‘Mamma Mia!’ and ‘Wicked’ star dead at 40

Broadway actor Chris Peluso has died on the age of 40.

The stage star — greatest recognized for his roles in “Mamma Mia” and “Depraved” — handed away immediately on Aug. 15.

The unhappy information was confirmed by his household to Playbill. No reason behind loss of life was revealed.

Peluso is survived by his spouse Jessica Gomes, and their two youngsters, Aria Li and Caio Lian.

His alma mater, the College of Michigan, shared an emotional tribute to the entertainer earlier this week.

“The Michigan Musical Theatre household is heartbroken as we announce the passing of our expensive member of the family/alum, the loving, charismatic, and divinely gifted Chris Peluso,” Linda Goodrich, interim chair of the varsity’s musical theatre program penned on Instagram. “Our hearts exit to his household.”

Peluso had many stage appearing credit to his identify, together with the Broadway productions of “Assassins,” “Lestat,” “The Superb Ones” and “Stunning: The Carole King Musical.”

Nevertheless, his largest roles had been as Sky in “Mamma Mia!” and Fiyero in “Depraved.

Peluso additionally traveled throughout the pond to London’s West Finish, the place he appeared in performs equivalent to “Humorous Woman,” “Present Boat,” “Miss Saigon” and “The Girl in White.

The performer’s passing got here months after it was introduced that he was affected by schizoaffective dysfunction.

The sickness is categorized as a “psychological well being dysfunction that’s outlined as being a mixture of schizophrenia signs, equivalent to hallucinations or delusions, and temper dysfunction signs, equivalent to despair or mania,” in response to the Mayo Clinic.

In September 2022, a GoFundMe page was created for Peluso that requested followers for donations for his psychological wellness remedy.

The publish talked about that his analysis of schizoaffective dysfunction had “resulted in Chris experiencing debilitating paranoia, which has saved him from performing in recent times.”

Contributions had been paused two months later and over $25,000 was raised on the time. Peluso famous on the web page that his remedy had concluded and was doing higher.

“I’m in a position to maintain down a job once more and even started taping some auditions,” he wrote. “It’s going to be a life lengthy means of going to remedy and dealing with medical doctors however I’m so significantly better than I used to be earlier than remedy.”

He continued: “It actually means the world to me to have such unimaginable help from you all. None of this progress would have been attainable with out you.”