Photo Coverage: The HAIR Cast 'Turn On, Tune In, and Sing Out' At Barnes & Noble To Celebrate CD
By: Peter James Zielinski Aug. 21, 2009
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In celebration of the Tony-winning revival of Hair's cast recording release, company members performed numbers from the show at Barnes & Noble. The creators also discussed the groundbreaking musical and production.
The event took place at 5pm on Thursday, August 20 at the Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle (1972 Broadway at 66th St), 3rd Floor. BroadwayWorld.com cameras were there to cheer the Hair gang on!
Ghostlight Records' New Broadway Cast Recording of HAIR is currently available in stores and on iTunes.
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. Now, the "Age of Aquarius" dawns again in this jubilant new production, which is the winner of the 2009 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. The Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle also recently honored the production with their 2009 award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical.Directed byDiane 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 March 6 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street, NYC) and opened to rave reviews on March 31, 2009.
The full cast of HAIR includes Sasha Allen, Ato Blankson-Wood, Krystal Joy Brown, Steel Burkhardt, Jackie Burns, Briana Carlson-Goodman,Allison Case, Gavin Creel, Matt DeAngelis, 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, Arbender Robinson, Bryce Ryness, MichaelJames Scott, Hannah Shankman, Maya Sharpe, Kacie Sheik, Will Swenson and Tommar Wilson.
The all-star band for HAIR includes Steve Bargonetti, Wilbur Bascomb, Elaine Burt, Ronald Buttacavoli, Joe Cardello, Nadia DiGiallonardo, Lon Hoyt, Christian Jaudes, Vincent MacDermot,Bernard Purdie, Andrew Schwartz and Allen Won.
The creative team also includes Scott Pask (scenic design), Michael McDonald (costume design),Kevin Adams (lighting design) and Acme Sound Partners (sound design).
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 Productions, 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.
For more information, visit www.hairbroadway.com.
Photos by Peter James Zielinski
Bryce Ryness, Will Swenson, Sasha Allen, Darius Nichols, Caissie Levy, Paris Remillard, and James Rado
Bryce Ryness, Caissie Levy, Paris Remillard, Sasha Allen, Darius Nichols, and Will Swenson
Darius Nichols and Will Swenson
Bryce Ryness, Caissie Levy, and Paris Remillard
Bryce Ryness, Caissie Levy, Paris Remillard, Sasha Allen, Darius Nichols, and Will Swenson
Paris Remillard, Darius Nichols, Sasha Allen, and Will Swenson
Galt MacDermot with his son
Galt MacDermot and his son
Bryce Ryness, Caissie Levy, Paris Remillard, Darius Nichols, Sasha Allen, and Will Swenson
Bryce Ryness and Paris Remillard
Bryce Ryness, Paris Remillard, Caissie Levy, Darius Nichols, Sasha Allen, and Will Swenson
Galt MacDermot with his son
Galt MacDermot with his son
Caissie Levy, and Darius Nichols
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