HAIR Seeks A New 'Tribe,' Non-Equity Open Casting Call Held 1/21 At The Public

Broadway's hottest "tribe" is searching high and low for energetic, talented and open-hearted hippies to join their ranks. It was announced today that the smash Broadway production of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical will be holding a non-Equity open casting call on Thursday, January 21 from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. at The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, in preparation for the previously announced, upcoming cast change. Doors will open at 9:00 a.m. All those auditioning must prepare 16 bars of an up-tempo pop or rock song with sheet music, and bring a headshot and a resume. For additional casting notes, please see attachment.

In the charitable spirit of the show, the producers of HAIR have organized a food drive for City Harvest to take place in tandem with the auditions. City Harvest, an organization dedicated to feeding New York City's hungry men, women and children, is asking for donations of canned goods, as food drive donations have been down this holiday season. HAIR is beseeching all attending hopefuls to bring canned food. For more information on City Harvest, please visit www.cityharvest.org.

"I'm a great believer in what can be discovered at an open call, especially non-equity," said Diane Paulus, the Director of HAIR. "We found many of our current ‘Tribe' members on Broadway through this process several years ago. Joining the ‘Tribe' of HAIR is not about how much professional experience you've had as a performer; it's about who you are as a person -- your passion, your conviction as it relates to the material in the show. But you have to be a great singer. And great singing is not just about technique; it's about communication and conveying your emotion through your voice."

As was previously announced, the new cast of HAIR will debut on Broadway on Tuesday, March 9th, as the upcoming London production will feature the original Broadway cast. The London production will begin performances at the Gielgud Theatre on Thursday, April 1, 2010, with Opening Night set for Wednesday, April 14th.

HAIR, which opened on Broadway in 2009 (and has recently appeared on many ‘Best of the Year' lists), 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. Directed by Diane Paulus and choreographed by Karole Armitage, HAIR features a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. HAIR continues its triumphant run at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street, NYC).

Ghostlight Records' New Broadway Cast Recording of HAIR (2010 Grammy Award nominee) has just been released as a limited edition re-mastered vinyl LP.

HAIR is produced on Broadway by The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Andrew D. Hamingson, Executive Director) Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Gary Goddard Entertainment,
Kathleen K. Johnson, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Fran Kirmser Productions/Jed Bernstein, Marc Frankel, Broadway Across America, Barbara Manocherian/WenCarLar Productions, JK Productions/Terry Schnuck, Andy Sandberg, Jam Theatricals, The Weinstein Company/Norton Herrick, Jujamcyn Theaters, and Joey Parnes by special arrangement with Elizabeth Ireland McCann.

www.hairbroadway.com