Maurice Hines, at the age of five, studied tap at the Henry LeTang Dance Studio in New York City. Along with his brother, Maurice appeared in Broadway and touring productions as the opening act for such headliners as Lionel Hampton and Gypsy Rose Lee. Their father then joined the act and Hines, Hines, & Dad performed to rave reviews in New York, Las Vegas and Europe. He made 35 appearances on “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson. Maurice starred as Nathan Detroit in the national touring company of Guys and Dolls and then appeared on Broadway in the hit musical Eubie! (1978-79) He co-starred in Bring Back Birdie with Chita Rivera and Donald O’Connor and starred in Charles Randolph Wright’s Sophisticated Ladies. Maurice made his screen debut in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Cotton Club. He created the dance company Ballet USA with Mercedes Ellington. Maurice conceived, directed, and choreographed the musical Uptown…It’s Hot! which played for 17 sold-out weeks in Atlantic City. He joined the cast when the show moved to Broadway and received a 1986 Tony Award nomination as Best Actor in a Musical. He co-directed and choreographed the national tour of the musical Satchmo produced by Kenneth Feld. Maurice directed, choreographed and starred in the national tour of the musical Harlem Suite with successive leading ladies Jennifer Holiday, Stephanie Mills and Melba Moore. Maurice has directed and choreographed many music videos, including “I’ll Be Good to You,” the first release off of Quincy Jones’ “Back on the Block” album. Maurice became the first African-American director for Radio City Music Hall when he directed The Radio City Spectacular. Maurice starred as Jelly Roll Morton in the forty city first-class national tour of the musical Jelly’s Last Jam (1994-95). In 2006 Maurice collaborated with Maurice White to choreograph and direct the hip-hop Broadway musical Hot Feet featuring the music of Earth, Wind, and Fire. Maurice’s latest album on Arbor Records “To Nat ‘King’ Cole, With Love” was released to critical acclaim. Recently, he choreographed productions of Hairspray in Santo Domingo, Arena Stage’s Sophisticated Ladies at The Lincoln Theatre, as well as new show called Dance, Dance, Dance Snap. He also directed MetroStage’s Ella: First Lady of Song starring Freda Payne. Maurice is the recipient of the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Choreography for Cool Papa’s Party at MetroStage. Maurice most recently was seen performing his biographical one-man-show, Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Through Life, at Arena Stage, Alliance Theatre, The Wallis Annenberg Center, Cleveland Playhouse, Delaware Theatre Company, and in New York at New World Stages.