The Official HAIR Revival Love Thread!

LOVE!
LOVE!
LOVE!

I'm here to show my love!

This production is near perfect.

If the line is getting to be that bad, what time have people been lining up for cancellations?

I just recently obtained the 1967 Off-Broadway Cast Recording and can NOT stop listening to it. Its rawness makes it sensational.

Having grown-up listening to the Original Broadway Cast Recording (even the expanded CD edition with the bonus tracks) as well as the delicious film soundtrack for Milos Forman's film adaptation, this 1967 Off-Broadway Cast Recording makes it all sound fresh again.

Jill O'Hara. Those goddamn pipes. A voice that could be heard for miles. Wow!

Yay! Two more sleep! This show holds a special place in my heart- The year I was born-the original production was still playing on Broadway! So I guess..one of those hippies could be very well my parents and I was born during THE AGE OF AQUARIUS! The year I was born "1776" won the Tonys for Best Musical. Hair, 1776, Promises, Promises and Zorba was nominated as Best Musicals!~and I wanted to see all these musicals revived on Broadway ( I already saw 1776 in 1999) Yuck! I'm old! Yeah-Born in the Age of Aquarius and Year of the Rooster (in Chinese Astrology) plus a very funny number! and for the record.. I will always be 35 yrs old!~it stops there! lol!

J*

In honor of that original production...Here are some memorablia.

HAIR


Biltmore Theater
(4/29/68 to 7/1/72)
Total Performance: 1,750.




Production Photos
(as originally posted by smaxie in the HAIR Review thread)

Updated On: 8/14/08 at 09:02 AM

Actually I love the score and I saw the movie and love it too! I like ROCK MUSICALS - something like RENT, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, GODSPELL (if that's rock) and of course PASSING STRANGE!

Yeah , youre right! I dont know IF I would like the show as of now! Hopefully... I will like it! I thought I would love SPRING AWAKENING~but after I saw it - I did not like it! same with XANADU - i thought I would not like it but I love it.

Well- this thread is about the show, informations since there's too many threads asking about how to get tickets or the line that keeps popping up-i thought we put it in one thread! keep it organize!

We also have a Shrek thread that has not open on Broadway yet! I hope I am not being questioned? of starting the thread bec. its me!..If any other guy would have started this thread- I truly believe he or she wont be questioned? I hope so...You guys know that I dont like to clog this main board with soo many threads- I am just trying to organize it. There were even instance that I would post..who would like to start a thread about costume design? trust me..I dont wanna monopolize the board! I have contribute a lot to the board, most of the time from threads that I did not start!

I have learned my lessons very well last year that it could back fire like what happened to the XANADU threads! lol! One thing: I love HISTORY and I always try to learn from it! This thread is for people who love the show and information about the show! I think any posters who want to contribute can start a thread! I never say this is the BEST SHOW on Broadway~I just started a thread for people whove seen it and love the show! and I dont see anything wrong about being overexcited to see the show!

Oh..dont worry.. no offense on me..I am just explaining my side.

PEACE AND LOVE.



J*

Updated On: 8/14/08 at 10:49 AM

Can someone help me? I can't find any info online about the cancellation line. What time does it start? and how early should I get there if I want to go tomorrow? And with more people (probably 4).

Thanks! And where exactly does the cancellation line start?

The thought of spending another half day sitting on the ground in the park answering stupid tourists' questions about what the hell we're waiting in line for does not appeal to me at all!

Updated On: 8/14/08 at 02:48 PM

(In any case, I read that the revival book is not even the straight-up Broadway libretto but rather a "custom-made" version cobbled together by Rado and Paulus from the pieces that worked best from each of the librettos before, during, and after Broadway. But yeah, it seems closest to Broadway.)

Yeah, Rado's been revising the script near constantly for a really long time. Tams-Witmark finally published a script in 1995 for stock/amateur licensees and reportedly stopped accepting anything from him. As Jim puts it, "One big mistake happening with regard to the show is that Tams-Witmark is not giving out the superior revised version of the script." The only problem is that he doesn't stick to one "superior revised version" for very long. Every time you turn around, there's something new. So much musical material was added in the last few revisions that it wasn't even funny.

Apparently, though, after the success of the Public production, he's finally stopped constantly reworking the script because this is the version he's most satisfied with. For now, anyway...

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