CBS Radio Launches HAIR RADIO, Streams Hit Tunes From Original Cast Recording

CBS RADIO has launched Hair Radio, a new custom streaming internet radio station, celebrating the smash Broadway revival of the musical HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. The channel features hit songs from the 1960's and 70's, tunes from the original cast recording of HAIR, along with various recordings of the show's most popular songs from all different eras, interviews with the cast and creative team of the new Broadway revival and an extensive arsenal of show-related content. Hair Radio is the first station of its kind for both CBS RADIO and the influential show, as it is uniquely devoted to and endorsed by HAIR. The station is available worldwide at www.HairBroadway.com as well as through the online streaming platforms of CBS RADIO, AOL Radio, and Yahoo! Radio, in addition to the iPhone and select Blackberry devices. Tracks from the new Broadway Cast Recording of HAIR will be played exclusively on Hair Radio beginning on Friday, May 15, in advance of the album's release.

The new Broadway Cast Recording of the hit musical HAIR, featuring never-before-released tracks from the show's iconic score, will be available in stores beginning on Tuesday, June 23. The Ghostlight Records recording, featuring the 37-member cast and band, will also be released digitally via iTunes on Tuesday, May 26.

The new Broadway production of HAIR is nominated for eight 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical, as well as eight Drama Desk Awards and three Drama League Awards. The Outer Critics Circle recently honored the production with its 2009 award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical.

Directed by Diane Paulus and choreographed by Karole Armitage, HAIR features a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. HAIR began preview performances on Friday, March 6 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street, NYC) and opened to unanimous rave reviews on Tuesday, March 31. The story of a group of young Americans searching for love and peace during the Vietnam era, HAIR is a timeless portrait of a movement that changed the world. Its groundbreaking rock score paved the way for some of the greatest musicals of our time.

The Broadway Cast of HAIR includes Sasha Allen, Ato Blankson-Wood, Steel Burkhardt, Jackie Burns, Briana Carlson-Goodman, Allison Case, Gavin Creel, Lauren Elder, Allison Guinn, Chasten Harmon, Anthony Hollock, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Kaitlin Kiyan, Andrew Kober, Josh Lamon, Megan Lawrence, Caissie Levy, Nicole Lewis, Ryan Link, John Moauro, Darius Nichols, Brandon Pearson, Paris Remillard, Megan Reinking, Bryce Ryness, Michael James Scott, Saycon Sengbloh, Maya Sharpe, Kacie Sheik, Theo Stockman, Will Swenson and Tommar Wilson.

HAIR is presented on Broadway by The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Andrew D. Hamingson, Executive Director) Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Gary Goddard Entertainment, Kathleen K. Johnson, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Fran Kirmser Productions/Jed Bernstein, Marc Frankel, Broadway Across America, Barbara Manocherian/WenCarLar Productions, JK Productions/Terry Schnuck, Andy Sandberg, Jam Theatricals, The Weinstein Company / Norton Herrick, Jujamcyn Theaters, Joey Parnes and by special arrangement with Elizabeth Ireland McCann.

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