Margaret Mead News

The Tony Award-winning revival of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical returned to Broadway on July 5 at the St. James Theatre and officially opened last night. The 10-week only ‘Summer of Love' run will conclude on September 10, 2011.

HBO Films Presents A Pariah Production; Directed By Shari Springer Berman And Robert Pulcini; Written By David Seltzer; Gavin Polone And Zanne Devine Executive Produce; Karyn McCarthy Produces

Global Weekends: Island Beats: Festival of Oceania- Spend an afternoon at the American Museum of Natural History discovering Pacific Island cultures through vibrant performances, workshops, demonstrations, films, and activities for kids and the entire family.

Now you can prepare for your Museum visit by downloading the new American Museum of Natural History Explorer App, a groundbreaking enhanced navigation tool available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.iTunes.com/appstore/.

HBO Films Presents A Pariah Production; Directed By Shari Springer Berman And Robert Pulcini; Written By David Seltzer; Gavin Polone And Zanne Devine Executive Produce; Karyn McCarthy Produces

HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is playing its last performance at the Marcus Center on February 27. This Milwaukee engagement is presented by Broadway Across America-Milwaukee and the Marcus Center as part of the Time Warner Cable Broadway at the Marcus Center Series.

Spring Bird Walks in Central Park held Eight Tuesdays, April 5-May 24, 7-9 am

Josh Lamon is truly living his dream. A self-admitted theater geek, Josh has spent the past few years making a name for himself on the boards, most recently in the Broadway cast of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. Originally from San Diego, Josh can currently be seen as crowd favorite Margaret Mead in the First National Tour of the 2009 Tony Award winner for Best Revival of a Musical, which continues performances at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts through February 6. Josh recently chatted with BroadwayWorld's Michael Lawrence Quintos about life on tour and offers some inside dish on his HAIR-raising co-stars.

Directed with great care and blissful appeal, this spiritually buoyant new touring production of the 2009 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical revival, HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical revels in its naughty, raucous fun and its sonically adventurous musical soundtrack. A delightful hybrid of vaudeville high-jinks, rock concert, art house exhibition, and curiosity theater, this genuinely entertaining show rightly focuses less on its unstructured storyline, but more in its likable cast of characters and the celebratory, almost party-like atmosphere they share with us through song. The tour plays the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood through January 23, then leaps over to the Orange County Performing Arts Center for shows running January 25 - February 6.

One of a kind musicals like Hair must be experienced first hand. It's the live, up-close, in-your-face tone that gives the musical its rare fervor. First produced in 1967 by Joe Papp at his Public Theatre, eventually opening on Broadway in 1968, Hair is about the hippie generation of the 60s, whose drugs and flower-power may have been a controversial mishmash then, but now make more sense than ever; the message rings loud and clear: stop the war! There's another message underneath: trust yourself and live the life you want to live, as long as you're not hurting others! Sad to say, 40+ years later, senseless war still rages and most people live by the status quo, even if its stress is so overbearing, it practically kills them. This new touring production, based on the 2009 Tony Award winning revival, is a powerful reminder and a powerhouse winner.

The American Museum of Natural History has announced its upcoming Special Exhibits and Programs, running 5/29 through 2012.

The American Museum of Natural History is celebrating the season by inviting visitors to take last-minute holiday snapshots around the Museum from December 16, 2010, through January 2, 2011.

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) announces 2010 Next Wave Festival, featuring 16 music, dance, theater, and opera engagements from Sep 21-Dec 19. BAM 2010 Next Wave Festival is part of Diverse Voices at BAM sponsored by Time Warner Inc.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine, and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, continues its Fall 2010 season with the debut of Broadway star ANDREW KOBER on Sunday, December 12. His new show 'The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year' will include seasonal favorites like 'Sleigh Ride' and 'The Christmas Song,' as well as newer songs by Jamie Cullum and Rockapella. He will be joined by a jazz quartet led by Music Director Jason Sherbundy and Megan Lawrence, the Tony Award nominated actress and singer, as special guest vocalist. The show taks place at 8:30 PM at the Loews Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine, and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, continues its Fall 2010 season with the debut of Broadway star ANDREW KOBER on Sunday, December 12. His new show 'The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year' will include seasonal favorites like 'Sleigh Ride' and 'The Christmas Song,' as well as newer songs by Jamie Cullum and Rockapella. He will be joined by a jazz quartet led by Music Director Jason Sherbundy and Megan Lawrence, the Tony Award nominated actress and singer, as special guest vocalist. The show taks place at 8:30 PM at the Loews Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

The producers of the Public Theater's Tony Award-winning production of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical are pleased to announce casting for the National Tour, which is coming to the Marcus Center on February 22 and runs through February 27, 2011. This Milwaukee engagement is presented by Broadway Across America-Milwaukee and the Marcus Center as part of the Time Warner Cable Broadway at the Marcus Center Series. Tickets go on sale at NOON on Sunday, December 5, 2010.

The first-ever Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award was given to the brothers Marc and Nick Francis for their film When China Met Africa at closing night ceremony of the 34th annual Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival on Sunday, November 14, 2010. Representing the best in documentary, animation, experimental nonfiction, and archival footage, the Mead Festival offers an intimate look at worlds rarely revealed, furthering its mission of bringing awareness of cultural anthropology.

The 34th Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival, the longest-running documentary film festival in the United States, will screen an outstanding selection of titles culled from more than 1,000 submissions.

The 34th Annual Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival at the American Museum of Natural History presents the world premiere of Roscoe Holcomb: From Daisy Kentucky (2010) on November 13, 2010 at 8:30 pm.

Representing the best in documentary, animation, experimental nonfiction, and archival footage, the 34th annual Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival offers an intimate look at worlds rarely revealed, furthering its mission of continuing to illuminate cultural anthropology.