Dick Latessa, a Broadway Veteran & Tony Winner for Hairspray, Dies at 87
Dick Latessa, who won a Tony Award in 2003 for his performance in Hairspray, has died at the age of 87. Hairspray composer and co-lyricist Marc Shaiman shared the news on Facebook, writing “Hairspray (and Broadway) has lost a huge piece of its heart. We were lucky to have him in our lives, he was, truly, timeless.” Born Richard Robert Latessa on September 15, 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio, Latessa was th…
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