Description: This is a rare souvenir program from the West End revival of the groundbreaking GEROME RAGNI, JAMES RADO and GALT MacDERMOT American Tribal Love-Rock Musical "HAIR" at the Gielgud Theatre in London. (Originally produced at New York's Public Theatre, the revival opened April 1st, 2010 at London's Gielgud Theatre and closed September 14th, 2010.) ..... The cast included WILL SWENSON as "Berger" and GAVIN CREEL as "Claude" and featured SASHA ALLEN, LUTHER CREEK, DARIUS NICHOLS, CAISSIE LEVY, KACIE SHEIK, ALLISON CASE, MEGAN LAWRENCE, ANDREW KOBER, KEVIN KERN, PHYRE HAWKINS and MEGAN REINKING ..... Historical note: "HAIR" is a rock musical which was the product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960's. Several of its songs became anthems of the anti–Vietnam War peace movement. The musical's profanity, its depiction of the use of illegal drugs, its treatment of sexuality, its irreverence for the American flag, and its nude scene caused much controversy and as a result initially made it difficult to find a home in a Broadway theatre. The show broke new ground in musical theatre by defining the genre of the "rock musical" and utilizing a racially-integrated cast. Hair was conceived by actors JAMES RADO and GEROME RAGNI (both members of the Original Cast). The two actors met in 1964, when they acted together in the Off-Broadway play Hang Down Your Head and Die, and they began writing Hair together in early 1965. The main characters of Claude and Berger were autobiographical, Rado's "Claude" being the pensive romantic and Ragni's "Berger" the extrovert. Their close relationship, sometimes volatile, is symbolized in the show by the well known ballad "Easy to be Hard". In addition to the two authors, the Original Broadway Cast included a young DIANE KEATON and MELBA MOORE. Other prominent actors and singers who have appeared in productions throughout the U.S. and abroad include JILL O'HARA, TIM CURRY, MEAT LOAF, ELAINE PAIGE, JOE MANTEGNA, PAUL JABARA, BEN VEREEN, KEITH CARRADINE, TED NEELEY, JOBRIATH, JENNIFER WARREN, DAVID PATRICK KELLY, PHILIP MICHAEL THOMAS, DONNA SUMMER, RICHARD O'BRIEN ("The Rocky Horror Show"), ANDRE DeSHIELDS, PAUL NICHOLAS, SHARON REDD and REG LIVERMORE. (Reprinted in part from Wikipedia.) ..... CREDITS: Music by GALT MacDERMOT ("Hair", "Two Gentlemen of Verona", "Dude", "Via Galactica", "The Human Comedy"); Book and Lyrics by GEROME RAGNI and JAMES RADO; Sets designed by SCOTT PASK; Costumes designed by MICHAEL McDONALD; Choreographed by KAROLE ARMITAGE; Directed by DIANE PAULUS; Produced by JEFFREY RICHARDS, JERRY FRANKEL, JOHN GORE, THOMAS B. McGRATH and THE PUBLIC THEATRE in association with CAMERON MACKINTOSH ..... DETAILS: The oversized 36 page program measures 9 1/2" X 13 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, promotional text and page after page of full color production photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this program is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
Price: 149.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
End Time: 2024-01-28T22:57:30.000Z
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