Tony Award–winning performer and humanitarian, Mr. Ben Vereen, joined Milton students this fall in class and in performance. He has acted in film, in television and onstage in shows including Roots, Pippin, Wicked, Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Muppets and Grey’s Anatomy. For his humanitarian contributions, he has received Israel’s Cultural and Humanitarian Awards, three NAACP Image Awards, and an Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award.
“If you define your gravity, you can’t be held down. You are about excellence, and the only person holding you back is you. Stay hungry. Stay lean. Follow your dreams, have a purpose and go after it.”