I really apprecite your generosity last night. Thank you again for the ticket.
Tony and I met at 7:30 - had a great time talking about what we thought of Hair, some of the shows we have seen as well as Broadway World!
Anyone thinking of going to Hair...go. What made it better for me was that I read about Hair's history, themes, etc on Wikipedia before going. I only read the synopsis of act 1 though. If you think it is dated...it is a little but it is something that can really be appreciated by musical theater fans. Many of the thoughts about war can be related to our current political situation too as was mentioned before the show in an announcement.
Seeing Hair outdoors, in Central Park - on the turf of the Tribe was just one an additional magical element. At times you could hear the life of the park behind the elements of the show...the dogs barking, the birds chirping and even the crikets when the emotional, quiet solo songs were sung. Just all of it added to a show that now I couldn't fathom how it could translate to an indoor location - but obviously it did for years!
My pleasure, Brian. I was glad to give the ticket to someone who enjoyed it so much, and I enjoyed discussing the show (and this board) with you.
Certainly an interesting show and production. I probably should have read a little more about it to caputre the imagry and themes, but as someone born in the 80s I didn't quite "get it," and despite their best attempts to draw parallels to our current situation I felt it was a bit dated. I will read up on it some more and listen to some songs again. I agree that seeing it outdoors definitely added to the experience.
The most distracting (but amusing) part of the experience was how little a bunch of middle aged men could control their excitement and enjoyment. You've got square, 50-something guys throwing their arms up in the air, yelling in appreciation, rushing the stage at the end, and trying to make out with their wives IN THE AUDIENCE because they feel young and groovy again.
I'm definitely glad to have seen it, if only to understand cultural references and what people were feeling at the time a bit better. Certainly wouldn't wait outside for hours to get a ticket, but I'm glad I saw it, and you can't beat the price.
Wow! That sounds great! Now! I am getting desperate to see this show! I think I may just have pay $165.00 to see this show bec. I have no time to fall in love and its TAX-DEDUCTABLE!
Thanks for all the posting about the show! I think I have too see this at Delacorte, even if it moved on Broadway.. based on what I read~ the experience seeing it on the park is NOT TO BE missed!
Edit: I try to log in for VIRTUAL LINE every Friday & Saturday and it seems like my chances are VERY LOW! I got an e-mail yesterday that I did not get it for Thursday night!
Jaystarr...before you go drop the money - TonyVincent and I had 8 extra (empty) seats literally right next to us! 2 to my left, 2 in front of me and 4 to his right...
Try standby. I honestly do not know if those tickets were picked up by someone and they either didn't show up - or - those were by people from the morning who had hopes to sell them on Craigslist.
My friend on this board "snafu" showed up Sunday at 6:45 (remember thundershowers were pending) and he got in.
If you live in close proximity - and it is easy to get to the Delacorte...I would try that way first. Snafu also said to try before it gets reviewed in the NYTimes...because then everyone will be wanting to go see it! Good Luck!
