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((Short description|American actor, singer and dancer (1943–2023)))
((Infobox musical artist
| name              = Maurice Hines
| image             = MauriceHines-byPhilipRomano.jpg
| caption           = Hines in 2023
| background        = solo_singer
| birth_name        = 
| birth_date        = ((Birth date|mf=yes|1943|12|13))
| birth_place       = [[New York City, New York]], U.S.
| death_date        = ((Death date and age|mf=yes|2023|12|29|1943|12|13))
| death_place       = [[Englewood, New Jersey]], U.S.
| genre             = 
| occupation        = Actor, director, choreographer, singer
| years_active      = 1954–2023
| label             = [[Arbors Records|Arbors]]
| associated_acts   = [[Gregory Hines]]
| website           = ((URL|www.mauricehines.com))
))

'''Maurice Robert Hines Jr.''' (December 13, 1943 – December 29, 2023) was an American actor, director, singer, and choreographer.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.thehistorymakers.com/timeline?month_day=1213|title=Timeline & Glossary - The HistoryMakers|website=www.thehistorymakers.com|access-date=7 March 2018))</ref> He was the older brother of dancer [[Gregory Hines]].

==Life and career==
((more citations needed section|date=January 2024))
Maurice Robert Hines Jr. was born on December 13, 1943, in New York City to a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] couple, Alma Iola (Lawless) and Maurice Robert Hines Sr., a dancer, musician, and actor.<ref>((Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-09-10 |title='Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back' celebrates tap dance and life well lived |url=http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2020/09/10/maurice-hines-bring-them-back-celebrates-tap-dance/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=New York Amsterdam News |language=en-US))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/39/Gregory-Hines.html|title=Gregory Hines Biography (1946-)|website=www.filmreference.com|access-date=7 March 2018))</ref> Hines began his career at the age of five, studying [[tap dance]] at the [[Henry LeTang]] Dance Studio in [[Manhattan]].<ref name=Campbell>[https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-art/2013/04/06/maurice-hines-reflects-his-past-and-his-brother-gregory-tappin-thru-life/YM4PraQDhIcT3KOS4H3iiJ/story.html Karen Campbell, "Maurice Hines reflects on past in 'Tappin' Thru Life'"], ''Boston Globe'', April 6, 2013.</ref> LeTang recognized his talent and began choreographing numbers specifically for him and his younger brother [[Gregory Hines|Gregory]], patterned on the [[Nicholas Brothers]].<ref name=Campbell /> Maurice made his [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut in ''The Girl in Pink Tights'' in 1954.<ref>((cite web|url=http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=6308|title=Maurice Hines – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB|first=The Broadway|last=League|website=ibdb.com|access-date=7 March 2018))</ref>
((cn span|date=January 2024|Shortly after, the brothers began touring as the opening act for such headliners as [[Lionel Hampton]] and [[Gypsy Rose Lee]]. Their father joined them and "Hines, Hines & Dad" performed on a regular basis in New York, Las Vegas, and throughout Europe and on many television shows, including ''[[The Pearl Bailey Show]]'', ''[[The Hollywood Palace]]'', and ''[[The Tonight Show]]''.))

((cn span|date=January 2024| He decided to pursue a solo career and was cast as [[Nathan Detroit]] in the national tour of ''[[Guys and Dolls (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]'', after which he returned to Broadway in ''[[Eubie!]]'' (1978). His additional Broadway credits include ''[[Bring Back Birdie]]'' and ''[[Sophisticated Ladies]]'' (both in 1981) as a performer, ''[[Uptown... It's Hot!]]'' (1986) as a performer (earning a [[Tony Award]] nomination as Best Actor in a Musical) and choreographer, and ''[[Hot Feet]]'' (2006), which he conceived, choreographed, and directed.))

((cn span|date=January 2024|Hines co-directed and choreographed the national tour of the [[Louis Armstrong]] musical biography ''Satchmo'' and directed, choreographed, and starred in the national tour of ''Harlem Suite'' with successive leading ladies [[Jennifer Holliday]], [[Stephanie Mills]], and [[Melba Moore]]. He directed and choreographed ''Havana Night'' in Cuba, an all-Latino production of ''[[The Red Shoes (musical)|The Red Shoes]]'' in the Dominican Republic, and created the revue ''Broadway Soul Jam'' to inaugurate an entertainment complex in the Netherlands.))

Hines directed and choreographed music videos, including one for [[Quincy Jones]].((cn|date=January 2024)) He was the first African American to direct at [[Radio City Music Hall]]. ((cn|date=January 2024))

Hines only appeared in one feature film: a leading role in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s 1984 film ''[[The Cotton Club (film)|The Cotton Club]]'', in which Maurice and his brother Gregory portrayed the "Williams Brothers", a tap-dancing duo reminiscent of the real-life [[Nicholas Brothers]].<ref>((cite web |title=Coppola's Cotton Club Encore Remakes American Entertainment |url=https://news.yahoo.com/coppola-cotton-club-encore-remakes-222448254.html |first=Armond |last=White |date=October 23, 2019 |work=National Review))</ref> Hines also appeared in ''Oops, Ups & Downs: The Murder Mystery of Humpty Dumpty'' in 2007.((cn|date=January 2024)) On television, he appeared in ''Eubie!'', ''[[Love, Sidney]]'', and ''[[Cosby (TV series)|Cosby]]''.((cn|date=January 2024))

Hines played the lead role in [[Washington, D.C.]]'s [[Arena Stage]] production of the [[Duke Ellington]]-inspired musical ''Sophisticated Ladies'' at the historic [[Lincoln Theatre (Washington, D.C.)|Lincoln Theatre]] in April and May 2010, featuring teenaged tap-dancing brothers John and Leo Manzari.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/29/AR2010042904655.html Sarah Kauffman, "Washington teens John and Leo Manzari have all the right dance moves"], "Washington Post", April 30, 2010.</ref> The ''[[Washington Post]]'' review was positive for his role and the show in general.<ref>Pressley, Nelson.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/20/AR2010042004983.html?hpid=sec-artsliving "Theater review: Arena Stage's 'Sophisticated Ladies' at Lincoln Theatre"]''Washington Post'', April 21, 2010</ref>

Hines conceived, directed, and choreographed ''Yo Alice'', an urban [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] fantasy written by [[Lee Summers]] and staged for a workshop in 2000 and a reading in 2007 at the Triad Theatre.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.butterflytheatricals.com/yalice.html|title=Welcome butterflytheatricals.com - Hostmonster.com|website=www.butterflytheatricals.com|access-date=7 March 2018))</ref>

In May 2013, he performed a tribute to his late brother Gregory, entitled Tappin' Thru Life: An Evening with Maurice Hines, at the [[Cutler Majestic Theatre]], which was reviewed by ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' as "a class act by a class act".<ref>[https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-art/2013/05/16/maurice-hines-taps-into-his-history/MhP2zEeC7rSeVdyLQiHzZN/story.html Don Aucoin, "Maurice Hines taps into his history"], ''Boston Globe'', May 16, 2013.</ref> "Tappin' " went on to Boston and the Manhattan club [[54 Below]], and opened in November 2013 for a six-week run at the [[Arena Stage (Washington, D.C.)|Arena Stage]], where ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote, "it's a pleasure to be in the company of a shameless, ebullient vaudeville heart."<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/review-in-tappin-thru-life-maurice-hines-sings-his-heart-out/2013/11/24/564612ae-53ba-11e3-9ee6-2580086d8254_story.html Nelson Pressley, "In 'Tappin' Thru Life,' Maurice Hines sings his heart out"], ''Washington Post'', Nov. 24, 2013.</ref>

The production again featured the Manzari Brothers, D.C. seventh-graders, and identical twins Max and Sam Heimowitz, who  tap-danced on stage with Hines.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/tap-dancing-siblings-in-tappin-thru-life/2013/11/07/1c52c4a4-462f-11e3-95a9-3f15b5618ba8_story.html Rebecca Ritzel, "Tap-dancing siblings in 'Tappin' Thru Life'], ''Washington Post'', Nov. 8, 2013.</ref>

Originally commissioned by [[Arena Stage (Washington, D.C.)|Arena Stage]] in 2004, Hines conceived and directed ''Ella, First Lady of Song'', a tribute to [[Ella Fitzgerald]], for whom he and his late brother [[Gregory Hines]] had opened in [[Las Vegas]]. The musical is written by [[Lee Summers]] and stars Rhythm and Blues/Jazz singer [[Freda Payne]], known best for her 1970 hit, ''Band of Gold''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daxiMb0rITA ''Band of Gold''] youtube</ref> and "Brings The Boys Home".<ref>((cite web|title=Google search: Freda Payne, Bring the Boys Home|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=freda+payne+bring+the+boys+home))</ref> It has had three developmental out-of-town try-outs, which include The Crossroads Theatre<ref>[https://www.variety.com/2004/legit/reviews/ella-fitzgerald-first-lady-of-song-1200529169/ ''First Lady of Song''] ''Variety'', 2004</ref> and Metro Stage Theatre in Washington, D.C.<ref>Semnani, Neda. [https://www.washingtonian.com/2014/01/28/theater-review-ella-fitzgerald-first-lady-of-song-at-metrostage/ '"Review 'Ella Fitzgerald''"] ''Washingtonian'', January 28, 2014</ref> and most recently, the Delaware Theatre Company in 2018.<ref>Obenrender, Gail. [http://www.broadstreetreview.com/theater/delaware-theatre-company-presents-maurice-hines-ella-first-lady-of-song# Delaware Theatre Company presents Maurice Hines’s ‘Ella: First Lady of Song’] broadstreetreview.com, April 2018</ref>

In 2019, [[John Carluccio]] directed the feature film ''Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back'',<ref>[http://www.mauricehinesmovie.com/ Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back]</ref> a biographical documentary about Hines. The film was awarded the Metropolis Grand Jury Prize at the  DOC NYC film festival in fall 2019.<ref>((Cite web|title=DOC NYC AWARD WINNERS 2019|url=https://www.docnyc.net/featured/doc-nyc-award-winners-2019/|last=|first=|date=November 15, 2019|website=DOC NYC|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=))</ref> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote that the film "Digs much deeper than your usual showbiz doc."<ref>((Cite web|title=Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back': Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/maurice-hines-bring-them-back-1256493|last=|first=|date=November 20, 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=))</ref> Joining Hines, the film includes appearances by [[Chita Rivera]], [[Mercedes Ellington]], and [[Debbie Allen]].<ref>((Cite web|title=DOC NYC Film Festival, Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back (Film Description)|url=https://www.docnyc.net/film/maurice-hines-bring-them-back/|last=|first=|date=October 10, 2019|website=DOC NYC|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=))</ref>

Hines died in [[Englewood, New Jersey]], on December 29, 2023, at the age of 80.<ref>((cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |title=Maurice Hines, Tap Dancer Extraordinaire, Dies at 80 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/maurice-hines-dead-broadway-dancer-1235776885/ |access-date=30 December 2023 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=30 December 2023))</ref>

==Filmography==
((Unreferenced section|date=January 2024))
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television and Film
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" style="width:20em;" | Notes
|-
|1967
|''Away We Go'' 
|Guest Performer
|(TV Series), 1 episode: "Episode #1.9"
|-
|1981
|''[[Eubie!]]'' 
|Cast member
|(Filmed version of ''Eubie!'', a musical revue show at the [[Ambassador Theatre (New York)]]
|-
|1982
|''[[Love, Sidney]]'' 
|Unknown role
|(TV Series), 1 episode: "Charlotte's Web"
|-
|1984
|''[[The Cotton Club (film)|The Cotton Club]]'' 
|Clay Williams
|(film)
|-
|1987
|''[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|The Equalizer]]''
|Billy Bump / Billie Bump
|(TV Series), 2 episodes: "Memories of Manon: Part 1" and "Shadow Play"
|-
|1997
|''[[Cosby (TV series)|Cosby]]''
|Unknown role
|(TV Series), 1 episode: "Shall We Dance?"
|-
|2019
|''This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy''
|Greg
|(TV Series documentary), 1 episode: "A.I. is the Future. Will it Keep Us Around to Enjoy It?"
|-
|}

==Discography==
((Unreferenced section|date=January 2024))
* ''I've Never Been in Love Before'' ([[Arbors Records|Arbors]], 2001)
* ''To Nat King Cole With Love'' (Arbors, 2006)

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
* [http://www.mauricehines.com/ Maurice Hines website.]
* ((YouTube|F4h8Zxf89rY|Maurice Hines interview on "PROFILES")).
* ((IMDb name|0385697))
* ((IBDB name))
* ((discogs artist|Maurice Hines Jr.))

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