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RIP Derek Keeling
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RIP Derek Keeling#1
Posted: 1/6/19 at 6:24pm

RIP Derek Keeling.  You were a bright star taken from us too soon.  You will be loved and missed.

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RIP Derek Keeling#2
Posted: 1/6/19 at 7:24pm

wth!!??!?! how did he pass away? 
Wasn't he in his mid 30's or something?

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RIP Derek Keeling#3
Posted: 1/6/19 at 8:31pm
Derek turned 38 in November
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RIP Derek Keeling#4
Posted: 1/6/19 at 9:18pm

Very sad (and shocked) to hear about this passing! I remember Derek from when he was a contestant on the 2007 Grease reality show. I had the great pleasure of seeing him on stage as Johnny Cash in the first national tour of Million Dollar Quartet.

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RIP Derek Keeling#5
Posted: 1/7/19 at 3:16pm
I saw Derek when the national tour of Grease came to Costa Mesa in 09. Ten years ago
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RIP Derek Keeling#6
Posted: 1/7/19 at 3:29pm
Was he in an accident?
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RIP Derek Keeling#7
Posted: 1/15/19 at 6:28pm

BwayLB said: "I saw Derek when the national tour of Grease came to Costa Mesa in 09. Ten years ago"

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think he toured with Grease after he did it on Broadway in 2008.  He toured a few years before--before the reality show. 

It's just so sad that he is gone.  He was so vibrant, and talented, and so young.  I wonder why playbill hasn't covered his death at all. 

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RIP Derek Keeling#8
Posted: 3/11/19 at 2:38pm

chestercopperpot said: "BwayLB said: "I saw Derek when the national tour of Grease came to Costa Mesa in 09. Ten years ago"

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think he toured with Grease after he did it on Broadway in 2008. He toured a few years before--before the reality show.

It's just so sad that he is gone. He was so vibrant, and talented, and so young. I wonder why playbill hasn't covered his death at all."

The only production of Grease Derek did after the Broadway closing was in Turkey.

 

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RIP Derek Keeling#9
Posted: 3/11/19 at 3:12pm

I know it doesn't really matter and it's none of my business but-  when someone dies at such a young age, 38 here, I think it's human nature to at least know what happened. I did a quick search looking under Mr. Keeling's name and found no cause of death.

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Posted: 3/11/19 at 11:05pm
His family has not released that information. And, you're right - it doesn't matter. All that matters is that someone who was deeply loved is gone. Someone who was immensely talented will never write another song. Someone who will be missed forever.
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