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Harvey Evans, an acclaimed actor, singer and dancer, widely known for snagging roles in major broadway productions, died on Christmas Eve. He was 80.
Some of the more iconic Broadway productions he starred in includeAnyone Can Whistle,West Side Story,Follies,Hello, Dolly!andGypsy.
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“Really hard to put into words what Harvey Evans meant to me,” said Tony Award-nominated actor, singer and dancer, Tony Yazbeck, onTwitter.“He was kindness personified. So funny and supportive. He came to every show I ever did and inspired me to keep going! A true triple threat [whose] heart was as big as his incredible career.”
Popular dancer, singer and actor Bebe Neuwirth also remembered the star with a heartfelt post.
“R.I.P Harvey Evans. One of the kindest, most delightful, loveliest gentlemen I’ve ever had the blessing to know,” wrote Neuwirth onTwitter.
Novelist and playwright Paul Rudnick also reflected on Evans' legacy with a series of photos from his career and praised him as a “broadway legend.”
“RIP Harvey Evans, a Broadway legend. He appeared in the original productions of West Side Story, Gypsy, Hello Dolly, Anyone Can Whistle and many more. Here he is in Follies and onscreen with Amy Adams in Enchanted. A great singer, dancer and human being: he’s why we love musicals,” he wrote.
Evans was originally born as Harvey Hohnecker and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio where his dreams of starring in Broadway productions first started.
“My entire childhood was spent waiting to graduate from high school so I could go to New York and be in a Broadway show,” he was once quoted stating per the AP.
source: people.com
