The Lion King and In The Heights Star Clifton Oliver Dies at 47
Oliver notably played Benny in the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical opposite Jordin Sparks.
Today is Friday, October 2, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Catherine Kellner Roger Mazzeo Alexander deJong Freddie Jackson Lorraine Bracco Sting Bracco Cindy Benson Persis Khambatta Mark Baker Don McLean Kevin Cooney Moses Gunn Kenny Buffett Dale Parkhill James Dobson William Marshall Charles Drake William Ching Graham Greene Bud Abbott Groucho Marx Anatol Winogradoff William Moran Florence Nash Tyson Chandler Joey Slotnick Eric Peterson Rudy Challenger Fredi Walker Gail Grate David Cohen Sandra Seacat Jimmy Slyde Otis René Sidney Easton Charles Ricketts