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Michael Butler (November 26, 1926 – November 7, 2022) was an American theatrical producer best known for bringing the rock musical Hair from the Public Theater to Broadway in 1968. During his time as Hair producer he was dubbed "the hippie millionaire" by the press.
- Hair, Lenny, Reggae
- November 7, 2022 (aged 95), Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
- Theatrical producer
Nov 8, 2022 · Michael Butler, the producer who brought Hair to Broadway in 1968 and later produced the film adaptation and many other productions of the show, died Monday at the Los Angeles Jewish Home for...
Nov 18, 2022 · Michael Butler, a flamboyant financier and producer who brought the groundbreaking rock musical “Hair” to Broadway in 1968 and then to the world via a dozen road companies, died on Nov. 7 at a...
Nov 15, 2022 · Nov. 15, 2022 1:59 PM PT. Michael Butler, the free-spirited producer who brought the counterculture musical “Hair” to Broadway, where it broke norms with its celebration of pot, protest and...
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Nov 8, 2022 · Michael Butler, famed producer of the musical Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, passed peacefully November 7, 2022 at the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging in Reseda, CA. He was...
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Nov 9, 2022 · The famed Broadway producer died on Nov. 7 at a facility in Reseda, California. He was 95 and known for discovering and producing the musical Hair, which originated in New York's The Public Theater and won six Tonys and a GRAMMY. He also worked on the film adaptation of the musical and was a liberal activist.
Nov 9, 2022 · Butler was a wealthy Chicago heir who financed the Broadway musical Hair in 1967, after being inspired by the Public Theater production. He also supported left-wing causes, hosted polo matches, and appeared in films.
