Hairspray Producer Dies at 49 After Cancer Battle

Legendary Broadway producer Adam Epstein has died at the age of 49 following a brief battle with cancer. 

Epstein had won a Tony Award for producing Hairpsray before the age of 30 and received other nominations for his work on revivals of Amadeus and The Crucible. 

His family said that he had passed away on Tuesday at Adventist Health hospital in Glendale, California. 

His brother Brett posted on Facebook saying that it was with the ‘heaviest of hearts’ that he announced his brother had died. 

His brother added that died after ‘a very short yet incredibly grueling battle with a brain tumor’.  

His family said that Epstein, seen here, passed away on Tuesday at Adventist Health hospital in Glendale, California

His family said that Epstein, seen here, passed away on Tuesday at Adventist Health hospital in Glendale, California

Epstein had won a Tony Award for producing Hairpsray before the age of 30 and received other nominations for his work on revivals of Amadeus and The Crucible

Epstein had won a Tony Award for producing Hairpsray before the age of 30 and received other nominations for his work on revivals of Amadeus and The Crucible

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