Ken Page, the beloved baritone who starred in Broadway's "Cats" and "The Wiz" and who voiced Oogie Boogie in the film "The Nightmare Before Christmas," died Monday. He was 70. Talent agent Todd M. Eskin and Page's close friend and producer Dorian Hannaway confirmed his death Tuesday to The Times.

St. Louis native and stage actor Ken Page died Sept. 30, his longtime friend and producer Dorian Hannaway announced today. A representative for Page told USA Today the actor "passed away very peacefully at his home" in St. Louis at 70 years old.