Friends Gather in Central Park to Celebrate the Life and Dreams of Kyle Jean-Baptiste

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http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/video On Aug. 31, a crowd of well over a hundred gathered at Central Park's Bethesda Fountain to celebrate the life of Kyle Jean-Baptiste. Brandyn Day, a musical theatre performer and longtime friend of Broadway's first African-American Jean Valjean, spoke about his college roommate's dream-come-true of performing in "Les Misérables" on Broadway, then led everyone in a tearful rendition of "Do You Hear the People Sing?"

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