Overview
- He died early Jan. 3, according to a statement on the couple’s Broadway Husbands Instagram account.
- He was diagnosed in summer 2025 with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and peripheral/T-cell lymphoma, and his cancer was CD30-negative, limiting some targeted treatments.
- He spent months hospitalized for intensive care and chemotherapy, including time unconscious in the ICU and through the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
- A GoFundMe launched in August 2025 has raised more than $300,000, and the organizer asked for continued help for Stephen and their 3-year-old son, Maverick.
- A veteran of Wicked, Beauty and the Beast, and The Little Mermaid, he had recently paused graduate studies in Orlando to undergo treatment.