Shows · Hair (2009 Revival)
Hair (2009 Revival)
Opened 2009
519 performances
Revival, Modern
A tribe of long-haired hippies living a bohemian life in New York City struggle with the draft during the Vietnam War era. Their leader Berger and his best friend Claude celebrate freedom, love, and protest, but Claude faces an agonizing choice between burning his draft card or reporting for duty, a decision that will have devastating consequences.
- Music
- Galt MacDermot
- Lyrics
- James Rado & Gerome Ragni
- Book
- James Rado & Gerome Ragni
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Concord Theatricals HAIR listed in the licensor's own catalogue |
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. The work reflects the creators' observations of the hippie counterculture and sexual revolution of the late 1960s, and several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War 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 controversy. The work broke new ground in musical theatre by defining the genre of "rock musical", using a racially integrated cast, and inviting the audience onstage for a "Be-In" finale. Hair tells the s…
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