Gary Beach, the Broadway actor who created the role of Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and The Beast and won a Tony Award for his unforgettable turn as director Roger DeBris in Mel Brooks' The Producers, died Tuesday in Palm Springs, California. He was 70. His death was announced by his agent Steven Unger. No cause was given. "I am the happiest boy in the fifth grade," said Beach as he accepted the 2001 Tony f…
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:04PM on July 18, 2018