Written by James Rando Gerome Ragnie, Music by Galt MacDermot
Directed by Diane Paulus
Synopsis: Hair: With a score including musical numbers as "Let the Sun Shine In," "Aquarius," "Hair" and "Good Morning Starshine," Hair follows a group of hopeful, free-spirited young people who advocate a lifestyle of pacifism and free-love in a society riddled with intolerance and brutality during the Vietnam War. As they explore sexual identity, challenge racism, experiment with drugs and burn draft cards, the "tribe" in Hair creates an irresistible message of 'hope' that continues to resonate with audiences 40 years later.
NEW YORK TIMES:
"This emotionally rich revival of “The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” from 1967 delivers what Broadway otherwise hasn’t felt this season: the intense, unadulterated joy and anguish of that bi-polar state called youth."
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NEW YORK POST:
"Transferring that spell to the crowded confines of the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (and charging Broadway admission prices) was risky, but "Hair" has emerged triumphant."
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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS:
"Presented last summer by the Public Theater in Central Park, the production has been tweaked and is tighter and brighter in its new home at the Hirschfeld Theatre"
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THEATERMANIA:
"But in the remarkably sure hands of director Diane Paulus and a committed cast of young Broadway talent, the landmark 1967 work not only retains its political and social relevance, but remains a remarkably joyous and occasionally heartbreaking piece of theater. "
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VARIETY:
"So shifting it indoors could only dim the thrill, right? Wrong. The enhanced production now at the Al Hirschfeld is sharper, fuller and even more emotionally charged. Director Diane Paulus and her prodigiously talented cast connect with the material in ways that cut right to the 1967 rock musical's heart, generating tremendous energy that radiates to the rafters."
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BACKSTAGE:
"So that leads us to ask, can Hair speak to the Obama generation, which yawns at onstage nudity and profanity and is more concerned with Facebook than flower power? The answer is a resounding yes."
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TIME OUT NY:
"Watch out, squares: the hippies have taken over the Hirschfeld Theater, and you can bet those shaggy-headed, draft-dodging, free-loving free spirits will be squatting on West 45th Street for quite a while. In other words, the Public Theater's revival of the classic 1968 musical "Hair" is triumphantly back, and attendance will surely lead to a contact high."
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AMNY:
"But this revival is so incredible that it would have been a crime for it to not make a Broadway transfer. The indoor version brings with it more intimacy and better lighting, scenic effects and sound design. And it has been carefully restaged for the new venue, with cast members roaming the aisles and in the balcony."
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NEWSDAY:
"The score is so much more significant than it seemed through the years. How did Galt MacDermot get so much detail into those tiny, unassuming little songs - each almost a tiny play."
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