The Old Globe Announces 2020 Summer Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 6, 2019
The Old Globe's 2020 Summer Season brings to Balboa Park an extraordinarily talented group of artists who will delight audiences with their unique takes on four great works of theatre. The season incudes a classic American musical, a new adaptation of a 20th century thriller, and two of Shakespeare's masterworks on our outdoor stage.
Review: American Tribal Rock Musical HAIR is Still Relevant After 50 Years
by Shari Barrett - Oct 30, 2019
HAIR was written more than 50 years ago by Gerome Ragni, James Rado and Galt MacDermot and broke new ground in musical theatre by defining the genre of 'rock musical' as well as using a racially integrated cast and inviting the audience onstage to join in the a?oeBe-Ina?? finale. But at the time it opened off Broadway at the end of 1967, it seemed unlikely that HAIR would be relevant five decades later. A product of the hippie counter-culture, sexual revolution, and Vietnam War protests of the late 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-war movement, while its profanity, depiction of the use of illegal drugs, treatment of open sexuality, irreverence for the American flag, and full-frontal nude scene caused much comment and controversy at the time. Yet today it seems what was shocking has become so common place that even a few children were in the audience at the performance I attended.
Thomas Burman and Martin Samuel to Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at 2020 MUAHS Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 17, 2019
Thomas Burman, Emmy®-winning make-up artist, and Martin Samuel, Oscar®-nominated film and celebrity hair stylist, will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards, (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) honoring outstanding achievements for make-up artists and hair stylists in motion pictures, television, commercials, and live theater. The black-tie awards gala returns to the NOVO by Microsoft in L.A. Live on Saturday, January 11, 2020.
BWW Review: HAIR, King's Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Aug 8, 2019
Welcome to the 'Age of Aquarius'. It's 1967 and Hair's hippie 'tribe' youngsters in the East Village of New York are yearning to change the world, questioning authority and the American flag. Wild, colourful, sexually liberated and free, they are united in protest and song, under the shadow of the Vietnam War.
Seacoast Rep Lets The Sun Shine In With HAIR
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 16, 2019
Seacoast Rep is pleased to present Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical on its second stage at the STAR Theatre at Kittery Community Center from July 18th through August 4th.
BWW Review: Roxy Regional Theatre's HAIR Will Knock Your Clothes Off, Thanks to Kinzer and Bowie
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 28, 2019
Any directors planning new productions of Hair - wherever they may be all over this colorful country in which we live - might be advised to follow the lead of Clarksville's Roxy Regional Theatre and cast Mike Kinzer and Ryan Bowie as Berger and Claude, a pair of actorscharacters who together define the term "sheer perfection." Backed up by an ensemble of passionate, totally committed actors who bring "The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" to life, Kinzer and Bowie are ideally suited to their roles and the production in which they star is by far the best we've seen at the Roxy in many a moon.
The Public Theater Begins Performances For New York Premiere Of MOJADA
by Rebecca Russo - Jun 25, 2019
The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) will begin performances for the New York premiere of MOJADA on Tuesday, July 2 with a Joseph Papp Free Preview in The Public's LuEsther Hall. Written by MacArthur Genius Award-winning playwright Luis Alfaro and directed by Obie Award-winning directorChay Yew, MOJADA is a bold new telling of a story as old as tragedy itself. MOJADA will run through Sunday, August 11, with an official press opening on Wednesday, July 17.
Photo Flash: First Look At The UK Tour of HAIR
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 26, 2019
Following the critically-acclaimed 50th anniversary production of Hair - The Musical at Hope Mill Theatre and sell-out transfer to The Vaults, London, the celebrated production will now embark on a nationwide tour.
Sam & Dave's SOUL MAN Inducted Into National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress
by Tori Hartshorn - Mar 20, 2019
Sam & Dave's 1967 hit single “Soul Man'; the classic radio western “Gunsmoke”; Ritchie Valens' groundbreaking 1958 sensation “La Bamba”; the revolutionary 1968 Broadway musical “Hair”; and Neil Diamond's 1969 “Sweet Caroline,” which became a popular sports anthem, are the newest recordings inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today named these and 20 other recordings as aural treasures worthy of preservation because of their cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to the nation's recorded sound heritage.
HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR 2019 Comes to The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 15, 2019
Danny Zelisko Presents The Happy Together Tour, starring The Turtles Chuck Negron formerly of Three Dog Night, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Buckinghams, The Classics IV and The Cowsills at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas on Friday, July 12, at 8 p.m. Tickets for reserved seating go on sale on Saturday, March 23 at 10 a.m. at TheSmithCenter.com.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with the UK Tour of HAIR
by Julie Musbach - Mar 5, 2019
Rehearsals are under way for the critically-acclaimed 50th anniversary production of Hair - The Musical. Leading the cast in this revolutionary, Grammy award-winning musical is: Dancing on Ice's 2018 champion Jake Quickenden as Berger, Hollyoaks' Daisy Wood-Davis as Sheila and X Factor 2011 finalist Marcus Collins as Hud.
Lee Wilkof & More Join Cast of Public Theater's SOCRATES
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 12, 2019
The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced complete casting today for the world premiere of SOCRATES, written by acclaimed actor, director, and writer Tim Blake Nelson. Directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes and anchoring the Onassis Festival 2019: Democracy is Coming, SOCRATES will begin previews on Tuesday, April 2, with a Joseph Papp Free Preview performance on Wednesday, April 3 in The Public's Martinson Hall. This powerful new play runs through Sunday, May 19, with an official press opening on Tuesday, April 16.
Full Casting Announced For The 50th Anniversary Tour Of HAIR
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2018
Full casting has been announced for the critically-acclaimed 50th anniversary production of Hair - The Musical. Leading the cast in this revolutionary, Grammy award-winning musical is: Dancing on Ice's 2018 champion Jake Quickenden as Berger, Hollyoaks' Daisy Wood-Davis as Sheila and X Factor 2011 finalist Marcus Collins as Hud.
McCarter Presents Dominique Morisseau's DETROIT '67
by BWW
News Desk - Oct 13, 2018
It's the summer of 1967, and the songs of Motown are breaking records and breaking barriers. Chelle and her brother, Lank, are running an unlicensed after-hours juke joint out of their basement-risky business-especially during a brutal police crackdown that sets off riots throughout the city. When Lank offers refuge to a mysterious stranger, he and Chelle clash. Pent-up emotions erupt, and they must navigate the chaos both outside and within.
50th Anniversary Production Of HAIR Will Come To Edinburgh Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Oct 11, 2018
Following the critically- acclaimed 50th anniversary production of Hair, The Musical at Hope Mill Theatre and sell-out transfer to The Vaults, London, the celebrated production will now embark on a nationwide tour - including a visit to the Edinburgh Playhouse from 22-27 June 2019.
Snake Oil's Tribute to Rock's Biggest Stars Of The 80s Rocks The Mac 10/27
by Tori Hartshorn - Oct 10, 2018
Snake Oil brings their hair-whipping, guitar-shredding, hard-rocking homage to rock to the McAninch Arts Center on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. With all the costumes, props and incredible technical special effects, Snake Oil will rock the MAC with covers of everyone favorite hair and glam rock bands of the 80s including KISS, the Scorpions, Poison, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper, Van Halen, Motley Crue, Twisted Sister, Journey, Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Queen and Autograph.
SAVE THE DATE: Nashville Theater Calendar for October 8, 2018
by Jeffrey Ellis - Oct 8, 2018
Looking into the future, you'll find a number of new productions on tap for your entertainment pleasure, thanks to the efforts of theater companies all over Middle Tennessee. Here's our calendar for October 1, 2018, to help you plot your course through the end of the year...
McCarter Presents Dominique Morisseau's DETROIT '67
by BWW
News Desk - Oct 9, 2018
It's the summer of 1967, and the songs of Motown are breaking records and breaking barriers. Chelle and her brother, Lank, are running an unlicensed after-hours juke joint out of their basement-risky business-especially during a brutal police crackdown that sets off riots throughout the city. When Lank offers refuge to a mysterious stranger, he and Chelle clash. Pent-up emotions erupt, and they must navigate the chaos both outside and within.
HAIR Will Embark on a UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2018
Following the critically-acclaimed 50th anniversary production of Hair - The Musical at Hope Mill Theatre and sell-out transfer to The Vaults, London, the celebrated production will now embark on a nationwide tour.
Review Roundup: Geva Theatres's Production Of HAIR
by Alan Henry - Sep 27, 2018
Geva Theatre Center presents Hair, with book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, music by Galt MacDermot, directed by Melissa Rain Anderson, with musical direction by Don Kot, and choreography by Liz Ramos in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage from September 4 through October 7.