Broadway Veteran actor, Adrian Bailey passes away at 67

Broadway veteran, Adrian Bailey has died at the age of 67. 

The news of the actor’s death was confirmed by BroadwayWorld.

Bailey starred in 15 Broadway shows over the course of his three-decade career.

He made his Broadway debut in 1976’s Your Arms Too Short to Box With God. He also appeared in the original productions of Hot Feet, La Cage aux Folles, Dreamgirls, The Wild Party, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, The Who’s Tommy, Jelly’s Last Jam, Prince of Central Park, Legs Diamond, My One and Only, Sophisticated Ladies and Your Arms Too Short to Box with God.

In 2008, Bailey was seriously injured after an accidental fall through a trap door during a performance of The Little Mermaid, which would be his final Broadway show.

Following the accident, Bailey ‘was treated for fractured wrists, a broken back, a shattered pelvis, a fractured sternum, several fractured ribs and a fractured foot,’ according to Playbill. 

At the time, he told Backstage in a statement: ‘My life has been changed forever. It will never be the same. My immediate goal is to somehow be able to walk up to my own apartment and care for myself. I try to stay positive. I look forward to being made whole someday and being fully compensated for my injuries.’