hair musical hair american tribal love rock musical rock musical book lyrics music product sexual revolution 1960s songs anthems anti vietnam war peace movement musical profanity depiction use illegal drugs treatment sexuality american flag nude scene caused comment controversy musical broke new ground musical theatre defining genre rock musical racially integrated cast inviting audience onstage finale hair tells story tribe group politically active long haired age living bohemian life new_york_city fighting conscription vietnam war good friend roommate friends struggle balance young lives loves sexual revolution rebellion war conservative parents society ultimately decide resist draft friends pressures parents conservative america serve vietnam principles life broadway debut october subsequent run nightclub december january opened broadway april ran performances simultaneous productions cities united_states europe followed shortly including successful london production ran performances numerous productions staged world spawning dozens recordings musical including million selling original broadway cast recording songs score hits feature film adaptation released broadway revival opened march earning strong reviews winning tony award best revival musical time magazine wrote today hair daring history hair conceived actors met performed broadway flop hang head die began writing hair late main characters autobiographical romantic close relationship including reflected musical explained great friends passionate kind relationship directed creativity writing creating piece drama stage described inspiration hair combination characters met streets people knew knew group kids dropping draft lots articles press kids kicked school growing hair long recalled excitement streets parks areas thought transmit excitement stage wonderful hung went ins let hair grow cast members particular recruited right street said important historically hadn written examples read film clips experience thought happening streets wanted bring stage came different artistic backgrounds college wrote musical broadway composer tradition went study acting hand active member groups broadway developing experimental theatre techniques introduced modern theatre styles methods developed developing hair performed production play story young men deployed vietnam war addition war theme employed exercises experimental theatre scene later development hair brought drafts producer common friend connected canadian composer won grammy award composition african recorded composer lifestyle marked contrast creators short hair wife point children lived heard met shared enthusiasm rock roll work independently explained prefer way hand material set music wrote score weeks starting songs got life ain got title song wrote unconventional art piece later rewrote uplifting anthem productions creators pitched broadway producers received eventually ran new_york shakespeare festival decided wanted hair open new public theater construction new_york_city musical non shakespeare offering production smoothly rehearsal casting process confused material theater staff director theater associate artistic director withdrew frustration final week rehearsals offered resignation accepted choreographer took disastrous final dress rehearsal wired washington fled come hair premiered broadway public october ran limited engagement weeks lead roles played set design costume design began rehearsals choreographer received choreographer credit production critical reception popular audiences cast album released chicago businessman planning run anti war platform seeing hair new_york_times led believe native americans watched public production times joined forces reproduce new_york venue close run public butler moved 53rd street broadway opened december ran performances nudity production hair underwent thorough overhaul closing january broadway opening months later broadway book light plot realistic example written space alien cinematic director human broadway version new songs added song let sun shine added ending uplifting broadway creative team hired director built reputation directing experimental theater authors choice direct public theater production europe time newsweek described directing style sensual savage thoroughly musical verbal structure breaks narrative character different actors enjoys sensory bombardment rehearsals techniques passed involving role playing games tried process incorporated broadway script new choreographer encouraged freedom actors introducing organic expansive style staging seen broadway inspiration include nudity came authors saw anti war demonstration men stripped naked expression defiance freedom decided incorporate idea nudity plays directed helped integrate idea fabric declined pursue broadway production butler produced time butler unable secure broadway theater theater owners deemed material controversial butler family connections knew important people persuaded theatre owner venue available synopsis act nominal leader tribe sits center stage tribe audience tribe members student determined political activist free spirit cut lock hair burn tribe slow motion stage audience begin celebration children age removes trousers reveal interacting audience introduces psychedelic bear reveals looking tribe list legal illegal gentle soul sexual practices says grow things loves plants family audience telling audience militant african american carried upside pole declares president colored fake english accent says beautiful beast forest manchester england tribe member reminds new_york declare color black says invisible tribe list things lack ain got african american tribe members street signs symbolic sequence dead end carried onstage believe love leads tribe protest chant tribe ain got grass eccentric young woman appears wearing gas mask pollution air pregnant love wishes baby knocked crazy speed freak tribe link president fbi cia initials members tribe appear dressed parents job collects mountains paper notes money army man defiance leads tribe celebrating got life handing imaginary pills tribe members saying pills high profile people richard_nixon pope alabama wallace relates expelled high school returns draft board physical passed pretends burn vietnam war draft card reveals library card drafted tribe members dressed tourists come aisle ask tribe long hair answer lead tribe explaining significance hair tourist lady states kids free guilt want long don hurt observes long hair natural like elegant plumage male birds conviction opens coat reveal man drag couple leaves tribe calls gives yellow shirt ends tearing voices distress care bleeding crowd easy hard romantic hung hung hung hung cross tribe runs audience inviting tribe member pay tribute american flag fold don young innocent describes boy looking tribe men tribe burn draft cards puts card fire changes mind pulls asks tells live die tribe emerges naked flowers freedom happiness act tribe members black tribe enters great god power returns induction center tribe members act imagined conversation draft interview saying draft white people sending black people war yellow people defend land stole red people gives poster excited gift said hung white women tribe tell like black boys black boys delicious black women tribe dressed like explain like white boys white boys pretty gives joint laced starts trip tribe acts visions walking space plane vietnam appears general george_washington told retreat indian attack indians shoot washington men general appears begins roll abraham_lincoln played black female tribe member colonel called roll says couldn dance african witch doctors kill abraham_lincoln says lincoln sing praises alternate version address baby booth shoots lincoln lincoln says ain dying white man visions continue buddhist monks enter monk gasoline monk set reminiscent self runs screaming catholic remaining buddhist monks shoot ray guns chinese people stab knives native americans kill chinese bows green kill native americans machine guns kill sergeant parents appear holding suit parents talk suit son proud bodies rise play like children play violence dead rise zero zero end trip sequence tribe members sing dead bodies melody set shakespeare lyric nobility man piece work man trip says moment moment living streets know want invisible look moon enjoy light moment good morning tribe pays tribute old bed left doubts leaves tribe enters wrapped blankets midst snow storm start protest chant wonder gone calls enters dressed military uniform hair short invisible spirit says like got sing flesh failures tribe moves lyric tribe launches let sun shine exit reveal lying center stage black cloth curtain tribe let sun shine brings audience members stage dance note plot summary based original broadway script script varied subsequent productions principal roles original broadway broadway casts walker daniels franklin steve dean steve arnold washington original broadway production included sang early productions broadway hair opened broadway theatre april production directed choreographed set design costume design lighting design original broadway tribe cast included authors played lead roles respectively reprising broadway roles sang moore later played performers appeared hair original broadway run meat blues heather daughter hair team soon embroiled lawsuit organizers tony awards assuring producer commencing previews april assure eligibility consideration ruled hair ineligible moving date march producers brought suit unable force league reconsider hair nominated best director lost categories production ran years performances closing july early regional productions west_coast version played los_angeles beginning months broadway opening running unprecedented years los_angeles tribe included replaced replaced soon simultaneous productions cities followed national tours performers chicago meat detroit tour seattle san_francisco creative team broadway worked hair los_angeles chicago san_francisco broadway staging served rough template early regional productions notable addition team los_angeles served producer regional casts consisted local actors broadway cast members reprised roles cities authors took new ideas regional brought new_york live chickens tossed stage los_angeles rare productions run simultaneously initial broadway run producer declared hair strongest anti war statement written said reason opened productions influence public opinion vietnam war end soon possible west end hair opened london september led creative team broadway production opening night delayed abolition theatre censorship england theatres act include nudity profanity early productions london added local allusions minor departures broadway version original london tribe included brien time theatrical acting role met future collaborator brien hair engagement london surpassed broadway production running performances closure forced roof theatre collapsing july early international productions job leading foreign language productions hair given butler partner executive producer broadway writer producer traveled paris art circles butler described crazy guy business suit decided local language country time broadway shows english translations followed original script closely broadway script contained local references street names names depictions local politicians celebrities produced companies france germany mexico countries directing productions german production directed opened munich tribe included successful production hair opened june original australian production premiered sydney june produced directed designed production tribe included african americans brought australia provide racially integrated tribe production broke local box office records ran years language cast album banned queensland new_zealand production transferred melbourne national tour marked stage debut boston born australian vocalist mexico production banned government night acapulco year old appeared brazilian production notable production belgrade yugoslavia hair produced communist country translated serbian directed female producer director theatre featured years production received performances attended president local references script included aimed albania yugoslavia traditional rival hair huge financial success nineteen productions staged outside north_america addition named included productions scandinavia south_america italy israel japan canada netherlands switzerland austria according billboard productions million days royalties collected different recordings songs making successful score history performed score written broadway stage themes hair explores themes movement 1960s theatre writer described follows youth america especially college campuses started protesting things saw wrong america racism environmental destruction poverty sexual repression violence home war vietnam new technologies corruption politics contrary popular opinion great respect america believed true patriots ones genuinely wanted save country best long hair flag symbol rebellion new possibilities symbol rejection discrimination restrictive gender roles philosophy celebrated song conviction equality men women chosen clothing statements work clothes jeans work shirts coats rejection clothing cultures particularly world native americans represented awareness global community rejection simple cotton dresses natural rejection return natural things simpler times wore old world war civil war jackets way opting symbols war newfound philosophy race tribe extending set boat hair opened broadway musical racial integration fully cast african american roles black members tribe portrayed equals breaking away traditional roles blacks entertainment slaves servants magazine article declared biggest outlet black actors history stage songs scenes address racial issues colored introduces character militant black male long list racial jungle little black topped declaration president united_states love end song tells tribe man tribe pretends frightened dead end sung black tribe members list street signs symbolize black frustration tribe protest chants think great bomb lynch black boys white boys struck laws practice tribe protest chants black white yellow red king sized bed baby act trip sequence african witch doctors killed american historical cultural fictional characters sing praises abraham_lincoln portrayed black female tribe member decide kill song contains stereotypical language black characters old movies like finished chickens free thanks master lincoln lincoln character modernized version address white female tribe member lincoln shoes blond hair references native americans script anti focus movement hair characters referred tribe borrowing term native american communities cast production chooses tribal practice entire cast work like work single organism sense family belonging responsibility loyalty inherent word tribe felt cast enhance feeling cast sensitivity exercises based trust touching listening intensive examination broke barriers cast crew encouraged bonding exercises based techniques developed idea living 1960s concept tribe nudity sexual freedom drug use brief nude scene end act subject controversy notoriety miller writes nudity big culture rejection sexual repression parents statement spirituality honesty freedom naked body beautiful celebrated appreciated hidden saw bodies sexuality gifts dirty things hair sexual freedom variety ways addition acceptance mentioned characters lifestyle acts sexually politically charged explained love element peace movement song join holy end act tribe members reveal free love tendencies forth sleep night crush way embrace turns kiss illegal drugs taken characters course notably trip sequence song walking space begins sequence lyrics celebrate experience declaring dare try end beauty dive sensation eyes open wide wide wide similarly song sings evolving drugs point marijuana dismisses critics pot generally tribe favors mind expanding drugs marijuana drugs speed example revealing pregnant speed freak says bad scene song provides list illegal legal including cocaine alcohol theme opposition war unified plot thread progresses book moral dilemma burn draft card explored extended trip sequence act lyrics zero zero sung sequence evoke war ripped open metal explosion song based poem vortex poem general reports press number enemy soldiers killed month repeating digit digit effect zero zero song begins images death dying turns dance number echoing glee reporting enemy casualties tribe chants weapons begin kill song includes repeated phrase prisoners dirty little war don patriotism people literally crazy american flag hare krishna praises peace movement events like san_francisco tribe chants popular protest like want peace want enter induction center upbeat song let sun shine action reject darkness war change world better hair aims satire pollution caused civilization appears trap door stage wearing gas mask sings song air welcome dioxide hello carbon air suggests pollution eventually kill stone tomb breathing like comic pro green vein introduces explains grows things like corn sweet loves flowers trees religion religion particularly catholicism appears overtly symbolically piece joke sings looking giving double meaning woman searching madonna hymn like dirty sex cast strikes evocative religious positions christ cross song modified act gives imaginary pills famous figures offers pope going kicked school compares like angel fell banished forever hell today expelled high school heaven classic christ figure points script act enters saying son god shall forgotten gives tribe audience suffers end act asks allusions cross end chosen life seen john baptist figure preparing way songs like good morning reflect 1960s cultural interest cosmic concepts result research sign company consulted casting usually played leo original consulted deciding open broadway cities reported chose april broadway premiere 29th moon high indicating people attend masses position history makers 10th house unique powerful money maker fact neptune hair develop reputation involving sex mexico pick opening date closed government night pleased date boston opening producers sued content saying opposition naughty saturn opens day sun eclipse terrible safe time near future literary themes symbolism hair makes references shakespeare plays especially romeo juliet hamlet times takes lyrical material directly shakespeare example lyrics song piece work man hamlet scene portions flesh failures rest silence hamlet final lines flesh failures let sun shine lyrics eyes look arms embrace lips doors breath seal kiss romeo juliet iii according miller romeo suicide imagery makes point war killing symbolically running plot especially resistance burning draft card ultimately causes demise seen parallel hamlet melancholy symbolism carried scene appears spirit friends wearing army uniform ironic echo earlier scene says know want invisible according director hair hamlet center brilliant men struggle find place world marred war violence politics possibilities realities human end unable effectively combat evil literary references include song zero zero based poem vortex psychedelic drug trip sequence portrayal gone wind activist african american poet introduction published script says performance action event key terms theatre terms literary 1950s broadway theaters began experimenting non traditional theater roles lines playwright director actor playwright job words page create theatrical experience based central idea theaters actively plays scenes crafted rehearsal space following traditional script hair created process scenes connected ways scene built scene connected psychologically previous scene actors asked switch roles middle frequently mid scene stage directions senate hearing scene terry wrote actors turns senators witnesses abrupt total actor finished character actor hair designed way broadway director involved experimental theatre movement transition broadway writers rearranged scenes increase experimental aspects hair asks actors assume different characters course piece psychedelic trip act scene hair include rock music borrowed heavily mass media frequently break invisible fourth wall interact audience example opening number tribe audience members end audience invited stage production design original broadway production stage completely open curtain fly area grid exposed audience arch outlined climb ready wagner spare set painted shades grey street graffiti stage stage tower abstract rear merged native american pole modern sculpture shaped tree decorated found objects cast gathered streets new_york included life size bus driver head jesus neon movie theater costumes based street clothes theatrical enhanced color texture included mixed parts military uniforms bell jeans ukrainian tie dyed shirts red white blue fringed coat early productions primarily basic design nude scene written scene silly wrote high fidelity scene inspired men took clothes police informal anti war gathering stage covered giant beneath choosing participate scene removed clothes musical cue stood naked bodies fisher light projection floral patterns chant flowers freedom happiness lasted seconds scene happened quickly lit prompted interval london preview happen notice jewish scene prompted threats censorship violent reactions places fodder pop cultural jokes gon called theater said tickets apiece told went bathroom took clothes looked length mirror called theater said forget nudity optional performers french cast foreign groups london cast found nudity hardest achieve swedish cast reluctant copenhagen tribe thought nudity decided walk naked aisle prelude early performances germans played scene big sheet labeled censored original broadway cast member said dead set nude scene remembered acting teacher having said acting private public according doesn mean want mean value clothing like people german production said meant sexual stood naked comment fact society makes nudity killing said naked audience soul soul body exposed honest necessary music studying music incorporated african rhythms score hair listened called characteristic beat similar rock deeper hair african lot rhythms tunes stress beats unexpected syllables influence heard songs like piece work man ain got grass said idea total funk said wanted rock roll translated funk funk evident score notably songs like colored walking space claimed songs got different styles like think little different music hair runs rock don folk rock rhythms piece work man easy hard pure rhythm blues protest rock anthems ain got flesh failures acid rock walking space balanced mainstream pop good morning ties music hair political themes determined create art people chosen art form rock folk music definition populist music angry anger directed prostitute constitution sell america america stood words directed parents government theatre historian explains application rock music medium stage hard rock sound conquered world popular music way musical stage simultaneous hits thing hair explosion revolutionary profanity hard rock shook musical theatre roots people theatre business unwilling look hair noisy accident tony voters tried ignore hair importance shutting honors insisted time change new_york_times critic hair broadway musical time authentic voice today day yesterday music remarked songs laundry lists walked production hear beat called music said hair version going writing high fidelity claimed john_lennon found dull wrote know musician thinks good songs score songs typical broadway shows day broadway shows songs act hair total list reflects common broadway lineup perpetual write thirteen songs added production broadway including believe love climax dead end cut productions standing bed present previews cut broadway speech piece work man originally spoken broadway formed early speech subsequent productions included hello dead end life song originally written film included productions europe 1990s broadway revival included second franklin great god power songs cut original production recordings recording hair featuring broadway cast original broadway cast recording received original cast album sold nearly million copies december new_york_times noted cast album hair middle classes exotic orange green cover art instantly pop rock classic like good pop appeal particular tastes genre period london revival cast album contains new music incorporated standard rental version released album songs written saw varying amounts stage time songs cut public broadway left original cast album space performed onstage songs hair recorded numerous artists including good morning sung episode street cast member versions artists recorded artists varied recorded contributed versions easy hard hair helped launch recording careers performers score hair saw chart successes 5th dimension released let sunshine won record year topped charts weeks recording title song hair climbed oliver rendition good morning reached dog night version easy hard went medley ain got got life reached british charts announced played frequently radio television song year productions england germany france sweden japan israel netherlands australia released cast albums vocal instrumental performances individual songs hair recorded broad attention paid recordings hair unprecedented bidding war willing pay record broadway adaptation gentlemen revival recording released june debuted billboard cast album chart qualifying highest debuting album history critical reception reception hair broadway premiere exceptions overwhelmingly positive barnes wrote new_york_times likable hair think simply likable new fresh connor wall street journal said defiant production explodes new_york_post wrote surprising charm high spirits young makes difficult resist television reviews enthusiastic abc said actors talented directed wonderfully wild fashion nbc said hair new concept musicals broadway years fun season praised dynamic score cbs said finally found best musical broadway season sloppy vulgar terrific tribal love rock musical hair reviewer variety hand called story form music dancing beauty impossible tell cast talent maybe talent irrelevant new kind business reviews news mixed newsweek wrote denying sheer drive new hair hard slightly corrupt like gone reviewer time wrote crippled musical like fish swim reviews mixed hair opened london times wrote honesty passion quality true theatrical celebration sound group people telling world exactly feel agreed hair wildly enjoyable evening thoroughly moral final review retiring years year old daily_telegraph wrote tried hard found evening complete bore noisy ugly desperately funny acknowledging critics wrote people past appearance chaos brilliant construction sophisticated imagery underneath miller notes lyrics rhyme songs didn endings slowing stopping audience didn know rejected convention broadway traditional theatre general american musical specific brilliant awards nominations social change hair challenged norms held western society inspired painting depicting strands hair reaction restrictions civilization preference remembers long hair visible form awareness consciousness expansion longer hair got expansive mind long hair shocking revolutionary act grow long hair kind flag musical caused controversy staged act finale time broadway seen totally naked actors actresses charged american flag use language controversies addition anti vietnam war theme attracted occasional threats acts violence early years basis legal actions opened cities tour cases eventually reached legal challenges violent reactions touring company hair met resistance united_states indiana morris civic auditorium refused booking indiana production church groups indianapolis indiana producers difficulty securing theater city authorities suggested cast wear body compromise city ordinance prohibiting publicly displayed nudity productions frequently confronted closure theaters fire marshal texas refusal allow play shown city owned memorial auditorium later found unlawful prior restraint legal challenges boston production appealed chief took exception portrayal american flag piece saying flag scene removed opening district attorney office began plans stop claiming actions taking place onstage hair legal team obtained injunction criminal prosecution appealed request parties justices viewed production handed ruling member cast clothed reasonable extent cast played scene nude later night stating ruling vague effect day april production closed movie houses fearing ruling nudity began scenes films exhibition federal bench reversed massachusetts court ruling appealed case decision court upheld lower court decision allowing hair open april bomb thrown exterior theater cleveland ohio housing production bouncing shattering windows building nearby month families cast member stage manager died fire cleveland hotel members troupe staying sydney australia production opening night interrupted bomb scare june worldwide reactions local reactions controversial material varied greatly san_francisco large population considered extension street activities barrier art life cast frequently finding onstage year old princess anne seen dancing onstage london attended minnesota protesting clergyman released white mice lobby hoping audience dubbing lunar module song walked production protest perceived anti flag acapulco mexico production hair directed played night performance theater located street popular local government said production detrimental morals youth cast arrested soon performance taken immigration agreed leave country legal complications forced hiding expelled mexico days later hair effectively marked end stage censorship united_kingdom london stage censor lord chamberlain originally refused license musical opening delayed parliament passed bill stripping licensing power munich authorities threatened close production nude scene remained local hair spokesman declared relatives marched nude authorities relented bergen norway local citizens formed human try prevent performance production encountered little controversy cast nude scene according nudity common stage paris paris occasional opposition member local portable loud speaker audience halt presentation 1960s 1970s broadway revival hair opened run performances produced butler directed performed original broadway production played cast included left ensemble previews role tour reviews generally negative critics accused production showing gray major hair followed early 1990s movie version hair screenplay directed released filmed primarily new_york_city cast includes golden songs deleted film storyline departs significantly musical character rewritten innocent oklahoma newly arrived new_york join military high society catches eye greatest diversion stage version mistake leads vietnam place killed unhappy film feeling portrayed sort connection peace movement failing capture essence original stage production stated resemblance film original version songs names characters common title view screen version hair produced film received generally favorable reviews writing new_york_times called musical memoir hair funnier remember having provide time space development characters stage express entirely song entire cast superb film delight 1980s 1990s 20th anniversary concert event held benefit children aids event sponsored lady giving night opening introduction reunited write new songs concert cast actors included stars productions globe guest performers ticket prices ranged proceeds went aids production hair mounted montreal reportedly professional production musical november produced hair chicago celebrate shows 20th anniversary production received ran february ran national tour hair included stops south_carolina georgia tennessee kentucky died continued write new songs 1990s staged siege appeal peace directed million city national tour featured actor returning oversee music tour celebrated 25th anniversary small bus truck production hair toured europe years directed european productions production opened australia short lived london revival starring opened old london directed london production faithful original member production staff said reason tribe consisted children didn productions mounted world including south_africa banned butler brought month long production chicago employing professional troupe residence butler ran concurrently echoing time chicago 30th anniversary broadway production staged eye directed 2000s 2010s reprise theatre company los_angeles performed hair theatre starring year concert ended city center season production hair starring featuring hair composer stage playing keyboards actors fund benefit performed night new_york_city tribe included london production opened gate theatre directed approved musical script place context iraq war instead vietnam war modernized interpretation included sung times square nudity called mind images march collaborated director production hair toronto revival produced toured south_africa directed choreography ran theatre bay cape town week run played puerto_rico march directed produced hair los_angeles september december directed choreographed musical direction son butler production hair won nights september joe pub presented 40th anniversary production hair concert version directed featured stage keyboards cast included actors original broadway production joined cast stage encore let sun shine demand overwhelming long lines overnight waits tickets far exceeded productions children starring months later presented fully staged production hair limited run july september directed choreography returned concert cast played august reviews generally positive new_york_times writing production establishes period piece hair deeper roots remembered time magazine wrote hair reclaimed great musical theatre history today hair daring broadway revival production transferred broadway beginning previews march official opening march directed choreographed cast returned production park pre performance ticket lottery held nightly box seat tickets opening cast included mom designers included sets costumes lighting critical response uniformly positive new_york_daily_news headline proclaimed hair revival high fun review praised daring direction choreography technical accomplishments especially lighting smile inducing celebration life freedom hair highly warning seated aisle count cast face lap new_york_post wrote production emerged triumphant days nation war economy result scenes ones kids reject rat race variety director talented cast connect material ways cut right rock musical heart generating tremendous energy mere nostalgia instead happening explosive production doesn stir time check pulse boston_globe saying production felt revival feels naive writing new_york_times reflected majority delivering glowing review having moved indoors broadway young cast members signs contrary tearing house emotionally rich revival delivers broadway hasn felt season intense joy polar state called youth happy choreography group mass looks invented spot intelligent form finds depths character feeling kids frightened future going change knowing comes single ensemble member emerges individual couldn stop thinking happen characters music pop acid holds beautifully given infectious life onstage band blended voices cast struggled raise million broadway transfer severity economic recession late reached goal adding new producing partners director helped costs low inexpensive set grossed healthy second week april late david_letterman cast recreated performance stage original tribe production won tony award best revival musical drama desk award outstanding revival musical cast album won grammy award best musical album august revival entire investment fastest musicals broadway history broadway cast transferred london west end revival new tribe took broadway march including american idol finalists assumed role played sales decreased original cast transferred london revival closed june previews regular performances national tour production began october included tour received positive reviews returned broadway engagement july september stop tour resumed tour ended january west end revival broadway production london west end previews began april official opening april producers broadway america nearly new_york cast relocated london new addition london cast london revival closed september production received enthusiastic reviews guardian described vibrant piece living theatre writing celebrates period joy life pitted forces death dealing military industrial complex shakespeare said daily_telegraph agreed timely vital revival greatest rock musicals energy company irresistible independent wrote hair great musicals time phenomenon relieved discover stands period piece times commented oddly poignant cast dressed army jackets race delivering salute age refuses dawn voice daily_mail praising performances production wrote end lack hair apparent performed new_york_city today hollywood bowl august musical given night engagement hollywood bowl directed star cast included amber riley mario parents international success hair performed countries world berlin wall fell traveled time poland lebanon czech_republic featured abc visited city discovered production hair midst war director helped produce hair russia located moscow park moscow production caused similar reaction original years earlier russian soldiers fighting time wrote places performed china india vietnam arctic continents african countries indian production mounted cultural impact popular culture new_york_times noted hair broadway musicals culture shows golden age regularly songs continue recorded major artists 1990s group recorded record shame ray run sampled single king went billboard rap charts reached billboard hot chart honored number afi years songs songs musical featured films television episodes example movie charlie chocolate factory character welcomed children lyrics good morning performed final episode character moves new_york_city actor auditions hair let sunshine performed final scene film year old virgin dog night recording easy hard featured film simpsons episode springfield files townspeople dana_scully fox_mulder sing good morning episode glee includes criticized mash songs hair crazy love beyoncé addition head class featured episode head english department determined disrupt school performance hair continued popularity hair seen number ranking listener poll united kingdom number essential musicals theme hair continues popular choice high school university productions amateur productions hair popular worldwide featured boulder colorado high school production hair abc documentary series search america september community theater production seat new_jersey praised original producer said best hairs seen long time example recent large scale amateur production mountain play production seat memorial california spring legacy hair broadway concept musical form dominated musical theatre including shows like chorus line development concept musical unexpected consequence hair tenure broadway expected rock music revolution broadway turned complete followed hair successive rock scores gentlemen second collaboration gentlemen found receptive audiences tony best musical failed sixteen performances month according horn failures result producers simply relying label rock musical attract audiences regard quality material presented jesus christ superstar themed successes genre reverted rock sounds 1950s black themed musicals like heavily influenced gospel soul music late 1970s genre played outposts rock like little shop audience tastes 1980s turned pop scores like phantom opera later rock musicals rent musicals featuring rock music like rock rock ages found success rock musical quickly come dominate musical theatre stage hair critic barnes commented weren rock musicals major rock musician rock score broadway think musical tommy conceived broadway money records rock concerts mean bother going pain musical close philadelphia hand hair profound effect acceptable broadway social movements celebrated example butler hair casts contributed fundraising united_nations sponsored organization formed connection celebration 25th anniversary united_nations assembly enabled young representatives world meet new_york july discuss social issues week cast members worldwide collected donations fund hair raised ended principal assembly tribe members hair crews contributed days pay butler contributed days profits productions founder noted hair came blue jeans comfortable clothing colors beautiful colors sounds movement secretary today got blue jeans want hair years later kind emancipation spiritual emancipation came staging hair date influenced single thing broadway broadway broadway world elements experimental techniques hair brought broadway entire world
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