"HAIR" RETURNING TO BROADWAY
IN THE SUMMER OF 2011
Limited Engagement in NYC
Prior to another National Tour
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APRIL 1968: HAIR PREMIERES ON BROADWAY; CAUSES SENSATION
MARCH 2009: HAIR RETURNS TO BROADWAY; CAUSES SENSATION
JUNE 2011: THE TRIBE WILL RETURN AGAIN!
TONY AWARD-WINNING REVIVAL OF “ H A I R ”TO RETURN TO BROADWAY
FOR 2011 “SUMMER OF LOVE”!
THE PUBLIC THEATERBRINGS THE TRIBE BACKTO THE GREAT WHITE WAY PERFORMANCES BEGIN JULY 5, 2011AT THE ST. JAMES THEATRE
New York, NY – New York’s Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director) and Joey Parnes have announced that the Tony Award-winning revival of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, featuring the cast of the critically acclaimed first national tour and direction by Diane Paulus, will return to Broadway summer of 2011! Performances will begin on Tuesday, July 5 and will run through Saturday, September 10, with Opening Night on Wednesday, July 13 at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street).
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| HAIR’s triumphant return to Broadway follows on the heels of its successful first national tour of 20 cities in 9 months during the 2010-2011 season and will feature original revival cast members Steel Burkhardt as Berger, Paris Remillard as Claude, Matt DeAngelis as Woof, Kaitlin Kiyan as Crissy, Darius Nichols as Hud, Kacie Sheik as Jeanie, London cast member Phyre Hawkins as Dionne and Central Park cast member Caren Lyn Tackett as Sheila. The cast also includes: Shaleah Adkisson, Emily Afton, Nicholas Belton, Larkin Bogan, Corey Bradley, Marshal Kennedy Carolan, Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Evariste, Lulu Fall, Tripp Fountain, Nkrumah Gatling, Allison Guinn, Josh Lamon, John Moauro, Christine Nolan, Emmy Raver-Lampman,
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Following its strictly limited summer engagement, the HAIR tour will continue across the country. Winner of the of the 2009 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, and the Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle 2009 awards for Outstanding Revival of a Musical, HAIR opened on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre to unanimous raves March 31, 2009 and played more than 500 performances before closing on June 27, 2010.
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Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director of the Public Theater commented, “We are delighted to welcome the Tribe back to New York after a year of spreading HAIR’s message of peace, love and justice across the United States. Now more than ever we need to Let the Sun Shine in!”
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