NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Jean-Baptiste, the first African-American and youngest person to ever play the role of Jean Valjean in "Les Misérables" on Broadway has died after falling from a fire escape, according to a show spokesman. He was 21.
NEW YORK — One of the stars of “Les Miserables” has died after a tragic accident at his mother's home. Broadway World reports Kyle Jean-Baptiste, 21, died Friday evening after falling off his mother's fire escape.
So Sad: History-Making Broadway Actor Kyle Jean-Baptiste Dies at 21 After Tragic Fall. August 29, 2015 Leave a comment. 2BC8B2E300000578-3215536-image-m-2_1440879336903. Budding Broadway star Kyle Jean-Baptiste has passed
Actor Kyle Jean-Baptiste, who made history as the first African-American to play the lead role in a Broadway production of "Les Miserables," died Friday, Aug. 28, in New York. He was 21. (Credit: Les Miserables Broadway). ×
Today's #Ham4Ham welcomed special guest Kyle Jean-Baptiste, who is currently understudying Jean Valjean in LES MISERABLES. He and HAMILTON star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, faced off, singing "Confrontation" from LES MISERABLES.