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BWW Discounts: Save on Tickets to Broadway's HAIR!
by Jessica Lewis - Dec 7, 2009


BWW Discounts is offering you the chance to purchase tickets at a very special price to one of the most celebrated productions since 2008 - HAIR - Tony winner last season for Best Musical Revival.

REACH THE SKY: BOBBY CRONIN LIVE AT THE BEECHMAN CD Release on 12/18
by BWW News Desk - Dec 6, 2009


REACH THE SKY: BOBBY CRONIN LIVE AT THE BEECHMAN will be made available at amazon.com as of December 16th and on iTunes by the end of the month.

Nikki Blonsky & Shoshana Bean Set for Broadway South Africa's Second Annual Holiday Party, 12/14
by Jessica Lewis - Dec 4, 2009


Broadway South Africa's second annual Holiday party will feature Nikki Blonsky and Shoshana Bean, which will be held at the Minskoff Theater on Monday, December 14 at 7pm.

Review - Hair: Two Nobodies In New York
by Kristin Salaky - Aug 11, 2008


Sometime after Betty and Adolph and long before Hunter and Jeff, another pair of New York actors wrote a musical with juicy roles for themselves and achieved their dream of taking it to Broadway. Not exactly hippies, but inspired by the dramatic possibilities of the flower power movement, bookwriter/lyricists Gerome Ragni'>Gerome Ragni and James Rado'>James Rado devised a story where the former played Berger, a high school student and de facto leader of a tribe of Manhattan hippies, and the latter was his newly-drafted buddy Claude, who can't decide if he should join his friends in burning their draft cards and, if necessary, fleeing to Canada, or comply with his parents' wishes that he go fight in Vietnam for his country.

Photo Coverage: The 'Only Make Believe' Benefit Gala at Broadway's Shubert Theatre
by Linda Lenzi - Nov 3, 2009


Sir Ian McKellen hosted the 10th Anniversary of the 'Only Make Believe' benefit at Broadway's Shubert Theatre on November 2nd.

Photo Coverage: ROCKERS ON BROADWAY - Arrivals and Backstage
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Nov 3, 2009


After a smash sellout at the August Wilson Theater with their 15th Anniversary Reunion Benefit Concert of The Who's Tommy last December, ROCKERS ON BROADWAY returned to BB King's on Monday November 2nd with another star-studded benefit show. Directed by Donnie Kehr, ROCKERS ON BROADWAY-Celebrating the '60s honored the songs and performers from Rock's greatest decade and will feature a 'who's who' of classic recording artists performing alongside some of the biggest stars on Broadway, all to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS, Broadway Dreams Foundation and the Bendheim Center/Scholarship Fund.

Photo Flash: Wing Welcomes HAIR to Birdland
by Eddie Varley - Oct 27, 2009


Andy Sandberg (Tony Award winning producer of Hair) and Jim Caruso's Cast Party presented WING at BIRDLAND, a limited, two-night engagement of this international recording and internet sensation at New York's premier concert venue.

Photo Coverage: Wing Welcomes the Cast of HAIR to Birdland, Final Show Tonight
by Eddie Varley - Oct 26, 2009


WING, international internet sensation (and subject of her own episode of 'South Park') brought her unique vocals to Birdland in NYC last night.

Photo Flash: HAIR at the National Equality March in Washington, D.C.
by Eddie Varley - Oct 13, 2009


The producers of the Tony Award-winning revival of HAIR previously announced that, in an unprecedented move, they were canceling the show's Sunday, October 11th performance so that the entire cast could join the National Equality March in Washington, D.C.

HAIR Welcomes Vanessa Ray to the TRIBE as 'Crissy'
by Jessica Lewis - Oct 13, 2009


The producers of HAIR have announced the addition of Vanessa Ray to the 'Tribe.' Ray, making her Broadway debut, temporarily replaces Allison Case in the role of 'Crissy' until January 2010. HAIR began preview performances on March 6 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre and opened to rave reviews on March 31, 2009. Winner of 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.

Photo Coverage: HAIR's Special Finale to Honor the Upcoming National Equality March
by Peter James Zielinski - Oct 9, 2009


A new version of HAIR's iconic dance-party finale, created to motivate New Yorkers to join in the National Equality March, was presented at the matinee performance on Wednesday, October 7th at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre - 302 West 45th Street. The producers of the Tony Award-winning revival of HAIR previously announced that, in an unprecedented move, they are canceling the show's Sunday, October 11th performance so that the entire cast can join the National Equality March in Washington, D.C.

HAIR To Alter Finale to Honor the Upcoming National Equality March 10/7
by Eddie Varley - Oct 6, 2009


A new version of HAIR's iconic dance-party finale, created to motivate New Yorkers to join in the National Equality March, will be presented at the matinee performance on Wednesday, October 7th at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre - 302 West 45th Street.

BRITS ON BROADWAY: ROCK OF AGES Stands Firm In A Weak Market
by Miriam Zendle - Oct 6, 2009


Miriam Zendle takes a trip to New York and sees what competition Broadway has to offer the West End.

Photo Coverage: HAIR Stars Gavin Creel and Will Swenson Unveil Their Sardi's Portraits
by Peter James Zielinski - Oct 1, 2009


The producers of HAIR recently announced the addition of six new cast members to the Tony Award-winning musical. Krystal Joy Brown, Heath Calvert, Matt DeAngelis, Rachel Bay Jones, Hannah Shankman and Ryan Watkinson have now joined the 'Tribe.' HAIR began preview performances on March 6 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street, NYC) and opened to rave reviews on March 31, 2009.

Brown, Calvert, DeAngelis, Jones, Shankman & Watkinson Join HAIR on Broadway
by Robert Diamond - Sep 29, 2009


The producers of HAIR have announced the addition of six new cast members to the Tony Award-winning musical. Krystal Joy Brown, Heath Calvert, Matt DeAngelis, Rachel Bay Jones, Hannah Shankman and Ryan Watkinson have now joined the 'Tribe.' HAIR began preview performances on March 6 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street, NYC) and opened to rave reviews on March 31, 2009.

Photo Coverage: 23rd Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction - Celebrity Tables
by Linda Lenzi - Sep 28, 2009


The 23rd Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction held yesterday Sunday, September 27 raised a grand total of $403,929 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA).

Congratulations to Hair's Bryce Ryness & Meredith Ryness on New Baby
by Robert Diamond - Sep 7, 2009


BroadwayWorld.com sends its hearty congratulations to proud new parents Bryce Ryness and Meredith Ryness on the birth of their daughter, Mercy Jane Ryness. The newest baby member of the HAIR tribe was born at 2:08am on September 4, 2009 and came into the world at 7 pounds, 13 announces.

New Block Of HAIR Tickets Go On Sale Today For Performances Through 4/5/2010
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 3, 2009


The producers of HAIR announced today that, as of today, a new block of tickets has gone on sale for performances through April 5, 2010.

Photo Coverage: The New York Theater Community's Mobilization Rally for Equality In Central Park
by Eddie Varley - Aug 30, 2009


The New York Theater Community's Mobilization Rally for Equality, organized by The Public Theater, the cast of HAIR, Broadway Impact and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) was held on Friday, August 28th onstage at Central Park's Delacorte Theater.

STAGE TUBE: 'The Littlest HAIR Fan' - Pure Joy!
by Eddie Varley - Aug 26, 2009


The title of this YouTube video simply says, 'Three year-old 'Hair' tribe member.' And that is all it needs to tell you, as this video is pure joy.

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