John Raitt, the ruggedly handsome musical theater leading man who created the role of Billy Bigelow in Broadway’s “Carousel,” died Sunday. He was 88. The father of Grammy-winning singer Bonnie Raitt ...

John Raitt, the robust baritone who created the role of Billy Bigelow in the original New York production of “Carousel” and sang with Doris Day in the movie “Pajama Game,” died Sunday. He was 88.Raitt ...

FULLERTON – Two Orange County youths have won the local “John Raitt Awards for Youth”, sponsored by Fullerton Civic Light Opera Music Theatre. Alex Syiek of Huntington Beach High School won the Best ...

Hunter S. Thompson, the writer and raconteur trained an acerbic pen for more than 40 years on American politics and the cultural landscape nearly always focusing on their underbelly. Together with Tom ...

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When Janis Paige remembers John Raitt, the revered leading man of many musicals who is best known for creating the role of Billy Bigelow in “Carousel,” she remembers “that glorious voice you could ...

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel premiered on Broadway April 19, 1945, at the Majestic Theatre. The production, which starred Jan Clayton as Julie Jordan and John Raitt as Billy Bigelow, includes ...

John Raitt, 88, one of the enduring stars of the American musical stage whose powerful presence and rich baritone first dazzled Broadway 60 years ago in "Carousel," died of pneumonia yesterday in ...

John Raitt was not only a great star of the musical theatre; he was a generous, wonderful man to work with. It's easy to see where Bonnie gets her inner beauty. I was fortunate to spend nine months on ...