'Hair' -Gielgud Theatre London 2010 ***THE REVIEWS*** — Page 2

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"Keep in mind that if they go to London they will all be left without a job when they return home. This is because if they go to London they wouldn't be allowed to return to their roles on Broadway due to someone else playing it. Considering that there are some cast members who are parents, I think that they wouldn't wish to risk that. I think that there might be some who are going to play it safe and stay in New York "

i was wondering this actually. i remember Will Swenson going back to HAIR after playing Stacee Jaxx in ROA. so, twice he would take that risk? (not that HAIR was a risk)
is it possible that the new cast signed for 6-7 months knowing the others will be coming back? i am not disagreeing with you, just wondering.
i wish i knew if Will was going back to HAIR in NY after 10 weeks or what his new commitment is.

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A enjoyable bank holiday read, Clive Barnes original 1968 review, for the New York Times.

http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?id=1077011430154&html_title=&tols_title=&byline=&fid=NONE&scp=2&sq=hair%20clive%20barnes&st=cse

And 40 years later Ben Brantley review of the revival at the Al Hirschfeld.

http://theater.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/theater/reviews/01hair.html

Thanks so much. Why does it take them a while to get stuff? and what about this "turn around"? Should I just ask him to send a signed photo?

Thanks appreciate your info.

Piper3500, there is a difference between then and now with regards to Hair and Will. Hair hadn't finished its casting for the Broadway production and at that time Will finished doing Rock Of Ages Off Broadway. So, the question was, which show was he going to do now that they were both coming to Broadway. He picked Hair over Rock Of Ages.

He has had a long standing engagement to play Starbuck alongside Audra McDonald's Lizzie Curry in a community theatre production of 110 In The Shade. Reason why they are doing this is to help out Will's brother who owns and runs the theatre. That show runs from the end of june to the beginning of August. So, Will is in London between then and now. That is why he is leaving early.

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A number of people I know saw the show over the weekend and not one has come away saying they were in any way swept away by this production.

The hype around the show in New York has already died away with weekly takings slipping all the time. The show has never been big in the UK once the original closed in 1972. It has had 4 West End productions none of which were a success, this one wont be around longer than 8 or 9 months..

Great article from The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/how-does-hair-still-bring-in-the-bread-man-1922851.html

Updated On: 4/5/10 at 09:35 AM

In the center of an aisle...farther back. That is the best place, but there is no guarantee there won't be interaction, no matter where you sit.

"Piper3500, there is a difference between then and now with regards to Hair and Will. Hair hadn't finished its casting for the Broadway production and at that time Will finished doing Rock Of Ages Off Broadway. So, the question was, which show was he going to do now that they were both coming to Broadway. He picked Hair over Rock Of Ages.

He has had a long standing engagement to play Starbuck alongside Audra McDonald's Lizzie Curry in a community theatre production of 110 In The Shade. Reason why they are doing this is to help out Will's brother who owns and runs the theatre. That show runs from the end of june to the beginning of August. So, Will is in London between then and now. That is why he is leaving early. "

thanks so much. wondering about my other question of others leaving Oct. 2... do they HAVE to move on, or the ones in NY now contracted until they do come back. with all of this talk, it seems like it will be closed.

in my opinion, i absolutely adored it all. more for personal reasons. i love the message. i would hate to see it be cancelle pre maturely in London and closed in NY before it should be.

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Several of the cast memebrs were saying at the last perofmrnace that they do plan on coming back to the Bway production after London.

Tonight's the night!
Unlike New York, the reviews won't start coming in until very late tonight and the early hours of tomorrow morning.
This will be interesting.

Post 'em here!.............................

Barely two weeks.

Thats basically why they have done it I guess, just get it up and open.
Also remember, London never seems to have as long a period of previews as they tend to like in New York.

4* from Billington in the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/apr/14/hair-musical-review