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As the visions continue, four Buddhist monks enter. One monk pours a can of gasoline over another monk, who is set afire (reminiscent of the self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức) and runs off screaming. Three Catholic nuns strangle the three remaining Buddhist monks. Three astronauts shoot the nuns with ray guns. Three Chinese people stab the astronauts with knives. Three Native Americans kill the Chinese with bows and tomahawks. Three green berets kill the Native Americans with machine guns and then kill each other. A Sergeant and two parents appear holding up a suit on a hanger. The parents talk to the suit as if it is their son and they are very proud of him. The bodies rise and play like children. The play escalates to violence until they are all dead again. They rise again and comment about the casualties in Vietnam: "It's a dirty little war" (" Three-Five-Zero-Zero"). At the end of the trip sequence, two tribe members sing, over the dead bodies, a Shakespeare speech about the nobility of Man ("What A Piece of Work Is Man"), set to music. It was rare for so many productions to run simultaneously during an initial Broadway run. Producer Michael Butler, who had declared that Hair is "the strongest anti-war statement ever written", said the reason that he opened so many productions was to influence public opinion against the Vietnam War and end it as soon as possible. [42] West End [ edit ] In the original Broadway production, the stage was completely open, with no curtain and the fly area and grid exposed to the audience. The proscenium arch was outlined with climb-ready scaffolding. Wagner's spare set was painted in shades of grey with street graffiti stenciled on the stage. The stage was raked, and a tower of abstract scaffolding upstage at the rear merged a Native American totem pole and a modern sculpture of a crucifix-shaped tree. This scaffolding was decorated with found objects that the cast had gathered from the streets of New York. These included a life-size papier-mâché bus driver, the head of Jesus, and a neon marquee of the Waverly movie theater in Greenwich Village. [98] Potts' costumes were based on hippie street clothes, made more theatrical with enhanced color and texture. Some of these included mixed parts of military uniforms, bell bottom jeans with Ukrainian embroidery, tie dyed T-shirts and a red white and blue fringed coat. [98] Early productions were primarily reproductions of this basic design. Gans, Andrew (September 22, 2007). "The Long and the Short of It: Hair Plays the Delacorte Sept.22–24". Playbill. Archived from the original on February 23, 2008 . Retrieved April 11, 2008.

The Hair Show boasts an outstanding reputation in the hair care industry with its extensive experience and deep-rooted presence in the community. The salon has an established history of helping clients achieve their best looks, built on strong customer service, and a commitment to staying at the forefront of the industry. This dedication is why it is widely recognized as one of the leading salons in the area. Links to discographies and listings of original cast albums and recordings of songs in Hair compiled by John Holleman The Parisian production encountered little controversy, and the cast disrobed for the nude scene "almost religiously" according to Castelli, nudity being common on stage in Paris. [170] Even in Paris there was nevertheless occasional opposition, however, such as when a member of the local Salvation Army used a portable loud speaker to exhort the audience to halt the presentation. [47] [171] Subsequent productions [ edit ] 1970s [ edit ] This world-class educational event has been around for over 10 years and has gained the reputation of being a top beauty show for those in the beauty industry. Here you’ll gain access to information from highly-regarded professionals via seminars and workshops, as well as access to hot new products and services. Songs like "Good Morning, Starshine" and "Aquarius" reflect the 1960s cultural interest in astrological and cosmic concepts. [84] "Aquarius" was the result of Rado's research into his own astrological sign. [85] The company's astrologer, Maria Crummere, was consulted about casting: [86] Sheila was usually played by a Libra or Capricorn and Berger by a Leo, [85] although Ragni, the original Berger, was a Virgo. [87] Crummere was also consulted when deciding when the show would open on Broadway and in other cities. [57] The 1971 Broadway Playbill reported that she chose April 29, 1968 for the Broadway premiere. "The 29th was auspicious ... because the moon was high, indicating that people would attend in masses. The position of the 'history makers' ( Pluto, Uranus, Jupiter) in the 10th house made the show unique, powerful and a money-maker. And the fact that Neptune was on the ascendancy foretold that Hair would develop a reputation involving sex." [88]Fletcher, Tierney. "Former theatre chair is set to introduce 'A Hair-Raising Performance'", The Daily Helmsman, November 16, 2021 Brozan, Nadine (May 28, 1988). "Nostalgia in the Air as Hair Comes to UN to Fight AIDS". The New York Times. Retrieved April 16, 2008. Galt MacDermot, Works". galtmacdermot.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2014 . Retrieved April 15, 2008. a b c d e f g h Haun, Harry. "Age of Aquarius", Playbill, April 2009, from Hair at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, p. 7 The nudity was optional for the performers. The French cast was "the nudest" of the foreign groups, while the London cast "found nudity the hardest to achieve". [61] The Swedish cast was reluctant to disrobe, but in Copenhagen, the tribe thought the nudity too tame and decided to walk naked up and down the aisle during the show's prelude. [47] In some early performances, the Germans played their scene behind a big sheet labeled "CENSORED". [47] [61] Original Broadway cast member Natalie Mosco said, "I was dead set against the nude scene at first, but I remembered my acting teacher having said that part of acting is being private in public. So I did it." [104] According to Melba Moore, "It doesn't mean anything except what you want it to mean. We put so much value on clothing. . ... It's like so much else people get uptight about." [105] Donna Summer, who was in the German production, said that "it was not meant to be sexual. ... We stood naked to comment on the fact that society makes more of nudity than killing." [7] Rado said that "being naked in front of an audience, you're baring your soul. Not only the soul but the whole body was being exposed. It was very apt, very honest and almost necessary." [7] Music [ edit ] In these two measures of "What a Piece of Work Is Man", the red notes indicate a weak syllable on a strong beat.

Hair tells the story of the "tribe", a group of politically active, long-haired hippies of the " Age of Aquarius" living a bohemian life in New York City and fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War. Claude, his good friend Berger, their roommate Sheila and their friends struggle to balance their young lives, loves and the sexual revolution, with their rebellion against the war and their conservative parents and society. Ultimately, Claude must decide whether to resist the draft as his friends have done, or to serve in Vietnam, compromising his pacifist principles and risking his life. A production opened in Australia in 1992 [182] and a short-lived London revival starring John Barrowman and Paul Hipp opened at the Old Vic in London in 1993, directed by Michael Bogdanov. [183] [184] While the London production was faithful to the original, a member of the production staff said the reason it "flopped" was because the tribe consisted of " Thatcher's children who didn't really get it". [185] Other productions were mounted around the world, including South Africa, where the show had been banned until the eradication of Apartheid. [186] In 1996, Butler brought a month-long production to Chicago, employing the Pacific Musical Theater, a professional troupe in residence at California State University, Fullerton. Butler ran the show concurrently with the 1996 Democratic National Convention, echoing the last time the DNC was in Chicago: 1968. [187] A 30th Anniversary Off-Off Broadway production was staged at Third Eye Repertory. It was directed by Shawn Rozsa. [188] 2000s and 2010s [ edit ]

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Monsiváis, Carlos. "Con címbalos de Júbilo", Dias de Guardar, pp. 20–27 (1970), Ediciones Era: Mexico, accessed October 14, 2014 ISBN 9684111886 (Spanish language) The theme of opposition to the war that pervades the show is unified by the plot thread that progresses through the book – Claude's moral dilemma over whether to burn his draft card. [64] Pacifism is explored throughout the extended trip sequence in Act 2. The lyrics to " Three-Five-Zero-Zero", which is sung during that sequence, evoke the horrors of war ("ripped open by metal explosion"). [77] The song is based on Allen Ginsberg's 1966 poem, " Wichita Vortex Sutra". In the poem, General Maxwell Taylor proudly reports to the press the number of enemy soldiers killed in one month, repeating it digit by digit, for effect: "Three-Five-Zero-Zero." The song begins with images of death and dying and turns into a manic dance number, echoing Maxwell's glee at reporting the enemy casualties, as the tribe chants "Take weapons up and begin to kill". [64] The song also includes the repeated phrase "Prisoners in niggertown/ It's a dirty little war". [66] The many references to Native Americans throughout the script are part of the anti-consumerism, naturalism focus of the hippie movement and of Hair. The characters in the show are referred to as the "tribe", borrowing the term for Native American communities. [64] The cast of each production chooses a tribal name: "The practice is not just cosmetic ... the entire cast must work together, must like each other, and often within the show, must work as a single organism. All the sense of family, of belonging, of responsibility and loyalty inherent in the word 'tribe' has to be felt by the cast." [64] To enhance this feeling, O'Horgan put the cast through sensitivity exercises based on trust, touching, listening and intensive examination that broke down barriers between the cast and crew and encouraged bonding. These exercises were based on techniques developed at the Esalen Institute and Polish Lab Theater. [27] The idea of Claude, Berger and Sheila living together is another facet of the 1960s concept of tribe. [71] Nudity, sexual freedom and drug use [ edit ] a b Zoglin, Richard. "A New Dawn for Hair", Time, July 31, 2008 (in the August 11, 2008 issue, pp. 61–63) Oxman, Steven (June 19, 2001). "Legit Review – Reprise! Hair". Daily Variety. MichaelButler.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018 . Retrieved July 8, 2017.