Tony-Winning Production of HAIR at Kingsbury Hall for Limited Engagement
by Tyler Hinton
- Jan 7, 2013
HAIR: a celebration of peace and love!, the 2009 Tony Award-Winning Best Musical Revival directed by Diane Paulus, will play Kingsbury Hall for a limited engagement January 19 and 20 for three performances. Tickets for HAIR can be purchased at www.KingTix.com, 801.581.7100, or Kingsbury Hall Box Office (where $15 student tickets are available).
THE SMITH TAPES, COLLECTION #2: AQUARIAN THEATER Set for Release on iTunes Today
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 18, 2012
Unearthed after more than forty years and unheard since their original airing, the recordings of Village Voice "Scenes" columnist and radio personality HoWard Smith are now available for the first time. Containing over 100 interviews, The Smith Tapes will be released in monthly installments on digital retailers iTunes and Amazon. Collection #1: Fillmore East was released on November 20 with Collection #2: Aquarian Theater due today, December 18.
THE SMITH TAPES, COLLECTION #2: AQUARIAN THEATER Set for Release on iTunes, 12/18
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 29, 2012
Unearthed after more than forty years and unheard since their original airing, the recordings of Village Voice "Scenes" columnist and radio personality Howard Smith are now available for the first time. Containing over 100 interviews, The Smith Tapes will be released in monthly installments on digital retailers iTunes and Amazon. Collection #1: Fillmore East was released on November 20 with Collection #2: Aquarian Theater due December 18. The latest collection contains interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda, Jim Morrison, Arlo Guthrie, James Rado and Gerome Ragni and Dick Gregory. See full track listing and details below.
HAIR Comes to the Fox Theatre, 3/2 & 3
by Kelsey Denette
- Oct 1, 2012
HAIR: a celebration of peace and love!, the 2009 Tony Award-Winning Best Musical Revival directed by Diane Paulus, will play the Fox Theatre for a limited engagement on Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3, 2013. HAIR is part of the Fifth Third Bank Fox Theatre Series.
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 7/13- HAIR
by Nicole Rosky
- Jul 13, 2012
Today in 2011, the return engagement of the second Broadway revival of HAIR opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 67 performances. Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement. Hair tells the story of the 'tribe', a group of politically active, long-haired hippies of the 'Age of Aquarius' living a bohemian life in New York City and fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War.
HAIR's Oliver Tobias and Paul Nicholas Set for Help For Heroes Event, July 1
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 12, 2012
Oliver Tobias and Paul Nicholas - two of the original stars of the musical Hair when it premiered in the West End in 1968 - are to make guest appearances in a celebrity-packed fundraiser performance of the musical in the West End for the Help For Heroes charity on Sunday July 1.
Great Jones Repertory Company Presents WHEN CLOWNS PLAY HAMLET at La MaMa, Now thru 6/3
by BWW News Desk
- May 24, 2012
La MaMa presents H.M. Koutoukas' WHEN CLOWNS PLAY HAMLET, A 1964 Bitter Camp, with music composed by Joseph Blunt, directed by Ozzie Rodriguez. As part of the "Homecomings" Anniversary Season La MaMa is honoring Ellen Stewart, Harry Koutoukas and Tom O'Horgan. The production will be performed by members of The Great Jones Repertory Company tonight, May 24 thru June 3, 2012 in La MaMa's First Floor Theatre.
Great Jones Repertory Company Presents WHEN CLOWNS PLAY HAMLET at La MaMa, 5/24-6/3
by BWW News Desk
- May 2, 2012
La MaMa presents H.M. Koutoukas' WHEN CLOWNS PLAY HAMLET, A 1964 Bitter Camp, with music composed by Joseph Blunt, directed by Ozzie Rodriguez. As part of the "Homecomings" Anniversary Season La MaMa is honoring Ellen Stewart, Harry Koutoukas and Tom O'Horgan. The production will be performed by members of The Great Jones Repertory Company May 24 thru June 3, 2012 in La MaMa's First Floor Theatre.
Muriel Kauffman Theatre to Present HAIR in Feb. 2013
by Tyler Peterson
- Apr 2, 2012
The Muriel Kauffman Theatre, a subsect of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, is set to welcome the national tour of the original rock musical, HAIR. HAIR is slated to perform from February 5th through the 10th, 2013. For tickets to HAIR's Kansas City stop, visit www.kauffmancenter.org.
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/31- HAIR
by Nicole Rosky
- Mar 31, 2012
Today in 2009, the second Broadway revival of HAIR opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, where it ran for 519 performances. Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement. Hair tells the story of the 'tribe', a group of politically active, long-haired hippies of the 'Age of Aquarius' living a bohemian life in New York City and fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War.
Photo Flash: HAIR Opens at the Paramount Theatre!
by Jennie Mamary
- Mar 17, 2012
Everything about them was a statement. Their clothes, a rejection of materialism. Their drugs, a quest to get closer to God. Their long hair, a flag of freedom. They were hippies, the social watch dogs of the 1960s, and they played a pivotal role in American pop culture.
Photo Flash: James Rado Celebrates 80th Birthday!
by Nicole Rosky
- Jan 25, 2012
Monday, January 23 was the Aquarius New Moon AND Chinese New Year (year of the Dragon) - it was also the 80th birthday of one of our national treasures - James Rado - co-author of the legendary musical HAIR. Rado celebrated this milestone at The Copacabana, with a crowd of over 125 - family and friends - including original Broadway HAIR cast members - Natalie Mosco, Marjorie LiPari, Robert I. Rubinsky (aka Bobby The Middle-Aged Celebrity); HAIR alumni including Heather MacRae, André De Shields, Ula Hedwig, Zora Rasmussen, Dale Soules. Other guests included Luther Creek (SPIDER-MAN, 25th Anniversary tour of HAIR, RENT) who performed excerpts from Rado's latest musical AMERICAN SOLDIER (written with brother Ted Rado) at the party along with Rosalind Brown, A.D. Coughlan, Ula Hedwig, Sean Jenness, Marjorie LiPari, Michael Lynch, Natalie Mosco, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Gordon Ramsey, Robert I. Rubinsky, Sam Underwood and Alex York.
PlayhouseSquare Presents HAIR
by BWW
News Desk
- Jan 17, 2012
The 2009 Tony Award Winning Musical Revival HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, is coming to PlayhouseSquare for a limited engagement January 17-29 as a part of the KeyBank Broadway Series.
The Tony Winning Broadway Revival Of HAIR Comes To The Kravis Center
by Beau Higgins
- Jan 10, 2012
HAIR won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival as well as the Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical. HAIR was also nominated for an additional seven Tony Awards including Best Direction, Best Choreography, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design. The cast recording was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.
The Tony Winning Broadway Revival Of HAIR Comes To The Kravis Center
by BWW
News Desk
- Jan 10, 2012
HAIR won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival as well as the Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical. HAIR was also nominated for an additional seven Tony Awards including Best Direction, Best Choreography, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design. The cast recording was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.
HAIR to Visit Academy of Music, 1/3-8
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 2, 2012
The 2009 Tony Award Winning Musical Revival HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, will play Philadelphia's Academy of Music for a limited engagement Jan. 3 - 8 as part of the Broadway Season, which is presented by The Kimmel Center and The Shubert Organization. The press opening is Tues. Jan. 3 at 7:30 pm.
HAIR Comes Back Home To The Royal Alexandra Theatre 12/13-31
by BWW
News Desk
- Dec 31, 2011
The 2009 Tony Award-winning revival HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, will play the The Royal Alexandra Theatre for a limited engagement December 13 to 31, 2011. Tickets for HAIR will go on public sale, Monday, October 3
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