Ben Vereen-His Roots TV special spotlights a life in song
Ben Vereen, star of Hair Jesus Christ Superstar and Pippin, headlines an ABC TV entertainment special March 2. Guest stars Cheryl Ladd Louis Gossett Jr and Debbie Allen join in multiple vignettes tracing Vereen’s rise from youth dance training to Broadway fame through song and dance.
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Ben Vereen
Jesus Christ
Pippin
Abc-Tv
Vereen
Cheryl Ladd
Louis Gossett Jr
Debbie Allen
Miss Ladd
Gossett
Fiddler
Harlem
Carter Country
Roy
Curtis
Jasper Dewitt
Gheryl Ladd
Penny Racklin
Joseph Campanella
Kathleen Belter
Barnasby Jones
Bonnie Ebsen
Masterpiece Theatre
Anna Karenina
Alexi Karenin
Anna
Vronsky
New Zealand
Dick Cavett
THURSDAY NIGHT TV LINEUP AND MOVIE PREVIEWS
A dense TV grid lists programs from 7:00 PM to midnight across networks with mentions of top shows such as Newlywed Game, Welcome Back Kotter, The Tonight Show, Mary Tyler Moore, and various movies and specials. It highlights cast names, guest stars, and episode notes for several classics and forthcoming previews.
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MacNeil Lehrer
Mary Tyler Moore
Kotter
Kattac
Julia
Barbarino
New Zealand
John-Boy
New York City
Walton's Mountain
Johnnyson
Garl Sagan
George Segal
Joan Hackett
Harry Benson
ABC
Fernwood
Tom Snyder
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Dolly Parton
Shanana
Lorna Doone
Young John
Doone Valley
Forsyte
Marjorie
Fleur
Hips Chp
Hew
Bernice
Phil Ish
Richard Dreyfuss
Marsha Mason
Charles Durning
Clint Eastwood
Charles Bronson
Lee Temick
Hollywood Connection
Barney Miller
Capt. Miller
James
Hawaii Five-O
Steve McGarrett
Danny
Roy Clark
Ranch Party
Szczecin
Communist Party
Henry Fonda
Cliff Robertson
Los Angeles
Alan King
Bill Cosby
Helen Raddy
Harvey Korman
Phyllis Dilter
Billie Jean King
Gliff Robertson
Dick van Dyke
Night Gallery
Pthriller
Dupes
Tad Jack
Denver Puta
Grizzly Adams
ACTV
Ved Everett
NBC
Sonic