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It was 53 years ago today (April 29th, 1968) that the counter-culture musical Hair opened at Broadway's Biltmore Theatre. Hair, which had run off-Broadway the previous year, was unlike any other mainstream show, featuring a story line using humor, music and sexuality to celebrate and raise understanding of the problems facing the 1960s baby-boomer generation. The show, which was created by actors James Rado and Gerome Ragni, centered around a tribe of Central Park hippies, led by a character named Claude played by Rado who is eventually is shipped off to Vietnam. The show was directed by Tom O'Horgan with music by Galt MacDermot. Several of the songs from the play's soundtrack became hits for other artists, including Oliver's "Good Morning Starshine," which peaked at Number Three in 1969, and the Fifth Dimension's medley of "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In," which topped the charts for six weeks in the Spring of 1969. Among the actors who g
Actress Marilyn Joan Roberts Has Passed Away
T.V. and film appearances include special guest star on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, a featured role in the film Looking For Mr. Goodbar and more.by BWW News Desk
Marilyn Joan Roberts, actress, and one of the original performers in the Off-Off Broadway theater movement in New York City during the 1960 s, passed away in January.
Marilyn was born on October 30, 1939 in San Francisco, California. She attended Abraham Lincoln High School and studied acting and directing at San Francisco State University and received a B.A. in Drama. Her career was brilliant and varied. She was a three-time North American Roller Skating Champion and in 1983 was inducted into The Roller Skating Hall of Fame. Her coach was the legendary Elmer Ringeisen. After receiving a B.A. from San Francisco State University, she studied acting with Master teachers Eric Morris and Lee Strasberg in New York and was a member of the original La Mama Troupe under the direction o
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