Philip Rose, Daredevil Broadway Producer Who Advanced Liberal Causes, Dies at 89 by Robert Simonson

Philip Rose, a Broadway producer who bet—and sometimes won—on unlikely theatrical projects, including several works that advanced the cause of African-American stage artists—most famously the original production of Raisin in the Sun—died May 31 in Englewood, NJ. He was 89.

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