New York theatre community mourns loss of Kyle Jean-Baptiste, 21, the youngest person to play the role of Valjean in Les MisérablesKyle Jean-Baptiste, the first African American and youngest actor to play the role of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables on Broadway, has died after falling from a fire escape, according to a show spokesman for the show. Jean-Baptiste, 21, died on Friday night following an evening performan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:08PM on June 12, 2016