John Herrera has passed away

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John Herrera has passed away#1

Posted: 2/26/26 at 6:20am

According to posts on Facebook - I won’t link them but if you search John Herrera they will show up - this talented man has died. 

An incredible career, his IBDB listing is a resume of dreams.

Condolences to his family and friends.

Oh the wangled tebs we weave.

[Smaxie]

John Herrera has passed away#2

Posted: 2/26/26 at 7:01am

That is sad news. So talented. Seeing this brought back a memory of seeing him as Neville Landless in The Mystery of Edwin Drood. When the actors are campaigning to be chosen as the murderer, he was in our section. "Vote for me! I did it!" he said, as he stormed in. My friend who was with me told him we were voting for Jana Schneider's Helena Landless, his character's sister. Without missing a beat, he petulantly responded back, "But she always gets to sing the song!" RIP. 

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.

[DottieD'Luscia]

John Herrera has passed away#3

Posted: 2/26/26 at 9:37am

He was Anatoly in the 1990 Chess tour.  I saw him at the Bushnell in Hartford. Carolee Carmello was Florence in that production.

Hey Dottie! Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany

Updated On: 2/26/26 at 09:37 AM

[nealb1]

John Herrera has passed away#4

Posted: 2/26/26 at 12:01pm

DottieD'Luscia said: "He was Anatoly in the 1990 Chess tour. I saw him at the Bushnell in Hartford. Carolee Carmello was Florence in that production."

Yes!  I saw that tour in here in So Cal.  

 

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John Herrera has passed away#5

Posted: 2/26/26 at 1:49pm

https://playbill.com/article/tony-nominee-john-herrera-has-died-at-70

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[everythingtaboo]

John Herrera has passed away#6

Posted: 2/26/26 at 2:18pm

Very sad. And I will say it was a shame he didn't transfer to Broadway with In the Heights, he was a huge part of why I loved it Off-Broadway.

"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008

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John Herrera has passed away#7

Posted: 2/26/26 at 2:30pm

everythingtaboo said: "Very sad. And I will say it was a shame he didn't transfer to Broadway with In the Heights, he was a huge part of why I loved it Off-Broadway."

I wonder why he didn’t transfer. Does anyone know whose decision that was? 

Oh the wangled tebs we weave.