Which musical with book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot opened in October 1967 at Joseph Papp's Public Theater?
Gerome Ragni Their agent, Janet Roberts, tried to sell the show to Broadway producers, but it was rejected. Joseph Papp, of the New York Shakespeare Festival, called to say he wanted to produce it at his new theatre on Lafayette Street. Gerald Freedman was artistic director for the theater and signed on to direct the first production of "Hair". On October 29, 1967, "Hair" opened at The Public Theater with Ragni as Berger, MacDermot as a cop who busts the show at the end of the first act, and Rado as Claude. Michael Butler attended the opening night and subsequent performances, and
Gerome Ragni the Mayfair Theatre with James Rado, a fellow actor and friend who was studying with Lee Strasberg. The musical had one performance. In a 2008 interview with "The Advocate," Rado said that he and Ragni had been lovers, and described himself as omnisexual. In 1965, he performed in the role of Tom in "The Knack", the play that opened at the New Theatre, and later appeared in the touring company along with Rado. During the show's Chicago run at the Harper Theater, Rado and Ragni tried to revive "Hang Down Your Head and Die" with what they could remember from