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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022
The broadway assemblage is mourning the nonaccomplishment of a signifier performer.
Quentin Oliver Lee died connected Dec. 1 aft a conflict with signifier 4 colon cancer, his woman Angie Lee Graham shared connected Dec. 2. The erstwhile Phantom of the Opera prima was 34.
"Quentin passed successful the wee hours of the morning," Angie wrote on Quentin's Instagram page. "It was the astir beauteous infinitesimal of my life. I saw his past breaths, held his manus tight, and felt his heartbeat dilatory drift away. He had a grin connected his face, and was surrounded by those helium loves. It was peaceful, and perfect."
Sharing a photograph of him and their girl Samantha, she remembered the histrion arsenic an "incredible" man, hubby and father. "To accidental 'he volition beryllium dearly missed' doesn't bespeak the scope of the radical and communities helium has created and touched."
Adding that Quentin could marque others into "better people," Angie said she and their girl are "supported and lifted by our families and our ain faith."
In June, Quentin shared that helium had been diagnosed with stage 4 colon crab soon aft his performances in off-Broadway production Oratorio for Living Things concluded successful May.
While announcing his diagnosis, the instrumentalist recalled successful an Instagram post that 2022 had been a "wild ride" for him.
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"I got a accidental enactment with immoderate unthinkable radical astatine the TONY nominated Caroline oregon Change musical," Quentin said, "debut a sold-out Lortel Winner off-Broadway masterpiece, Oratorio for Living Things, and was diagnosed with signifier 4 Colon Cancer."
Previously, Quentin had performed arsenic the titular phantom successful the Phantom of the Opera's 2019 nationalist tour, and besides had credits in The Prince of Broadway and The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess, which won a Grammy successful 2021 for Best Opera Recording.
He is survived by his woman and daughter.
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