The Gregory Hines Show Hines, Gregory performer Television/Video 1997-09-15 Situation comedy on CBS-TV, starring Gregory Hines. 15 September 1997-6 March 1998 September 1997, CBS Mon. 8:30-9:00 September 1997-October 1997 CBS Fri. 9:00-9:30 December 1997-Jan 1998 CBS Fri. 8:30-9:00 February 1998-March 1998 CBS Fri 9:00-9:30 Widower Ben Stevenson (Hines) had been father, mother, and buddy to his young son Matty since his wife's passing 18 months ago. Ben worked as a book editor for Pak Park Press, a small Chicago publishing house run by a formerly married couple, Alex and Nicole, who never passed on an opportunity to put each other down. Episodes focus on Ben's social and work life and on his loving and evolving relationship with his son (Brandon Hammond), whose social life is definitely more active than his father's. Appearances by tap dancers, including Barbara Duffy. Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Brooks, Tim and Earle Marsh: Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946 - present. New York: Ballentine Books (1999). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Gregory Hines (biography) loc.music.tdabio.106 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.2201