Michael Butler, the Tony-winning producer who brought ‘Hair’ to Broadway in 1968 and later produced the film adaptation and many other productions of the show, died Monday. He was 95
in 1968 and later produced the film adaptation and many other productions of the show, died Monday in Santa Barbara. He was 95.Related Story
As a producer, social figure and international bon vivant, Michael Butler was an international celebrity in the 1960s and ’70s. As his 1968 production ofbecame an international hit, with 12 productions around the world, his friendships grew among exotic global figures such as the Shah of Iran and the Mahajarah of Jaipur. As a host at his lavish polo grounds in the UK, Butler included British royalty among his regular polo-playing friends.
The Fifth Dimension’s medley of “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” was the country’s No. 1 pop hit for six weeks in 1969 and was the No. 2 single of that year. The Cowsills’ “Hair,” Three Dog Night’s “Easy to Be Hard” and Oliver’s “Good Morning Starshire” all hit the national Top 5.alumni including such one-time cast members as Diane Keaton, Donna Summer, Ben Vereen and Keith Carradine.
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