FromChicagotoJesus Christ Superstar, Craig Zadan Changed the Way We Saw Theater
Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. A quiet giant of American entertainment is gone. Viewers experienced it in movie theaters, where their big-screen adaptations ofHairsprayandChicagoplayed. McDonald was the first woman of color to play Farrell. Just as impressive were Zadan and Merons run of made-for-TV biographies of legendary entertainers. Both won Emmys for their work. The success of that broadcast seemed to embolden Zadan and Meron....