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| The cast of "Hair" at the Public Theater in 1967. (Photo by George E. Joseph) www.americantheatre.org |
"Hair!" cast reunion
Last night the 50th anniversary of the opening of "Hair!" was observed
with a cast reunion at Lincoln Center, where I was given a song sheet
and told to sing "Good Morning Starshine" with the Tribe from a current
production touring Europe. They said they are rescuing the USA's
reputation everywhere they go. The assistant to the composer, Galt
MacDermot, said he asked for his job when he was 16, and still has it. A
member of the 1967 cast told me she is now a tour guide when she is not
too depressed by politics to go outside. The celebrated Miss Arkansas,
who abdicated her Crown to run away with the Tribe, said each
performance was a transformation and pleaded for theater to return to
its job of changing the world. Then we all sang "Let The Sun Shine In"
and went home feeling as we did after we first saw "Hair!" :
transformed.
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