'Hair' -Gielgud Theatre London 2010 ***THE REVIEWS***

New Yorks Public Theater, in association with Cameron Mackintosh, have announce that 'Hair', will open with the original Broadway cast at the Gielgud Theatre on 14 April 2010, following previews from 1 April.

Tickets go on sale Friday 20 November 2009

The musical has book & Lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. It is directed by Diane Paulus, designed by Scott Pask, lighting Michael Chybowski, choreography by Karole Armitage, costumes by Michael McDonald, sound by Acme Sound Partners.

The press releases states that when 'Hair' opens at the Gielgud Theatre next year with the entire Broadway cast, this will mark the first time that an entire original Broadway cast has opened a musical in the West End.

The original Broadway cast were: Gavin Creel (Claude), Will Swenson (Berger), Caissie Levy (Sheila), Kacie Sheik (Jeanie), Darius Nichols (Hud), Bryce Ryness (Woof), Sasha Allen (Dionne), Andrew Kober (Dad/Margaret Mead), Allison Case (Crissy), Megan Lawrence (Mother), Saycon Sengbloh (Abraham Lincoln) Ato Blankson-Wood, Steel Burkhardt, Jackie Burns, Lauren Elder, Allison Guinn, Anthony Hollock, Kaitlin Kiyan, John Moauro, Brandon Pearson, Megan Reinking, Paris Remillard, Maya Sharpe, Theo Stockman, Tommar Wilson.

The year is 1967, and the Vietnam War is at its height. In New York City, a tribe of hippies rails against the establishment, protesting intolerance, brutality, and the dehumanization of society. When Claude, one of their own, gets drafted, he must make a decision about what values are worth fighting for. Songs include Aquarius, Good Morning Starshine, Let the Sunshine In

This new production of the classic 1967 musical had its run extended three times whilst playing at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park in 2008, before transferring to the Al Hirschfield Theatre on Broadway where it continues to play.






http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8363854.stm

Updated On: 4/14/10 at 12:01 PM

He's got it wrong with the show being the first time a complete Broadway cast has come to london.
'Aint Misbehavin' at Her Majestys in 1978 was the first complete New York cast I saw in London.

'Showboat' I think maybe did but Im not 100%.
He is wrong though and thats false publicity as far as Im concerned.

Updated On: 11/17/09 at 12:14 PM

Princeton thats what I said last week. They may be a Broadway cast but nobody knows who the hell they are!

"Will the public pay £65 a head for a show with unknowns? (Tony awards mean nothing in this country)

Maybe if priced more like Avenue Q it would have a better chance of grabbing its target market."

I can understand why Hair is charging a hefty £65 to get in, althought I will never pay full price for show's I don't like.

1 - If they cannot sell tickets at £65, the producers just lower the price to find it's market, its harder to put tickets up straight away, if the box office is good

2 - If they get brilliant reviews and Hair becomes a hot show, its happy days and punters do pay they much on a whim.

3 - The most crucial point, when it goes to tkts the half price value is better at £32:50 than say £30:00, all those £2:50 makes a big diffrents to producers.

I think at £65 a ticket it will be on TKTS from early on in it's run. I wonder if they will do day seats? I've read Legally Blonde won't be doing them so will be interesting to see if Hair also do away with them.

The 1979 production of 'Aint' Misbehavin' at Her Majesty's theatre had the complete Broadway company.

The 1981 production of 'One Mo' Time' at the Cambridge Theatre opened with the complete New York cast. It then transfered to the Phoenix Theatre where it played for over a year with different companies brought over from America.

Just had a priority booking email through for Hair, picked a random midweek preview date, prices are either £67.00 or £55.00 in stalls

Blink and you miss it.
It isn't exactly how it is expected in the stage versions I've seen in the last 30 years.
Or maybe I was asleep, it was such a bore of a movie

October 3rd is the last date for any American company members to play.
Not one contract has been signed yet so don't hold your breath about this going through without any slight glitches.

Now in previews!