▁Re pert ory ▁Company ▁production ▁of ▁Lan ford ▁Wilson ' s ▁The ▁Hot ▁l ▁Baltimore , ▁which ▁ran ▁for ▁ 1 , 1 6 6 ▁performances ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁D rama ▁Crit ics ▁Circle ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁American ▁Play . ▁After wards , ▁he ▁brought ▁Peter ▁Sh af fer ' s ▁Equ us ▁to ▁the ▁stage ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁co - produ ced ▁with ▁Dor is ▁Ab rah ams . ▁ ▁Blo om g arden ▁died ▁at ▁age ▁ 7 1 ▁in ▁his ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁home ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁having ▁de alt ▁with ▁a ▁brain ▁tum or ▁for ▁six ▁months ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Blo om g arden ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁American ▁Theater ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁K erm it ▁Blo om g arden ▁Pap ers ▁at ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁Center ▁for ▁Film ▁and ▁Theater ▁Research ▁K erm it ▁Blo om g arden ▁professional ▁files , ▁ 1 9 3 6 - 1 9 6 7 , ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Billy ▁Rose ▁Theatre ▁Division , ▁New ▁York ▁Public ▁Library ▁for ▁the ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 6 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁theatre ▁man agers ▁and ▁produ cers ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁cancer ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : American ▁account