Quentin Oliver Lee, finest recognized for his position because the Phantom within the US tour of “The Phantom of the Opera” and an off-Broadway position in “Oratorio for Dwelling Issues,” has died. He was 34.
His spouse, Angie Lee Graham, broke the information in an Instagram submit, telling followers that he handed away within the “wee hours” of Thursday morning after a months-long battle with colon most cancers.
“It was probably the most lovely second of my life,” Graham wrote within the announcement which was posted to Lee’s account. “I noticed his final breaths, held his hand tight, and felt his heartbeat slowly drift away. He had a smile on his face, and was surrounded by these he loves.
“It was peaceable, and excellent,” she added.
The pair share a younger daughter, Samantha, who was pictured in Graham’s tribute.
She completed the submit by saying she and their daughter are “supported and lifted by our households and our personal religion.”
“He was an unbelievable man, husband, father, son, brother, pal, singer, actor, and disciple of Christ with nice religion in his Father in Heaven. To say ‘he might be dearly missed’ doesn’t mirror the scope of the individuals and communities he has created and touched.”
“If we let him, he made us higher individuals.”
Lee introduced that he was identified with Stage 4 colon most cancers in June.
“This yr has been a wild journey, I acquired an opportunity work with some unbelievable individuals on the TONY nominated ‘Caroline or Change’ musical, debut a sold-out Lortel Winner off-Broadway masterpiece, ‘Oratorio for Dwelling Issues,’ and was identified with stage 4 Colon Most cancers,” he wrote in an Instagram submit earlier this yr.
In October, fellow Broadway stars took half in A Profit for Quentin Oliver Lee in New York Metropolis. The occasion was additionally livestreamed and was Lee’s closing efficiency.
His different Broadway credit embody the 2021 revival of “Caroline, or Change” and “Prince of Broadway” in 2017. Lee was additionally an understudy in Diane Paulus’ touring manufacturing of “Porgy and Bess.”
Lee acquired his Bachelor of Music in vocal efficiency from Northern Arizona College in 2012.
As an opera singer, he appeared onstage within the notable “I Am Harvey Milk” and “Carmen,” amongst many others.
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