all-white Hair cast...appropriate?

Hair is a show where race definitely is a requirement.

Totally agree. Hairspray is the same way.

So they had Poor Day on the Corny Collins Show?

LOL

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Speaking of all-white productions of "Hair" ...

My parents saw it on Broadway, during the original run of the show. They attended a Sunday matinee performance and were greeted with an unusual announcement from the stage.

All of the black members of the "tribe" were attending the memorial service for the actor who originated Hud. He had died rather suddenly and tragically, just days earlier.

Although, I'm not exactly sure why only the black members took the day off ... or why they didn't just cancel the performance entirely, considering the death of a principle actor ... but my parents DID attend an all-white production of "Hair" ... on Broadway.

Diane Keaton played Sheila that day (she would later take over the role), and everyone else shifted around and covered for the missing actors.

They said it was a strange but highly memorable performance.

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Updated On: 4/20/10 at 10:56 AM

I saw an all-white community theatre Showboat once, with altered text.

It is an impossible task, explaining how this sort of thing is inappropriate, in poor taste, and just plain idiotic to the people who would do it (including the Hairspray concert mentioned above).

But, to paraphrase Miss Mona, many people let their enthusiasm overload their capabilities.

Honestly, the first thing that came to mind when I glanced at the title of this thread was, "Sure, how about EXIT STRATEGY."
EXIT STRATEGY