HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
#1HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 12/31/09 at 11:04am
The plus-side: a Broadway show will get more exposure tonight than it will have on most other TV programs.
The down-side: the program is hosted by Carson Daly.
Does anyone know what HAIR will be performing? Probably "Let the Sunshine In?"
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AndAllThatJazz22
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#2re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 12/31/09 at 11:09amI'd put my money on Aquarius/Sunshine.
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#2re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 12/31/09 at 12:54pmI think "Hair/Let the Sunshine In" is most likely. It's gonna be a party atmosphere and "Aquarius" is probably a little too mellow. Either way, the cast is gonna be amazing!
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#3re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 12/31/09 at 1:17pm
Do we know what time they'll be performing?
Goshen doesn't do High-School-shows.
singalongsong2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/11/08
#4re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 12/31/09 at 1:24pmThe cast's performance will be filmed between 6:30 - 7:30 in Times Square. It won't be shown on tv until after 10:00 (when Carson Daly's broadcast begins on NBC).
singalongsong2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/11/08
#5re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 12/31/09 at 7:27pmThey sang "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In."
#6re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 12/31/09 at 8:51pm
Quelle surprise, haha.
So they'll be on around 10 then? (I'm in a house of people who don't want too much distracting from their Dick Clark Rockin' Eve so I'm tring to figure out when I should sneak the remote.)
Goshen doesn't do High-School-shows.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#7re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 12/31/09 at 10:28pm
It was a bit lackluster. I thought the editing was weak. I don't see it selling too many tickets to be honest.
Could Carson BE any more boring and lackluster? Is he stoned or just in need of a personality? (Has he always been like this?)
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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#8re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 12/31/09 at 10:32pmI agree, cutting to the crowd during the beginning and middle of it really took me out of the whole thing.
AwesomeDanny
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/30/09
#9re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 12/31/09 at 10:32pmI hated the heads blocking the camera angles and the pointless shots of the audience. It was an okay performance. I think there wasn't as much energy as there could have been and they should have sung "Hair" instead.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#10re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 12/31/09 at 10:36pm
The long/wide angle shots of Times Square were totally unnessessary, as well.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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Updated On: 12/31/09 at 10:36 PM
#11re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 12/31/09 at 11:56pmYeah, the performance was a little blah but it was still great to see the cast on national TV. I was suprised Will wasn't there. On the plus side, Jackie Burns as Sheila is HOT!!! haha
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#13re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 1/1/10 at 1:18amEvery time I see Gavin his shirt gets shorter and shorter and shorter. I love it.
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#14re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 1/1/10 at 2:54amIt's called cotton. It shrinks. It's a recession. They're not buying new shirts.
#15re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 1/1/10 at 7:05amThey're not making new shirts. I don't think anyone sells that shirt.
#16re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 1/1/10 at 9:25am
I wish they did the belting at the beginning of "Let The Sunshine In". When I saw Jackie Burns as Shelia she blew the roof off at the beginning of that song.
Overall, I think that cast's energy was definately there, but the editing was pretty bad. I want to look at the cast of Hair performing, not bored audience members.
#17re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 1/1/10 at 9:39amAnyone find it online? I missed it last night and I've been trying to find it online but have had no luck.
Luv2goToShows
Broadway Star Joined: 9/13/09
#18re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 1/1/10 at 11:08am
Hair performance at 2:20 minutes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMnmt83Oax8
#19re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 1/1/10 at 11:14amThank you!
#20re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 1/1/10 at 12:39pm
Every time I see Gavin his shirt gets shorter and shorter and shorter. I love it.
me too... 
Luv2goToShows
Broadway Star Joined: 9/13/09
#21re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 1/1/10 at 4:27pm
Gavin posted this on his FB page, same as above, just cut straight to Hair
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKkiVjk9DZk&feature=player_embedded
#22re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 1/1/10 at 5:11pmi think they showed the crowd more than the actual performance. BOO =(
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#23re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 1/1/10 at 7:22pmAnyone know if Caissie's been out lately, hence Jackie as Shelia last night?
#24re: re: HAIR to perform on NBC New Year's Eve TV special tonight
Posted: 1/1/10 at 10:50pm
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Who is/isn't at cast appearances is not really indicative of who is in or out. These performances are normally strongly encouraged, but optional (as far as I know). I noticed Will and maybe Steel were also absent...they probably had other plans.
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