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1968 Rock Musical

HAIR. BY: ALEXEON CHAMP. 1968 Rock Musical. the story of the "tribe". A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s. Hair??. Premiered : April 29, 1968 Theater : Joseph Papp’s Public Theater Directed By : Tom O'Horgan Choreography By : Julie Arenal

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1968 Rock Musical

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  1. HAIR BY: ALEXEON CHAMP 1968Rock Musical

  2. the story of the "tribe" A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s.

  3. Hair?? • Premiered: April 29, 1968 • Theater: Joseph Papp’s Public Theater • Directed By: Tom O'Horgan • Choreography By: Julie Arenal • Produced By: Michael Butler

  4. Selected Cast Steve Curry (Woof), Sally Eaton (Jeannie), Diane Keaton (Waitress), Lynn Kellogg (Sheila), Melba Moore (Dionne), Shelley Plimpton (Crissy), James Rado (Claude), Gerome Ragni (Berger), Lamont Washington (Hud).

  5. Theme "Hair" became internationally famous for a brief, dimly lit scene at the end of the first act when the entire company assembled in the nude. The shows nudity made it a first for a Broadway musical as did its full rock score.

  6. Simply a Revue: variety of musical styles dance stage effects It’s mind-altering drugs sex pollution the Vietnam War civil rights astronauts Astrology Hairstyles Shakespeare The Waverly movie theater on Sixth Avenue Premier in Biltmore theater

  7. controversy The Act I finale was the first time a Broadway show had seen totally naked actors and actresses, and the show was charged with the desecration of the American flag and the use of rude language. Attracting occasional threats and acts of violence during the show's early years, two cases eventually reach the supreme courts.

  8. Hair until this date has influenced every single thing that you see anywhere in the world, you will see elements of the techniques that Hair brought not just to Broadway, but to the entire world! International Success (China India Vietnam Poland Lebanon Czech Republic) Etc.

  9. Legacy • Hair was Broadway's first concept muscial, a form that dominated the musical theater of the seventies. • On the other hand, Hair had a profound effect not only on what was acceptable on Broadway, but as part of the very social movements that it celebrated.

  10. The End.. “Today Hair seems, if anything, more daring than ever.“ –Time Magazine

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