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Opened: June 5, 1969

Hair - 1969 - Australia History , Info & More

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From its stunning Broadway premiere in 1968, Hair defined the "rock musical," exuberantly celebrating the hippie counterculture, anti-war movement and sexual revolution of the 1960s with a rainbow score of hits - including "Aquarius," "Good Morning Starshine," and "Easy to be Hard" - that have become ingrained in pop culture. Let down your long, beautiful hair, pull out the tie-dye and celebrate this groundbreaking American journey as we "Let the Sunshine In!"



HAIR features a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot, and tells the story of a group of young Americans searching for love and peace during the Vietnam era, HAIR is a timeless portrait of a movement that changed the world. Its groundbreaking rock score paved the way for some of the greatest musicals of our time. The 2009 revival, directed by Diane Paulus, won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. The Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle also honored the production with their 2009 award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical.

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BWW Review: Arizona Broadway Theatre Presents HAIR ~ The Beat Goes On But The Message Has Faded
by Herbert Paine - Mar 5, 2018


Arizona Broadway Theatre presents HAIR. The beat goes on but the message has faded. Director and choreographer pulls out all the plugs to energize the 50 year old musical. On stage now through March 25th.

Arena Stage Announces Full Cast for TWO TRAINS RUNNING
by Julie Musbach - Feb 21, 2018


Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the full company for August Wilson's quintessential epic drama Two Trains Running. Confronted with a rapidly changing world in the wake of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the looming demolition of Memphis Lee's diner, Memphis and his regular customers struggle to maintain their solidarity and sense of pride.

BWW Review: DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS at Candlelight Music Theatre
by Greer Firestone - Jan 29, 2018


Final bows. Standing O from a boomer ++ crowd on a Sunday matinee opening weekend. I thought to myself how privileged I am to be able to attend and write about DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (DRS) and the hundreds of shows prior over 30 + years.

La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts Starts 2018 With A Phenomenal Series Of Special Events
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2018


La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Producing Artistic Director BT McNicholl rings in 2018 and its celebratory 40th Anniversary season with 19 diverse and electrifying events! La Mirada Theatre will start 2018 with a variety of entertainment that truly everyone in the family will love! Experience country superstar Clint Black; animal expert Jack Hanna bringing his live furry friends to our stage, Rose Parade sensation Todrick Hall blowing the roof off the theatre, superstar comedian Rita Rudner bringing down the house with her special brand of comedy, Classic Albums Live presenting Led Zeppelin & Pink Floyd's The Wall, Sing-Alongs with Hairspray and Frozen; and so much more! There is so much to celebrate and for everyone to enjoy in 2018 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts!

OTHELLO, TWELFTH NIGHT Announced for Shakespeare in the Park 2018 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 22, 2018


The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced the line-up today for the 2018 Free Shakespeare in the Park season, continuing a 56-year tradition of free theater in Central Park.

Roger Guenveur Smith's THE HENDRIX PROJECT Set for The Public's Under the Radar Festival
by BWW News Desk - Jan 11, 2018


BRIC teams up with the Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival and CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) to present the New York premiere of Roger Guenveur Smith and CNP's The Hendrix Project, January 11-14, 2018, at BRIC House (647 Fulton Street, Downtown Brooklyn), as part of the Public Theater's 2018 Under the Radar Festival.

Roger Guenveur Smith's THE HENDRIX PROJECT Set for The Public's Under the Radar Festival
by BWW News Desk - Dec 11, 2017


BRIC teams up with the Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival and CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) to present the New York premiere of Roger Guenveur Smith and CNP's The Hendrix Project, January 11-14, 2018, at BRIC House (647 Fulton Street, Downtown Brooklyn), as part of the Public Theater's 2018 Under the Radar Festival.

FINDING NEVERLAND Tickets On Sale This Friday
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2017


Associated Bank Broadway at the Marcus Center and Broadway Across America-Milwaukee is pleased to announce that individual tickets for FINDING NEVERLAND go on sale to the public this Friday, December 8 at 10:00 am. FINDING NEVERLAND will play the Marcus Center's Uihlein Hall on February 20-25. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Marcus Center Box Office at 929 North Water Street, Downtown Milwaukee, online at Ticketmaster.com or MarcusCenter.org or by at phone at 414-273-7206. Groups 10+ SAVE! and should call Group Sales at 414-273-7121 x210 or x213.

Kelsey Milbourn and Garret Storms Join THE GREAT DISTANCE HOME Premiere at WaterTower Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Nov 7, 2017


WaterTower Theatre Artistic Director Joanie Schultz today announced casting and creative team details and updates for the World Premiere theatrical event, The Great Distance Home, conceived and directed by Kelsey Leigh Ervi.

BWW Review: LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS at Desert Theatreworks
by Stan Jenson - Nov 5, 2017


Desert Theatreworks continues their tradition of a Neil Simon comedy every season with Last of the Red Hot Lovers. Written in 1969, it is Simon's nod to the Swinging Sixties, with a nebbish middle aged man making three attempts at having a sexual fling outside of his 22-year marriage. Although firmly set in the Sixties, DTW's production is fast, frisky, and very, very funny!

JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE to Tour Australia and New Zealand Next Year
by BWW News Desk - Oct 10, 2017


This January, rock fans 'down under' will be shaken by the most passionately convincing Led Zeppelin experience yet. And why wouldn't they; the Jason Bonham Led Zeppelin Experience (JBLZE) carries the bloodline of legendary drummer John Henry 'Bonzo' Bonham, an icon who passed away at just 32 years old. Son Jason was then 14.

Jason Bonham's LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE Announced!
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 9, 2017


THE MAGIC'S IN THE BLOOD This January, rock fans 'down under' will be shaken by the most passionately convincing Led Zeppelin experience yet. And why wouldn't they; the Jason Bonham Led Zeppelin Experience (JBLZE) carries the bloodline of legendary drummer John Henry 'Bonzo' Bonham, an icon who passed away at just 32 years old. Son Jason was then 14.

Repertory Philippines Caps Season with HAIR, 11/17-12/17
by Oliver Oliveros - Sep 25, 2017


Repertory Philippines (REP) presents HAIR, Broadway's tribal love-rock musical, from November 17 to December 17 at Onstage Theatre, Greenbelt 1, Ayala Malls, Makati City.

BWW Interview: Chloe Marie of HAIR at Theatre Baton Rouge
by Tara Bennett - Aug 17, 2017


The year 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the rock musical, HAIR and Theatre Baton Rouge is celebrating with a two-week run of the show, opening Friday, August 18, and running through Sunday, August 27.

Annie Golden, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Allen Nichols and More Set for INNER CITY in Concert Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Aug 17, 2017


Tom O'Horgan's controversial 1971 Broadway musical INNER CITY, originally produced by Harvey Milk, will be presented in concert tonight, August 17th, at Feinstein's/54 Below, with shows at 7:00pm and 9:30pm.

Annie Golden, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Allen Nichols and More Set for INNER CITY in Concert
by BWW News Desk - Jul 25, 2017


Tom O'Horgan's controversial 1971 Broadway musical INNER CITY will be presented in concert on August 17th at Feinstein's/54 Below, with shows at 7:00pm and 9:30pm.

BWW Review: The Bay Area Premiere of Laura Eason's Meaningful, Timely SEX WITH STRANGERS at American Stage
by Peter Nason - Jul 17, 2017


With fine acting by Carey Urban and Ben Williamson, it captures life in the 2010's like few other plays.

Photo Flash: HAIR to Open at Sherman Playhouse Tomorrow
by BWW News Desk - Jun 29, 2017


On Friday, June 30, The Sherman Playhouse will premiere its summer production of the rock musical Hair, with book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music byGalt MacDermot. The curtain rises at 8:00 p.m. for a five-week run.

Go Jellyfishing for Tickets to SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Starting Monday
by BWW News Desk - Jun 23, 2017


Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, June 26 at 10:00am ET for SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway at The Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway - Broadway at 47th Street). Preview performances begin Monday, November 6th with an official opening on Monday, December 4th.

Photo Flash: The Sherman Playhouse Opens the Rock Musical HAIR to Celebrate the Show's 50th Anniversary
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 14, 2017


On Friday, June 30, The Sherman Playhouse will premiere its summer production of the rock musical Hair, with book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. The curtain rises at 8:00 p.m. for a five-week run.

Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention's Revolutionary 1967 Album, 'Absolutely Free,' Celebrates 50th Anniversary
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 2, 2017


The Zappa Family Trust will mark the 50 th anniversary of Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention's politically-charged, envelope-pushing sophomore album, Absolutely Free, with an expanded vinyl-exclusive edition on September 29 via Zappa Records/UMe.

The Happy Together Tour to Return to Mayo Center This June
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2017


Celebrate the best music of the sixties and seventies when The Happy Together Tour returns to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, June 13 at 7:30 pm.

HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR 2017 Comes to bergenPAC 6/20
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2017


Happy Together Tour 2017-Tuesday, June 20, 8 PM. Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling bergenPAC's Box Office at 201.227.1030.

Players Guild of Leonia Celebrates 50th Anniversary of HAIR
by Julie Musbach - Apr 9, 2017


HAIR: THE AMERICAN TRIBAL ROCK MUSICAL, book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDemott, made its debut at Joe Papp's Public Theater on October 17, 1967 before moving to the Cheetah and ultimately to Broadway six months later. Nominated for Best Musical in 1969, Winner of the 1969 Grammy for Best Score and Winner of Best Revival of a Musical in 2009, HAIR IS A STORY OF THE HIPPIE COUNTERCULTURE OF THE 1960S WHEREIN A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE SEARCH FOR TRUTH, LOVE AND PEACE IN THE TUMULTUOUS VIETNAM WAR ERA. SONGS SUCH AS 'AQUARIUS',

Porchlight Music Theatre Announces the Latest Edition of the NEW FACES SING BROADWAY SERIES 3/14- 15
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2017


Porchlight Music Theatre and Artistic Director Michael Weber are proud to announce the latest performance in its 2016 - 2017 season of Chicago's hit musical revue series, New Faces Sing Broadway 1969, hosted by E. Faye Butler, co-directed by Adrian Abel Azevedo and Michael Weber with music direction by David Fiorello, is Monday, March 14at Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave in Skokie and Tuesday, March 15 at the Uptown Underground, 4707 N. Broadway at 7:30 p.m.  In tribute to the original New Faces series that ran on Broadway and on film from 1934 - 1968, Porchlight Music Theatre last year created this Chicago musical revue series, New Faces Sing Broadway, as a showcase for the best emerging music talent now performing on Chicago stages. Each edition is a journey from the start to the finish of a entire musical season on Broadway, peppered with photos and films of the era in an exciting multimedia presentation with a favorite Chicago theatre veteran hosting and introducing the next generation of music theatre artists while acting as your guide through a past season on the Great White Way. Seating is general admission; tickets are $22, with no drink minimum and are available at porchlightmusictheatre.org. 

Other Productions of Hair

1967   Off-Broadway Original Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway
1968   Broadway Broadway Transfer
Broadway
1968   West End London Production
West End
1969   Australia Australian Production
Australia
1977   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1993   West End London Revival
West End
2001   Off-Broadway Encores! Concert
Off-Broadway
2004   Broadway Actors' Fund Concert
Broadway
2005   London Fringe London Revival
London Fringe
2008   Off-Broadway Shakespeare In The Park Revival
Off-Broadway
2009   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2010   West End London Revival
West End
2010   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
2011   Broadway National Tour [Broadway Return Engagement]
Broadway

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