HAIR Tony Award Broadway Sweet Revenge
Revenge is dish best served nude?
BROADWAY MAGAZINE – Here come HAIR on Tony Award night, and let’s hope the tribe brings something to carry home the Tony Award. Will they be nude on the Broadcast…on CBS? Not too likely, but their emotions and energy are always raw to the truthful core. HAIR may need a wheelbarrow on Tony Night, and could best Billy Elliot for total awards won on Tony night. Call it sweet revenge. During the show’s first run the show was controversially excluded from Tony eligibility, and a lawsuit was brought in 1968. A brave and notorious musical that challenges on all levels, HAIR will win Best Revival of a musical and more! Join us live in the Winners Press room with our video stream during Tony night and ask a question of a Tony winner live. Here is the overview of HAIR:
“Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. Hair tells the story of a “tribe” of politically active, long-haired hippies fighting against the Vietnam War in New York City. The show deals with sex, love, drugs, and rebellion in an era of war and confusion. The hit 2009 revival has garnered 8 Tony nominations: Best Revival of a Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Gavin Creel), Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Will Swenson), Best Direction of a Musical (Diane Paulus), Best Choreography (Karole Armitage), Best Costume Design of a Musical (Michael McDonald), Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Kevin Adams), and Best Sound Design of a Musical (Acme Sound Partners)
Tags: Broadway, Broadway Magazine, Gerome Ragni, Hair, James Rado, Nudity, Tony Awards
June 11th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Hair is the only show that I’ve ever seen that felt like an experience. The cast aka The Tribe is excellent, the production is fantastic and the songs sound better then ever. The shows themes (Sex, War, Drugs, Race) are as relevant today as they were forty years ago. The best part is the bond that the Tribe forms with the audience. It resonates with everyone long after they’ve left the theater. I urge all theatergoers to order tickets, participate in the show and dance in the finale. You will never forget the Hair experience.