Starshines Unite! The official HAIR love thread...- Page 46

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 1:13pm

Some of the cast did a benefit and here is a video from it. It is awesome to hear Andrew and Ato really sing in this video...they are amazing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9wFrYOH318

Fantastic!!!

[claudioislove]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 6:24pm

There's a new cast blog up (at least on facebook). Will and Gavin rocking out to Beyonce.

But it makes me wonder: when Hair closes, is someone gonna have to repaint backstage? Or will their artwork live on forever? lol

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 6:33pm

The HAIR artwork will be visible forever. I understand that the cop graffiti on the stage wall from RENT was pretty visible during the recent run of Guys and Dolls. But that's cool because it's all part of theatrical history, haha LOL.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 6:57pm

Claudio, the back wall in Hair IS a set, it is not the actual back wall of the theatre. It was built for this production. Like the set design in the park, the set design is made to look like an actual part of the venue. LOL

[sgv123]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 7:04pm

I think Claudio means the backstage art....I really hope it does stay! It looks really cool!

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 7:06pm

oh, nevermind then.

[raggballad2]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 7:16pm

Good evening Starshines!

I just got my ticket in the mail! First ever "real" Broadway ticket!

[CSonBroadway]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 7:19pm

You can also see Gavin dancing in his underwear.

[claudioislove]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 7:21pm

haha yeah, I meant backstage, not the back wall. I've seen it in a bunch of videos now. Apparently the cast got a little crazy during tech rehearsal, which is completely understandable.

and congrats raggballad! not a bad first show at all (:

[sgv123]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 7:28pm

Who's FB is it? link?

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 9:33pm

https://www.facebook.com/hairbroadway

Here ya go. I'll give the full details in a minute, but the NYC trip is definitely looking like it will happen.

[singalongsong2]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 9:57pm

^^ Yay Jazzy!

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 10:10pm

I came home to THAT video being sent to me...and a terrible night at work is now all worth it.

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 10:10pm

Ok,

My mom called my Grandmother on the phone and mentioned how I was dying to see HAIR and how it would be a great idea to tag along on her next business trip to NYC. My Grandmother used to listen to the 5th dimension's rendition of 'Aquarius' all the time (which I was aware of). When my mom mentioned HAIR, my Grandmother literally said (in spanish) 'Is that the show where they all get naked?'. My mom was aware that the cast did take off their clothes at the end of the first act, so she laughed and said yes. My Grandmother then mentioned that she saw the HAIR over 30 years ago in Miami on tour (which I was not aware of). All of that has nothing to do with the NYC trip, but that really excited me and I wanted to share that story with the Starshines, lol.

Ok, back to the NYC trip. My Grandmother told my mom that she hasn't been to NYC on business in a very long time, but she said she will do whatever she can to get me to NYC as soon as possible. She told my mother that she has lots of great friends (whom I have known all my life) who travel in and out of Manhattan that would love to have a me tag along with them. I really feel kind of guilty about the next option, because I really don't like making people spend a lot of money for me (even when I'm not MAKING them),but my Grandmother said she would gladly pay for a hotel for me to stay in with my Uncle (who lives in NYC, but he has cats in his apartment that I am very allergic to). My options are looking good

Updated On: 7/24/09 at 10:10 PM

[singalongsong2]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 10:15pm

^^ That's good news Jazzy. I hope it all works out and you get to NYC asap!

[TreyKenyon]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 10:57pm

So I was surfing through Wikipedia (I know, not a very reliable source lol) and it mentioned the trouble this revival had at getting together enough funds early on and it lists teh cost of the Broadway transfer as $5.5 million. Now obviously no one knows the weekly nut for HAIR, but with 6 or so weeks grossing over a million dollars, is it possible HAIR might already recoup in the next few months?

Updated On: 7/24/09 at 10:57 PM

[Leia947]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 10:59pm

Great to hear Jazzy! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you, as I always do!

And taylor, OY THAT VIDEO!! I almost died.

[snl89]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 11:07pm

OMFG THAT VIDEO!!! I literally just had a spazz attack.

They are too freaking muchhhh bahahaha.

Ooooh Gavin and Will, could you BE more amazing? *le sigh* (and by amazing of course I mean INCREDIBLY hot and fabulously dorky :P)



And yayyy Jazz, that sounds so good! I hope it all works out!

[singalongsong2]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 11:09pm

That video is great. So funny.
Updated On: 7/24/09 at 11:09 PM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/25/09 at 1:11am

OMG Jazzy that is so great I mean I know it's just horrible when people give you things and do nice things and spend money on you but maybe you can iron your grandmother's sweater or something but you should be careful about your uncle with the cats youre so allergic too because he could still have their allergy stuff on his clothes and stuff when he comes to see you and you could have an attack and even worst there could be a cast member who also is allergic and it could be your fault if somebody has to leave after act one because he or see is too sick and there underestudy has gone on and that would be a bummer don't get me wrong because each of the understudies are great and they really make there part they're own so you would be okay if they went on but what if you are too sick to stay for act two and then it would be such a waste of money to your grandmother who obviously wants you to go see the show that she went to in the olden days from which this show is apparently a revival which I was not aware of.

[yay_gerb]

Posted: 7/25/09 at 1:25am

great to hear jazz! sounds like the plan is coming together for you. as for the cats, i recommend claratin lol.

trey, i'm sure Hair will recoup sometime in the fall, if not sometime before summer ends.

i'm very jealous of the tribe. they really look like they have fun preparing for shows and whatnot. i mean come on, gavin dancing in his underwear? totes mcgoats awesome.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 7/25/09 at 1:38am

Not too long after the reviews and the sales boost afterwards, the producers were able to make their first "payment" of a return....about 10%, if I remember correctly. This is a big cast, but the word was that ALL of them were working for scale. (Which is why I think that Gavin's contract was short...so he could re-negotiate quickly to make up for that.)

Hair will DEFINITELY re-coup.....but hard to say when -- but I would guess WELL within it's first year. However, they are still relying on discounts as they released another going to mid August.

[sgv123]

Posted: 7/25/09 at 2:54pm

The cast of Hair will be on "The View" on August 5th( according to Kober). Not sure what they will be doing yet, but they will be there.

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 7/25/09 at 2:57pm

Gah!! As much as I like the song 'Hair', I would like to seem them do something else.

[singalongsong2]

Posted: 7/25/09 at 3:02pm

Great! I was wondering when they would finally be on The View. About a month ago, Whoopi saw the show and raved about it the next day. She said something like, "I want them on the show even if I have to go down to the theater and drag them here by myself."