Stage
He was nominated for a Tony Award for Jesus Christ Superstar in 1972 and won a Tony for his appearance in Pippin in 1973. Vereen appeared in the Broadway musical Wicked as the Wizard of Oz in 2005. Vereen has also performed in one-man shows and actively lectures on black history and inspirational topics.
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | The Prodigal Son | Dancer | Greenwich Mews Theater | Off-Broadway | Choreography by Martha Graham |
| 1967-68 | Sweet Charity" | Dancer | US & Canada Tour | Touring | Cast by Bob Fosse for the US Touring Company |
| 1968-72 | Hair | Hud | Biltmore Theatre | Broadway | Alternated roles: Hud & Claude Tony Award for Best Musical |
| 1968 | Hair | Claude | National Tour | Broadway | Tony Award for Best Musical |
| 1968 | Golden Boy | Understudy to Sammy Davis Jr. |
London Palladium | Touring | International Tour |
| 1970 | Gurton's Apocalyptic Needle | Alternate roles | The New Troupe | Touring | Touring company repertory included: The Holy Ghostly & Melodrama Play |
| 1970-71 | No Place to be Somebody | Alternate roles | Touring Company | Touring | |
| 1971-73 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Judas Iscariot | Mark Hellinger Theatre | Broadway | 1972 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Musical |
| 1972-74 | Pippin | Leading Player | Imperial Theater | Broadway, U.S. tour |
1973 Tony Award® Best Actor in a Musical |
| 1985 | Grind | LeRoy | Shubert Theater | Broadway | Replacement |
| 1992-93 | Jelly's Last Jam | Chimney Man | Shubert Theater | Broadway | Replacement |
| 1995-96 | A Christmas Carol | Actor | Madison Square Garden | Broadway | |
| 1999 | Chicago | Billy Flynn | U.S. & Canada Tour | Touring | |
| 2001 | Fosse | Performer | Shubert Theater | Broadway | Replacement |
| 2002 | I'm not Rappaport | Midge | Shubert Theater | Broadway, U.S. tour |
Revival, Play, Comedy |
| 2003 | The Exonerated | Actor | Off-Broadway | Off Broadway | |
| 2005-6 | Wicked | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Gershwin Theatre | Broadway | Replacement |
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