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Photo Coverage: HAIR Opening Night in the Park

By: Aug. 08, 2008
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The Public Theater's Shakespeare In The Park presentation of HAIR held its official press opening last night, Thursday, August 7th, 2008. It was a wet and wild 'be in' as the clouds opened up and the rain came down as the cast took final bows, but the storm only added to the celebration as the landmark musical brought the crowd to it's feet!

Directed by Diane Paulus with book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot, HAIR will run until August 31st 2008 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. HAIR was the show that, in 1967, officially opened The Public Theater's long-time home on Lafayette Street. HAIR has the distinction of being the first off-Broadway musical to transfer to Broadway. It moved to Broadway on April 29, 1968 and ran for 1,873 performances.

The cast of HAIR features Ato Blankson-Wood (Tribe), Steel Burkhardt (Tribe), Jackie Burns (Black Boys Trio/Tribe), Allison Case (Crissy), Lauren Elder (Tribe), Jonathan Groff (Claude), Allison Guinn (Tribe), Anthony Hollock (Tribe), Kaitlin Kiyan (Tribe), Andrew Kober (Father/Margaret Mead), Megan Lawrence (Mother), Nicole Lewis (White Boys Trio / Tribe), Caren Lyn Manuel (Sheila), Patina Renea Miller (Dionne), John Moauro (Tribe), Darius Nichols (Hud), Brandon Pearson (Tribe), Megan Reinking (Black Boys Trio / Tribe), Paris Remillard (Tribe), Bryce Ryness (Woof), Saycon Sengbloh (White Boys Trio / Tribe), Maya Sharpe (Tribe), Kacie Sheik (Jeanie), Theo Stockman (Tribe), Will Swenson (Berger), and Tommar Wilson (Tribe).


The Cast of HAIR bows in the pouring rain


The Cast of HAIR


James Rado and Jonathan Groff come together as the cast dances around them


Final Bows


Kacie Sheik and Patina Renea Miller


Allison Case takes in the rain


Ladies of the Tribe dance together


Jonathan Groff and Will Swenson


Patina Renea Miller, Jonathan Groff and Will Swenson


Patina Renea Miller, Jonathan Groff, and Will Swenson


Caren Lyn Manuel and Bryce Ryness


Allison Case and Andrew Kober


Will Swenson


Patina Renea Miller and Theo Stockman


Will Swenson


Allison Case, the cast, and the audience



The audience takes the stage and dances with the cast


Patina Renea Miller


Andrew Kober, Theo Stockman, and Caren Lyn Manuel


Jonathan Groff


Andrew Kober and Theo Stockman


Allison Guinn


Allison Case flanked by James Rado


Ato Blankson-Wood


Patina Renea Miller and Theo Stockman




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