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Aang & Kyoshi's Relationship In Live-Action Avatar Show Addressed By Star
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Yvonne Chapman, who will portray Avatar Kyoshi in Netflix's live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender adaptation, reveals how her character's relationship with Aang stands out. In the original Nickelodeon animated series, Kyoshi is one of the longest-living Avatars in history, having a complex past and a legacy that Aang must eventually contend with. In Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender, Gordon Cormier is set to take on the role of the young Air Nomad tasked with restoring balance to the world.

Chapman recently spoke to Cliche Magazine (via Avatar News) about how Kyoshi will interact with Aang on Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. While Kyoshi will guide the young boy in his journey to master the elements, the star teases that she will stand apart from other former Avatars due to her bolder, more pragmatic perspective on his journey. Check out Chapman's full response below:

"She sometimes has a different perspective from the other Avatars.
See full article at ScreenRant
  • 5/12/2023
  • by Nathan Graham-Lowery
  • ScreenRant
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James Rado, Co-Creator of Groundbreaking ‘Hair’ Musical, Dies at 90
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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.

Rado died Tuesday night in New York City of cardio respiratory arrest, according to friend and publicist Merle Frimark.

Hair, which has a story and lyrics by Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot, was the first rock musical on Broadway, the first Broadway show to feature full nudity and the first to feature a same-sex kiss.

Hair made possible other rock musicals like Jesus Christ Superstar and Rent. Like Hamilton, it was one of only a handful of Broadway shows in the past few decades to find its songs on the pop charts.

The so-called “American tribal love-rock musical,” had its world premiere at the Public Theater in New...
See full article at The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
  • 6/22/2022
  • by the Associated Press
  • The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
James Rado Dies: ‘Hair’ Co-Creator & Star Of Broadway’s Groundbreaking Rock Musical Was 90
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James Rado, who along with his friend and writing partner Gerome Ragni created Broadway’s seminal Age of Aquarius musical Hair, died peacefully Tuesday evening of cardio respiratory arrest in New York City, surrounded by family. He was 90.

His death was announced by his longtime friend, publicist Merle Frimark.

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Rado and Ragni, who died in 1991, wrote the book and lyrics to the landmark musical (full title: Hair – The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical), with music composed by Galt MacDermot, who died in 2018. In addition to its hugely influential insertion of a ’60s counterculture sensibility into Broadway’s mainstream, the musical contributed a score of songs that would become radio hits (often in cover versions) and stage musical standards: “Aquarius,” “Let The Sunshine In,” “Hair,” “Ain’t Got No/I Got Life,” “Good Morning Starshine,” “Easy To Be Hard,” among others.

In addition to co-creating the musical,...
See full article at Deadline Film + TV
  • 6/22/2022
  • by Greg Evans
  • Deadline Film + TV
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