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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Inga Parkel

James Rado death: Co-creator of Broadway musical Hair dies, aged 90

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James Rado, the co-creator of hippie musical Hair, which groundbreakingly paved the way for rock music on Broadway, has died. He was 90.

Rado passed away on Tuesday night (21 June) in New York City of cardio respiratory arrest, according to his publicist and long-time friend Merle Frimark.

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