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‘Hair’ star James Rado dead at 90: Broadway pioneer co-created musical

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according to Deadline. “There was a wonderful warmth in the hippie atmosphere, a sense of freedom,” Rado said in a 2008 interview about the musical for which he co-wrote the book and lyrics with partner Gerome Ragni.

The music was composed by the late Galt MacDermot.The multitalented artist, who also starred as Claude in the legendary production, continued: “Men would just come up to you and take you in their arms, and it was so freeing and felt so good.

It’s a psychological truth that had been so blocked from human behavior.”Born in Venice, California, James Alexander Radomski grew up in Rochester, New York, and Washington, DC, along with his brother and sister and a dream of writing a Broadway musical.According to Frimark, Rado taught himself how to write lyrics by studying the work of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter and several other noteworthy composers.

While in college, Rado wrote both the music and lyrics for two shows: “Interlude,” which was produced at the University of Maryland, and “Cross Your Fingers” at the Catholic University of America.

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