HAIR Hosts Chicago 'Be-In' For Marriage Equaliy 3/14

Tribe members from the National Tour of the 2009 TONY Award winning Best Musical HAIR will join forces with several local Chicago actors to stage a "Be-In" during their stop in Chicago.

The concert event will benefit the non-profit Broadway Impact, a marriage equality organization founded by original tribe member and TONY Award nominee Gavin Creel. The National Tour tribe has helped keep the spirit and the legacy of HAIR alive with three hugely successful be-in performances in D.C, Seattle, and Los Angeles and ispleased to welcome some of the Chicagoland area's finest local actors into their commune as part of their efforts.This night of music will feature cast members singing their favorite tunes to benefit and raise awareness to the fight for equality.

The event will be held from 6:00-8:00p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2011 at Sidetrack Chicago located at 3349 N. Halsted in Chicago. General Admission tickets are $25 and will be available at the door. Door prizes associated with the participating productions will also be available. 100% of the proceeds from the evening will be donated to Broadway Impact to support the organization's community efforts. The benefit is made possible in part by Ralph Lampkin and Alissa Norby/Jabberwock Productions.

MORE ABOUT "HAIR":
With a score including such enduring musical numbers as "Let the Sun Shine In," Aquarius," "Hair" and "Good Morning Starshine," HAIR depicts the birth of a cultural movement in the 60's and 70's that changed America forever. The musical follows a group of hopeful, free-spirited young people who advocate a lifestyle of pacifism and free-love in a society riddled with intolerance and brutality during the Vietnam War. As they explore sexual identity, challenge racism, experiment with drugs and burn draft cards, the show resonates with an irresistible message of hope more than 40 years after it first opened on Broadway.

HAIR won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival as well as the Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical. The HAIR cast recording was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.?The New York Times says Diane Paulus' THRILLING, EMOTIONALLY RICHproduction delivers INTENSE, UNADULTERATED JOY" and Time Out New York says "HAIR SPEAKS TO A WHOLE NEW GENERATION!."

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 McDermot.

For more information, please visit www.SidetrackChicago.com and www.HairOnTour.com.

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