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   "Les Miserables" star Kyle Jean-Baptiste has died after a fall   
   from a fire escape. He was 21.   
      
   Jean-Baptiste fell after his performance on August 28 at the   
   Imperial Theatre, said representative Marc Thibodeau.   
      
   He was the youngest and only African-American actor to play Jean   
   Valjean in "Les Miserables" on Broadway, reported CNN online.   
      
   The actor had just performed on stage as Valjean, marking his   
   Broadway debut. He was an understudy for Valjean and, when he   
   wasn't going on in the role, had appeared as Constable and   
   Courfeyrac.   
      
   The production company behind "Les Miserables" issued a public   
   statement after the news broke.   
      
   "The entire Les Miserables family is shocked and devastated by   
   the sudden and tragic loss of Kyle, a remarkable young talent   
   and tremendous person who made magic - and history - in his   
   Broadway debut.   
      
   "We send our deepest condolences to his family and ask that you   
   respect their privacy in this unimaginably difficult time."   
      
   Fellow actors too took to social media to pay tribute to the   
   star.   
      
   "Shocked and saddened to have lost one of Broadway's youngest   
   treasures," tweeted Tony Award-nominee Joshua Henry.   
      
   Teal Wicks, starring in "Finding Neverland", said she was   
   "devastated" and he was "a new friend and a shining star".   
      
   Ansel Elgort said, "I played opposite Kyle Jean-Baptiste in   
   Hairspray in high school at Laguardia. What I remember most   
   above his talent was his warmth.   
      
   http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/young-actor-   
   kyle-jean-baptiste-dies-in-fire-escape-fall-115083000151_1.html   
       
      
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