Cal State East Bay (formerly Hayward) is doing
two summer productions - both seemingly altered to a PG-13 rating.
Much Ado About Nothing plays this weekend and next, and then my beloved
Hair begins on
August 10. I have something of an obsession with Hair. Lest you question my complete

devotion to this play, I offer the following as evidence: I have
albums (yes-albums) from the
Broadway theatre production and the
movie (some say this version is heresy - I say
there can never be too much Hair, even if the movie storyline does stray from the original - and this was my

first introduction to the delectable
Treat Williams). I also own the album from the
true original
New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater production, and the album produced as "
Divine Hair - Mass in F", which is the Broadway cast of Hair celebrating the
third anniversary of the production by singing appropriate selections from the play, as well as the
Solemn Eucharist in the
Cathedral
Church of St. John the Divine in New York City along with the choirs of St. Martin's, Manhattan and St. Mary's, Staten Island, and of course, the Choir of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Oh, and I musn't forget
Hair: Performed by the Original French Cast in - yes, of course - french. And finally,

"
DisinHAIRited" which is a collection of songs written by the original trio of Jim Rado, Jerry Ragni and Galt MacDermot that "was meant to be an
extension, an amplification and a continuation of "Hair." It features members from various past and present tribes in songs that were first written or projected for either the original New York Shakespeare Festival production or for Broadway, as well as songs written specifically for the album.
The defense rests.
1 comment:
wow. you weren't kidding. love it. :)
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