#2451
Posted: 11/13/09 at 1:18pm
Hair, there and everywhere!
Jupiter has aligned with Mars - which means that the megawatt production of Hair wowing them on Broadway will be coming down to earth and taking up residence in the West End in April.
Oskar Eustis, artistic director of New York's Public Theatre, told me the plan was to bring the cast of the successfully re-tuned production of Hair running at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre to the Gielgud Theatre, where previews will begin on April 1 with an official first night on April 14.
Mr Eustis said that negotiations are going on to transfer the Broadway company to the Gielgud.
The Public, with some help from Cameron Mackintosh, have talked to both American and British Equity about permissions to bring the troupe of performers to the West End.
Eustis noted that there had been some unsuccessful revivals of Hair in London and the U.S. But this time, director Diane Paulus worked with Hair creators James Rado and Galt MacDermot on the shape and structure of the script.
The show ran in Central Park in September of 2007 and then headed to Broadway, where it won the Tony Award in June for best music revival.
'I think we just hit the right historical moment, where we were ready to look back at the Sixties earnestly,' Eustis told me, adding that 'unfortunately, it resonates very powerfully today.'
He was talking, of course, about Afghanistan.
When I caught Hair, I was captivated by it in a way I hadn't thought possible. It hums with magical energy and because it urges you to have a little 'harmony and understanding' you do come away feeling it would be good if everyone just got along.
Cameron told me that he and the Public hope the show will do well enough to be able to put together an English cast once the Broadway company was up and running.
Seats at the Gielgud will range from £17.50 to £65.
I hope some of the less expensive seats are in the stalls, so that students and other young people can go and dance with the cast at the end of the show.
Otherwise, there'll just be fat rich people bopping away on stage.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1227410/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-Ian-McKellen-lies-doggo-Godot.html#ixzz0WlT2gSPp
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1227410/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-Ian-McKellen-lies-doggo-Godot.html#ixzz0WlSmInRs
Jupiter has aligned with Mars - which means that the megawatt production of Hair wowing them on Broadway will be coming down to earth and taking up residence in the West End in April.
Oskar Eustis, artistic director of New York's Public Theatre, told me the plan was to bring the cast of the successfully re-tuned production of Hair running at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre to the Gielgud Theatre, where previews will begin on April 1 with an official first night on April 14.
Mr Eustis said that negotiations are going on to transfer the Broadway company to the Gielgud.
The Public, with some help from Cameron Mackintosh, have talked to both American and British Equity about permissions to bring the troupe of performers to the West End.
Eustis noted that there had been some unsuccessful revivals of Hair in London and the U.S. But this time, director Diane Paulus worked with Hair creators James Rado and Galt MacDermot on the shape and structure of the script.
The show ran in Central Park in September of 2007 and then headed to Broadway, where it won the Tony Award in June for best music revival.
'I think we just hit the right historical moment, where we were ready to look back at the Sixties earnestly,' Eustis told me, adding that 'unfortunately, it resonates very powerfully today.'
He was talking, of course, about Afghanistan.
When I caught Hair, I was captivated by it in a way I hadn't thought possible. It hums with magical energy and because it urges you to have a little 'harmony and understanding' you do come away feeling it would be good if everyone just got along.
Cameron told me that he and the Public hope the show will do well enough to be able to put together an English cast once the Broadway company was up and running.
Seats at the Gielgud will range from £17.50 to £65.
I hope some of the less expensive seats are in the stalls, so that students and other young people can go and dance with the cast at the end of the show.
Otherwise, there'll just be fat rich people bopping away on stage.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1227410/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-Ian-McKellen-lies-doggo-Godot.html#ixzz0WlT2gSPp
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1227410/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-Ian-McKellen-lies-doggo-Godot.html#ixzz0WlSmInRs
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