Description: This is a rare September 2008 playbill from the Off-Broadway revival of the groundbreaking GEROME RAGNI, JAMES RADO and GALT MacDERMOT American Tribal Love-Rock Musical "HAIR" at the Public Theatre in New York City. (The revival opened August 7th, 2008 and closed September 14th, 2008. After a few cast changes, the production would transfer on March 31st, 2009 to New York's Al Hirschfeld Theatre and run for 519 performances. The show would be honored with the 2009 Tony Award for "Best Revival of a Musical".) ..... The musical starred WILL SWENSON as "Berger" and CHRISTOPHER J. HANKE as "Claude" and featured ATO BLANKSON-WOOD, STEEL BURKHARDT, JACKIE BURNS, ALLISON CASE, LAUREN ELDER, ALLISON GUINN, ANTHONY HOLLOCK, KAITLIN KIYAN, ANDREW KOBER, MEGAN LAWRENCE, NICOLE LEWIS, CAREN LYN MANUEL, PATINA RENEA MILLER, JOHN MOAURO, DARIUS NICHOLS, BRANDON PEARSON, MEGAN REINKING, PARIS REMILLARD, BRYCE RYNESS, SAYCON SENGBLOH, MAYA SHARPE, KACIE SHEIK, THEO STOCKMAN and TOMMAR WILSON ..... Historical note: "HAIR" is a rock musical which was the product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960's. Several of its songs became anthems of the anti–Vietnam War peace movement. The musical's profanity, its depiction of the use of illegal drugs, its treatment of sexuality, its irreverence for the American flag, and its nude scene caused much controversy and as a result initially made it difficult to find a home in a Broadway theatre. The show broke new ground in musical theatre by defining the genre of the "rock musical" and utilizing a racially-integrated cast. Hair was conceived by actors JAMES RADO and GEROME RAGNI (both members of the Original Cast). The two actors met in 1964, when they acted together in the Off-Broadway play Hang Down Your Head and Die, and they began writing Hair together in early 1965. The main characters of Claude and Berger were autobiographical, Rado's "Claude" being the pensive romantic and Ragni's "Berger" the extrovert. Their close relationship, sometimes volatile, is symbolized in the show by the well known ballad "Easy to be Hard". In addition to the two authors, the Original Broadway Cast included a young DIANE KEATON and MELBA MOORE. Other prominent actors and singers who have appeared in productions throughout the U.S. and abroad include JILL O'HARA, TIM CURRY, MEAT LOAF, ELAINE PAIGE, JOE MANTEGNA, PAUL JABARA, BEN VEREEN, KEITH CARRADINE, TED NEELEY, JOBRIATH, JENNIFER WARREN, DAVID PATRICK KELLY, PHILIP MICHAEL THOMAS, DONNA SUMMER, RICHARD O'BRIEN ("The Rocky Horror Show"), ANDRE DeSHIELDS, PAUL NICHOLAS, SHARON REDD and REG LIVERMORE. (Reprinted in part from Wikipedia.) ..... CREDITS: Music by GALT MacDERMOT ("Hair", "Two Gentlemen of Verona", "Dude", "Via Galactica", "The Human Comedy"); Book and Lyrics by GEROME RAGNI and JAMES RADO; Sets designed by SCOTT PASK; Costumes designed by MICHAEL McDONALD; Choreographed by KAROLE ARMITAGE; Directed by DIANE PAULUS; Produced by THE PUBLIC THEATRE, JEFFREY RICHARDS, JERRY FRANKEL, GARY GOODARD ENTERTAINMENT, KATHLEEN K. JOHNSON, NEDERLANDER PRODUCTIONS, INC., FRAN KIRMSER PRODUCTIONS, JED BERNSTEIN, MARC FRANKEL, BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA, WENCARLAR PRODUCTIONS, JK PRODUCTIONS, ANDY SANDBERG, JAM THEATRICALS, THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY, NORTON HERRICK, JUJAMCYN THEATERS and JOEY PARNES by special arrangement with ELIZABETH IRELAND McCANN ..... DETAILS: The 62 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, musical numbers, promotional text and bios of each actor and member of the creative team, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard. Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal!
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