made a name for himself on Broadway in the late 1960s with performances in hit productions like 鈥淪weet Charity鈥� and 鈥淗air.鈥� He later won a Tony award in 1973 for his role in 鈥淧ippin.鈥� Since then, he has also acted in more than a dozen television shows, including the 1977 hit miniseries 鈥淩oots.鈥�
In his one-man show 鈥淪teppin鈥� Out with Ben Vereen,鈥� Vereen performs hit songs from Broadway and pays tribute to iconic performers Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra.
Host Frank Stasio talks with Vereen about his life in the spotlight and Vereen鈥檚 persistence to perform despite personal setbacks. Vereen performs 鈥淪teppin鈥� Out with Ben Vereen鈥� with the North Carolina Symphony at in Raleigh at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18.
