Associated Press he died of cardio respiratory arrest on Tuesday in New York City.“Hair,” with music by Galt MacDermot, broke taboos and boundaries.
It was arguably the first rock ‘n’ roll musical to appear on Broadway (in 1968, a year after its off-Broadway debut), paving the way for things like “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Rent” and countless jukebox musicals (if you hate “Rock of Ages,” you can blame “Hair”).
The show’s inventive staging, which encouraged the audience to participate in the “Be-In” finale and the show’s frank depiction of sex (including full-frontal nudity and same-sex kissing) and drug consumption were seen as genuinely taboo-shattering.
On Broadway, “Hair” ran for 1,800 performances and Rado served as a principle cast member. “Hair” also spawned several radio hits, including “Age of Aquarius,” “Good Morning Starshine” and “Easy to Be Hard.”While “Hair” lost the Tony, it won a Grammy and in 2019, the Broadway cast recording was inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress.
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