Cleo Laine, the British singer and actress dubbed the Queen of Jazz, who earned a Tony nomination for her role in the The Mystery of Edwin Drood on Broadway, died on July 25. She was 97. Born Clementina Campbell on October 28, 1927, in Southall in West London, she quit school in her early teens, taking on a variety of odd jobs while she auditioned for singing work. In 1951, she graduated from singing on the pub circ…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM on July 28, 2025