James Rado, co-creator of the groundbreaking hippie musical Hair, which celebrated protest, pot and free love and paved the way for the sound of rock on Broadway, has died. He was 90.

Many of the people who saw "Hair: Then and Now" Saturday evening at Musical Theater Heritage are old enough to have been present for the "Summer of Love." I was present as a young adult in 1968.

The network announced Thursday that “Hair” would be its next live musical. “Hair Live!” follows the recent live broadcast of “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” on Easter Sunday.

Hair later moved to Broadway's Biltmore Theatre and opened on April 29, 1968. A Broadway revival opened on March 31, 2009 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre and received the 2009 Tony Award for Best ...

In addition to co-creating the musical, Rado and Ragni starred in the original 1968 Broadway production, taking the lead roles of Claude and Berger, respectively. The following year, Rado, Ragni ...

James Rado, the co-creator of the era-defining rock musical “ Hair,” died in New York City on Tuesday evening, according to the Associated Press. He was 90.

James Rado, left, with Gerome Ragni in 1968. The two wrote the book and lyrics for the innovative rock musical “Hair,” which opened on Broadway that year. Larry Ellis/Daily Express, via Getty ...