Broadway.com has announced that Kyle Jean-Baptiste, who was appearing in Les Miserables on Broadway, has died after accidentally falling from a fire escape. He was making his Broadway debut in the production at the age of 21.
Broadway.com wrote: "Baptiste made history this summer when he became the youngest person ever on Broadway to play the role of Jean Valjean, as well as being the first African-American to do so; he last performed the part on the evening of August 27, headliner Ramin Karimloo's scheduled night off. Along with understudying Valjean, Baptiste normally played the roles of Constable and Courfeyrac. A recent graduate of Baldwin Wallace, his regional theater credits included Enjolras in Les Miserables and Tom in Murder Ballad."
