Broadway playwright and director James Rado has died at the age of 90.Rado passed away on Tuesday night in New York City of cardio respiratory arrest, according to friend and publicist Merle Frimark.He was best known as the co-creator of the groundbreaking hippie musical Hair,which celebrated protest, pot and free love, and paved the way for the sound of rock on Broadway.
Gone too soon: Broadway playwright and director James Rado has died at the age of 90. Rado passed away on Tuesday night in New York City of cardio respiratory arrest, according to friend and publicist Merle Frimark.
Seen in 2017Hair, which has a story and lyrics by Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot, was the first rock musical on Broadway.It was also the first Broadway show to feature full nudity and the first to feature a same-sex kiss.
Tributes came in from the theater world, including André De Shields, who tweeted 'Rest in power, James Rado,' to playwright Michael R.
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