Clifton Oliver played the role of Simba in the Broadway production of 'The Lion King.'
. No cause of death was given, but Hall said her brother had been hospitalized and then in hospice care six weeks before his death.. “It was peaceful. His partner Richard, was singing to him the song Psalm 23 as he took his last breath this morning at 3:20 a.m.
In “Wicked,” Oliver was part of the ensemble and served as an understudy for Fiyero, the entertainment news website reported. In the production of “In the Heights,” he starred a Benny opposite Jordin Spark, according to
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