1. HAIR
1968 Rock Musical
BY: ALEXEON CHAMP

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. Premier in Biltmore theater
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. International Success
(China India Vietnam Poland Lebanon Czech Republic) Etc.
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!

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