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 Flash: The Cast of 'Hair' Lets The Sunshine In
by Faetra Petillo
- Aug 11, 2008
The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) announced today that it would extend HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical an additional week at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park this summer.
Public's 'Hair' Extends Again At Delacorte Until 9/7
by Faetra Petillo
- Aug 11, 2008
The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) announced today that it would extend HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical an additional week at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park this summer.
Photo Coverage: HAIR Opening Night in the Park
by Peter James Zielinski
- Aug 8, 2008
The Public Theater's Shakespeare In The Park presentation of HAIR held its official press opening last night, August 7th, 2008. Directed by Diane Paulus with book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot, HAIR will run July 22-August 31 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.
Hanke To Replace Groff For Two Week 'Hair' Extension
by Faetra Petillo
- Aug 4, 2008
The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) announced today that Christopher J. Hanke will join the cast of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical at the Delacorte Theater for the final two week extension of the run (August 17 to August 31, 2008).
Reprise Theatre Co Presents 'Once On This Island' 9/2
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 21, 2008
Director Billy Porter and Grammy nominee Ledisi mark their debuts with Reprise Theatre Company in the 1990 musical 'Once on This Island,' opening the 2008-2009 season, September 2 to 14 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. The press opening is September 3.
Photo Coverage: HAIR Theory Performance Afterparty
by Peter James Zielinski
- Jul 11, 2008
On July 9th, clothing store Theory (40 Gansevoort St and Hudson) presented a 45-minute preview performance of the Public Theater's upcoming revival of Hair (the show opens July 22nd). The store also exhibited its own original Hair paraphernalia, ranging from scripts to T-shirts and programs inside the boutique. After the show the cast, writer Jim Rado, Public Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, and guests attended an exclusive after-party.
Photo Coverage: Cast Of 'Hair' Performs Live At Theory
by Peter James Zielinski
- Jul 11, 2008
On July 9th, clothing store Theory (40 Gansevoort St and Hudson) presented a 45-minute preview performance of the Public Theater's upcoming revival of Hair (the show opens July 22nd). The store also exhibited its own original Hair paraphernalia, ranging from scripts to T-shirts and programs inside the boutique.
Music and Fashion Are Always a Passion: HAIR Comes to Theory Flagship Store
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 9, 2008
The meatpacking district is hotter than ever thanks to SEX IN THE CITY, filled with the hottest clubs and restaurants and it gets even hipper on July 9th, when clothing store Theory will present a 45-minute preview performance of the Public Theater's upcoming revival of Hair (the show opens July 22nd).
Music and Fashion Are Always a Passion: HAIR Comes to Theory Flagship Store
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 22, 2008
The meatpacking district is hotter than ever thanks to SEX IN THE CITY, filled with the hottest clubs and restaurants and it gets even hipper on July 9th, when clothing store Theory will present a 45-minute preview performance of the Public Theater's upcoming revival of Hair (the show opens July 22nd).
Public's 'Hair' Extends At Delacorte Until 8/31
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 16, 2008
The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) announced today that it would extend HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical an additional two weeks at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park this summer.
Photo Coverage: 'HAIR' Celebrates 40th Anniversary
by Peter James Zielinski
- May 7, 2008
When HAIR, The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, opened on Broadway at the Biltmore theatre on April 29, 1968 the musical, with book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, music by Galt MacDermot and directed by Tom O'Horgan, broke new ground in musical theatre and the genre of the 'rock musical' was born.
'Hair' Celebrates 40th Anniversary
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 25, 2008
When HAIR, The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, opened on Broadway at the Biltmore theatre on April 29, 1968 the musical, with book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, music by Galt MacDermot and directed by Tom O'Horgan, broke new ground in musical theatre and the genre of the 'rock musical' was born.
'Hair' Auditions At Lake Worth Playhouse
by Beau Higgins
- Apr 12, 2008
Hair - The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical
Book & Lyrics by: Gerome Ragni & James Rado
Music by: Galt MacDermot
LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE
Public Revives 'Hair' with Groff & Swenson; Begins July 22
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 7, 2008
The Public Theater announced today that, after the successful 40th Anniversary staged-concert of Hair last summer, it will stage a full production of the legendary musical July 22-August 17, to star Jonathan Groff and Will Swenson.
Casting for Public's 40th 'HAIR' with Groff, Olivo, Sengbloh
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 10, 2007
The Public Theater announced complete casting for the 40th anniversary concert celebration of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Directed by Diane Paulus with book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot, HAIR will play for three-nights-only, September 22, 23 & 24 at 7PM as part of Joe's Pub in the Park.
Public Celebrates HAIR 40th with Free Concerts Sept.22-24
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 5, 2007
The Public Theater will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical with a free concert version of this legendary musical at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park.
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