Margo Lion, the producer behind the Tony-winning musical adaption of Hairspray, died January 24 at age 75. She had a brain aneurysm, according to her son. Lion was an independent producer with ecle…
was at New York Theatre Workshop. And I thought it would take the kind of journey of
, because it was John Waters and I wanted to retain his voice. But when I heard that first reading, I said, ‘This is not for New York Theatre Workshop.'”Lion was born October 13, 1944 in Baltimore. She worked for Robert F. Kennedy, but gave up politics after his assassination. She instead immersed herself in the theater, becoming a producing director of Music-Theater Group.
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