Jack Waddell Dies: Revered Vocal Coach Honored As “Unsung Hero Of Broadway” Was 83
deadline.comJack Waddell, a former opera singer who became a beloved and revered vocal coach for such Broadway stars as Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jessica Vosk and Brandon Victor Dixon, died January 1 at his home in Bloomington, Illinois, under the care of friends.
He was 83. His passing was announced by students Dixon, Vosk and Owen Rozanski. A cause of death was not immediately available.
Born John A. Waddell on March 31, 1941, in Bloomington, Illinois, Waddell enjoyed a decades-long career in music, and was honored by the American Theatre Wing as an “Unsung Hero of Broadway” in 2023.
At the organization’s gala that year, he was introduced by Dixon. Waddell had studied voice at Illinois Wesleyan University where, upon graduating in 1963, he set his sights on the opera stages of New York City.
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