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1st African American Actor to Play Valjean on Broadway Dies

Mark Kennedy, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) โ€” Kyle Jean-Baptiste, the first African-American and youngest person to ever play the role of Jean Valjean in โ€œLes Misรฉrablesโ€ on Broadway has died after falling from a fire escape, according to a show spokesman. He was 21. Jean-Baptiste died Friday night following the showโ€™s evening performance at […]

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