Les Mis Broadway Star Dies In Fire Escape Fall.

The first African-American actor to ever play the lead on Broadway in Les Miserables has died at 21.

Kyle Jean-Baptiste, also the youngest to take on the role, died on Friday night after falling from his mother's fire escape, officials said.

Les Miserables theatre company said it was "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," it said in a statement.


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