Hair at Hofstra University - John Cranford Adams Playhouse

Hofstra University’s Department of Drama and Dance is presenting the rock musical Hair, October 27-November 5. Performances take place at the Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse. Directed by Professor Cindy Rosenthal, the show features book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot.

2017 marks the fiftieth anniversary of HAIR, which premiered off-Broadway at the Public Theater on October 17, 1967. HAIR was born out of a counter-cultural explosion and anti-Vietnam War and civil rights activism. Crying out for “Love” and “Flowers, Freedom, Happiness,” HAIR tries to break down walls and show how the world could be better.  Just as HAIR broke ground in the tumult of the 1960s – preaching revolution, changing our understanding of narrative flow, of the style and range of a musical theatre score, of what a Broadway cast would look and sound like, of what you could expect, as an audience – Hofstra’s tribe of passionate and committed undergrads breaks new ground with HAIR in Fall 2017. In the rage and crash of current storms, they will rock you -- and the cry to LET THE SUNSHINE IN is more powerful than ever.

Dates/Times: October 27 through November 5 Friday, October 27 and November 3, at 8 p.m. Saturday, October 28 and November 4, at 8 p.m. Sunday, October 29 and November 5, at 2 p.m. (There will be talkbacks with the cast after the performances on Saturday, October 28, and Friday, November 3.)

Location: Martin and Toni Sosnoff Theater, John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus Tickets: $10; two free tickets with current faculty/staff/student HofstraCard For tickets call the Hofstra Box Office at (516) 463-6644 or visit HofstraTickets.com More info: hofstra.edu/drama-dance

Authors

• Galt MacDermot
• Gerome Ragni
• James Rado

Tony Awards and Nominations for Hair