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.
Posted: 1/6/19 at 7:24pm
wth!!??!?! how did he pass away?
Wasn't he in his mid 30's or something?
Posted: 1/6/19 at 8:31pm
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.
Posted: 1/7/19 at 3:16pm
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.
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.
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.
Posted: 3/11/19 at 11:05pm
