Hair
The American Tribal Love Rock Musical
MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 29, 1968
Closing Date
Jul 01, 1972
1st Preview
Apr 11, 1968
1st Preview
Apr 11, 1968
Performances
1,750
MusicalOriginalBroadway
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Open Date: Apr 29, 1968
Close Date: Jul 01, 1972
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
The 1960s. The East Village.
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by David J. CoganProduced by Michael ButlerOriginally produced by NatomaBook by Gerome Ragni and James Rado; Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado; Music by Galt MacDermot; Musical Director: Galt MacDermotScenic Design by Robin Wagner; Costume Design by Nancy Potts; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher; Sound Design by Robert Kiernan; Hair and Wig Design by Wig City Salons; Hair Stylist for Messrs. Butler, Ragni and Rado: Roberto Vega; Assistant to Miss Potts: Robert Pusilo, Steve Atha and Mart AldreExecutive Producer: Bertrand Castelli; Company Manager: Ronald BruguiereProduction Stage Manager: Fred Reinglas; Stage Manager: Michael MaurerMusic Contractor: Herb Harris; Supervisor / Copyist: Irving Raymond; Musical Coordinator: Rick Shorter; Conducted by Galt MacDermot; Electric Piano: Galt MacDermot; Guitar: Alan Fontaine and Charlie Brown; Guitar and Bass: Jimmy Lewis; Clarinet and Saxaphone: Zane Paul Zacharoff; Trumpet: Donald Leight and Eddie Williams; Percussion: Warren Chaisson; Drums: Leo Morris; Alternate Conductor: Neal Tate; Alternate Electric Piano: Neal TatePress Representative: Robert Ganshaw, Michael F. Goldstein Inc. and Tom Trenkle; International Press Representatives: Gifford / Wallace, Inc.; Production Coordinator: Cara Robin; Advertising: Fred Golden and The Blaine Thompson Company; Company Astrologer: Maria Crummere; Company Card Reader: Earl Scott; Poster Design by Ruspoli-Rodriguez; Company Photographer: DagmarMember of the TribeMember of the TribeMotherGeneral GrantParentMember of the TribeTourist CoupleYoung RecruitPrincipalMember of the TribePrincipalTourist CoupleParentMember of the TribeFatherPrincipalStandby: Seth Allen (Claude)
Biltmore Theatre (Apr 29, 1968 - Jul 01, 1972)
Musical Director: Margaret Harris; Assistant Musical Dir.: Mitch Kerper; Music arranged by Denzil A. Miller, Jr.Assistant Director: Dan Sullivan and Wesley FataSound Consultant: Abe JacobAssistant Co. Mgr: Mario De Maria; Company Manager: William Orton, David W. Payne and Richard OsorioStage Manager: Lani Ball, Ronald Schaeffer, Kenneth Cox, Joel Rudnick and Marc B. Weiss; Assistant Stage Mgr: Harvey Marks, Donnie Burks and Chapman Roberts; Production Stage Manager: Robert D. Currie, Joe Donovan and Neil PhillipsDrums: Idris Mohammad and Rick Cutler; Conducted by Margaret Harris and Denzil A. Miller, Jr.; Electric Piano: Margaret Harris; Electric Keyboards: Denzil A. Miller, Jr.; Bass: Jerry Jemmott; Assistant Conductor: Jerry Jemmott; Trumpet: Chris Alpert and Richard Hurwitz; Baritone Sax and Reeds: Danny Bank; Electric Guitar: Brian Koonin; Rhythm and Electric Guitar: Billy Butler; Percussion and Hand Drums: Mohammad AbdullahPress Representative: David Rothenberg, Mary Bryant and John A. Prescott; Advertising: Richard A. Kenerson Associates; Furs by Jay FursCast
Tourist Couple
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Sergeant
Father
Principal
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Woof
Jeanie
Member of the Tribe
Principal
Dionne
Tourist Couple
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Young Recruit
Principal
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Principal
Member of the Tribe
Principal
General Grant
Parent
Member of the Tribe
Hud
Sergeant
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Abraham Lincoln
Member of the Tribe
Young Recruit
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Principal
Tourist Couple
Parent
Member of the Tribe
General Grant
Tourist Couple
Young Recruit
General Grant
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Hud
Father
Principal
Sergeant
Claude
Woof
Mother
Young Recruit
General Grant
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Claude
Member of the Tribe
Father
Principal
Waitress
Parent
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Father
Sergeant
Claude
Member of the Tribe
Mother
Member of the Tribe
Tourist Couple
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Tourist Couple
Member of the Tribe
Parent
Waitress
Abraham Lincoln
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Father
Understudies: Bobby Alessi (Woof), John Aman (Berger), Robalee Barnes (Hud), Kay Beckett (Crissy), Eugene Blythe (Berger), Alan Braunstein (Claude), Obie Bray (Hud), Keith Carradine (Claude), Peppy Castro (Berger), Linda Compton (Jeanie, Crissy), Zenobia Conkerite (Jeanie), Dell Cunningham (Claude), Lorrie Davis (Hud), Cliff De Young (Claude), Denise Delapenha (Sheila, Dionne), Arthur Dillingham (Hud), Debi Dye (Crissy), Candice Earley (Crissy), Stephen Fenning (Woof), Robbie Ferguson (Hud), Jim Fields (Hud), Steve Gamet (Young Recruit), George Garcia (Berger, Hud), Robert Golden (Berger), Gloria Goldman (Sheila), Nat Grant (Hud), Walter Harris (Young Recruit), Fluffer Hirsch (Woof), Paul Jabara (Tourist Couple, Woof), Jonathan Johnson (Claude, Woof), Ursuline Kairson (Sheila), Marjorie LiPari (Crissy), Clifford Lipson (Berger), Heather MacRae (Sheila), Larry Marshall (Berger, Hud), Robin McNamara (Woof), Richard Kim Milford (Claude), Melba Moore (Sheila), Dolores Morris (Dionne), Debbie Offner (Crissy), Angie Ortega (Jeanie), Sakinah (Dionne), Dale Soules (Crissy), Oatis Stephens (Berger), Tom Stovall (Claude), George Turner (Hud), Martha Velez (Sheila), Ben Vereen (Hud), Valerie Williams (Jeanie) and Kathrynann Wright (Sheila, Jeanie) -
SongsAct 1Sung ByAquariusRon and CompanyDonnaBerger and CompanyHashishCompanySodomyWoof and CompanyColored SpadeHud and CompanyManchesterClaude and CompanyAin't Got NoWoof, Hud, Dionne and CompanyI Believe In LoveSheilaAirJeanie, Crissy, Dionne and CompanyInitialsCompanyI Got LifeClaude and CompanyGoing DownBerger and CompanyHairClaude, Berger and CompanyMy ConvictionTourist Lady and CompanyEasy To Be HardSheilaDon't Put It DownBerger, Steve and WoofFrank MillsCrissyBe-InCompanyWhere Do I GoClaude and CompanyDead End (added after Broadway opening)Dionne, Leata, Emmaretta, Suzannah and JoeAct 2Sung ByElectric BluesSuzannah, Leata, Steve and PaulBlack BoysMartha, Suzannah and NatalieWhite BoysDionne, Lorrie and EmmarettaWalking in SpaceCompanyAbie BabyHud, Ron, Jim and LorrieThree-Five-Zero-ZeroCompanyWhat A Piece Of Work Is ManRon and WalterGood Morning StarshineSheila, Dionne and CompanyThe BedCompanyThe Flesh Failures (Let The Sun Shine In)Claude, Sheila, Dionne and Company
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Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1969 Nominee
Book by Gerome Ragni and James Rado
Lyrics by James Rado
Music by Galt MacDermot
Produced by Michael ButlerBest Direction of a Musical
1969 Nominee
Directed by Tom O'Horgan
Theatre Owned / Operated by David J. Cogan
Produced by Michael Butler
Originally produced by Natoma
Book by Gerome Ragni and James Rado; Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado; Music by Galt MacDermot; Musical Director: Galt MacDermot
Scenic Design by Robin Wagner; Costume Design by Nancy Potts; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher; Sound Design by Robert Kiernan; Hair and Wig Design by Wig City Salons; Hair Stylist for Messrs. Butler, Ragni and Rado: Roberto Vega; Assistant to Miss Potts: Robert Pusilo, Steve Atha and Mart Aldre
Executive Producer: Bertrand Castelli; Company Manager: Ronald Bruguiere
Production Stage Manager: Fred Reinglas; Stage Manager: Michael Maurer
Music Contractor: Herb Harris; Supervisor / Copyist: Irving Raymond; Musical Coordinator: Rick Shorter; Conducted by Galt MacDermot; Electric Piano: Galt MacDermot; Guitar: Alan Fontaine and Charlie Brown; Guitar and Bass: Jimmy Lewis; Clarinet and Saxaphone: Zane Paul Zacharoff; Trumpet: Donald Leight and Eddie Williams; Percussion: Warren Chaisson; Drums: Leo Morris; Alternate Conductor: Neal Tate; Alternate Electric Piano: Neal Tate
Press Representative: Robert Ganshaw, Michael F. Goldstein Inc. and Tom Trenkle; International Press Representatives: Gifford / Wallace, Inc.; Production Coordinator: Cara Robin; Advertising: Fred Golden and The Blaine Thompson Company; Company Astrologer: Maria Crummere; Company Card Reader: Earl Scott; Poster Design by Ruspoli-Rodriguez; Company Photographer: Dagmar
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Mother
General Grant
Parent
Member of the Tribe
Tourist Couple
Young Recruit
Principal
Member of the Tribe
Principal
Tourist Couple
Parent
Member of the Tribe
Father
Principal
Standby:
Seth Allen
(Claude)
Biltmore Theatre (Apr 29, 1968 - Jul 01, 1972)
Musical Director: Margaret Harris; Assistant Musical Dir.: Mitch Kerper; Music arranged by Denzil A. Miller, Jr.
Assistant Director: Dan Sullivan and Wesley Fata
Sound Consultant: Abe Jacob
Assistant Co. Mgr: Mario De Maria; Company Manager: William Orton, David W. Payne and Richard Osorio
Stage Manager: Lani Ball, Ronald Schaeffer, Kenneth Cox, Joel Rudnick and Marc B. Weiss; Assistant Stage Mgr: Harvey Marks, Donnie Burks and Chapman Roberts; Production Stage Manager: Robert D. Currie, Joe Donovan and Neil Phillips
Drums: Idris Mohammad and Rick Cutler; Conducted by Margaret Harris and Denzil A. Miller, Jr.; Electric Piano: Margaret Harris; Electric Keyboards: Denzil A. Miller, Jr.; Bass: Jerry Jemmott; Assistant Conductor: Jerry Jemmott; Trumpet: Chris Alpert and Richard Hurwitz; Baritone Sax and Reeds: Danny Bank; Electric Guitar: Brian Koonin; Rhythm and Electric Guitar: Billy Butler; Percussion and Hand Drums: Mohammad Abdullah
Press Representative: David Rothenberg, Mary Bryant and John A. Prescott; Advertising: Richard A. Kenerson Associates; Furs by Jay Furs
Cast
Tourist Couple
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Sergeant
Father
Principal
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Woof
Jeanie
Member of the Tribe
Principal
Dionne
Tourist Couple
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Young Recruit
Principal
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Principal
Member of the Tribe
Principal
General Grant
Parent
Member of the Tribe
Hud
Sergeant
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Abraham Lincoln
Member of the Tribe
Young Recruit
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Principal
Tourist Couple
Parent
Member of the Tribe
General Grant
Tourist Couple
Young Recruit
General Grant
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Hud
Father
Principal
Sergeant
Claude
Woof
Mother
Young Recruit
General Grant
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Claude
Member of the Tribe
Father
Principal
Waitress
Parent
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Father
Sergeant
Claude
Member of the Tribe
Mother
Member of the Tribe
Tourist Couple
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Tourist Couple
Member of the Tribe
Parent
Waitress
Abraham Lincoln
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Member of the Tribe
Father
Understudies:
Bobby Alessi
(Woof), John Aman
(Berger), Robalee Barnes
(Hud), Kay Beckett
(Crissy), Eugene Blythe
(Berger), Alan Braunstein
(Claude), Obie Bray
(Hud), Keith Carradine
(Claude), Peppy Castro
(Berger), Linda Compton
(Jeanie, Crissy), Zenobia Conkerite
(Jeanie), Dell Cunningham
(Claude), Lorrie Davis
(Hud), Cliff De Young
(Claude), Denise Delapenha
(Sheila, Dionne), Arthur Dillingham
(Hud), Debi Dye
(Crissy), Candice Earley
(Crissy), Stephen Fenning
(Woof), Robbie Ferguson
(Hud), Jim Fields
(Hud), Steve Gamet
(Young Recruit), George Garcia
(Berger, Hud), Robert Golden
(Berger), Gloria Goldman
(Sheila), Nat Grant
(Hud), Walter Harris
(Young Recruit), Fluffer Hirsch
(Woof), Paul Jabara
(Tourist Couple, Woof), Jonathan Johnson
(Claude, Woof), Ursuline Kairson
(Sheila), Marjorie LiPari
(Crissy), Clifford Lipson
(Berger), Heather MacRae
(Sheila), Larry Marshall
(Berger, Hud), Robin McNamara
(Woof), Richard Kim Milford
(Claude), Melba Moore
(Sheila), Dolores Morris
(Dionne), Debbie Offner
(Crissy), Angie Ortega
(Jeanie), Sakinah
(Dionne), Dale Soules
(Crissy), Oatis Stephens
(Berger), Tom Stovall
(Claude), George Turner
(Hud), Martha Velez
(Sheila), Ben Vereen
(Hud), Valerie Williams
(Jeanie) and Kathrynann Wright
(Sheila, Jeanie)
Act 1
Sung By
Aquarius
Ron and Company
Donna
Berger and Company
Hashish
Company
Sodomy
Woof and Company
Colored Spade
Hud and Company
Manchester
Claude and Company
Ain't Got No
Woof, Hud, Dionne and Company
I Believe In Love
Sheila
Air
Jeanie, Crissy, Dionne and Company
Initials
Company
I Got Life
Claude and Company
Going Down
Berger and Company
Hair
Claude, Berger and Company
My Conviction
Tourist Lady and Company
Easy To Be Hard
Sheila
Don't Put It Down
Berger, Steve and Woof
Frank Mills
Crissy
Be-In
Company
Where Do I Go
Claude and Company
Dead End (added after Broadway opening)
Dionne, Leata, Emmaretta, Suzannah and Joe
Act 2
Sung By
Electric Blues
Suzannah, Leata, Steve and Paul
Black Boys
Martha, Suzannah and Natalie
White Boys
Dionne, Lorrie and Emmaretta
Walking in Space
Company
Abie Baby
Hud, Ron, Jim and Lorrie
Three-Five-Zero-Zero
Company
What A Piece Of Work Is Man
Ron and Walter
Good Morning Starshine
Sheila, Dionne and Company
The Bed
Company
The Flesh Failures (Let The Sun Shine In)
Claude, Sheila, Dionne and Company
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1969 Nominee
Book by Gerome Ragni and James Rado
Lyrics by James Rado
Music by Galt MacDermot
Produced by Michael Butler
Book by Gerome Ragni and James Rado
Lyrics by James Rado
Music by Galt MacDermot
Produced by Michael Butler
Best Direction of a Musical
1969 Nominee
Directed by Tom O'Horgan
Directed by Tom O'Horgan
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