-year period (1982-1986) |
1983 | Acted in the British telefilm, "A Night on the Town" |
1987 | Made first US TV-movie, "The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory" (NBC) |
1988 | Made feature acting debut in bit role as a piano player in "Daddy's Boys" |
1991 | Returned to Broadway in "Miss Saigon"; won third Tony Award |
1992 | Served as associate choreographer and music editor on the ABC variety special "The Boys"; also acted |
1994 | Had biggest onscreen role in "Foreign Student"; also served as choreographer and song performer |
1997 | Played the slick mouthpiece Billy Flynn in the highly-praised revival of "Chicago" |
2001 | Portrayed Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson in the ABC biopic "Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story" |
