An Evening With Ben Vereen July 18, 2008

Tony Award winner Ben Vereen, noted for roles in the TV miniseries “Roots” and the motion picture “All That Jazz,” will be displaying his theatrical talents during “An Evening With Ben Vereen,” a benefit performance for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Psychiatric Research Institute.

To be held July 18 at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre in downtown Little Rock, the event will showcase Vereen’s skills as a stage performer. Starring roles in Broadway’s “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Pippin” (in which he won the 1973 best actor in a musical Tony) and “Fosse” led to acclaimed TV and motion-picture parts, including “Chicken” George Moore in “Roots,” which earned him an Emmy nomination in 1979.

Tickets are $250, $500 and $1,000. The $1,000 ticket includes a dinner on July 17 with Vereen at the Capital Hotel. For more information, contact Withers Turner at 501-526-5638 or wturner@uams.edu.

Official Website: http://www.uams.edu/update/absolutenm/templates/uams1.asp?articleid=7847&zoneid=31