Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni, and music by Galt MacDermot. The musical was a product of the hippy counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, and several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement. At the time, the musical's depiction of the use of illegal drugs, sexuality, profanity, its irreverence for the American flag, and its nude scene caused much comment and controversy.^[1] The musical broke new ground in musical theatre by defining the genre of the "rock musical", utilizing a racially-integrated cast, and by inviting the audience onstage for a "Be-in" finale.^[2] Hair is a 1979 film based on the 1968 Broadway musical of the same name about a Vietnam war draftee who meets and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to the army induction center. ... 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After an off-Broadway debut in October 1967 at Joseph Papp's Public Theater, the production opened on Broadway in April 1968 and ran for 1,750 performances,^[3] followed by a successful London production which ran for 1,998 performances. Numerous productions have been staged around the world since then, and numerous recordings of the musical have been released. Several of the songs from its score became Top 40 hits, and a successful movie version was released in 1979. Hair ranked tenth in a BBC Radio 2 listener poll of the "Nation's Number One Essential Musicals" ("Nation" referring to the United Kingdom).^[4] Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... For other uses, see October (disambiguation). ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Joseph Papp (1921 - 1991) was an American theatre producer and director. ... The Public Theater is a New York City arts organization. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... Hair is a 1979 film based on the 1968 Broadway musical of the same name about a Vietnam war draftee who meets and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to the army induction center. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is by far the most popular station in the UK, reaching some 27% of the available audience in 2006[1]. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in... An opinion poll is a survey of opinion from a particular sample. ...

History

Hair was conceived by actors James Rado and Gerry Ragn. In the 1960s, Ragni was an active member of The Open Theater group, which was developing improvisational and experimental drama techniques.^[5] While writing Hair in 1966, Ragni performed in The Open Theater's production of Megan Terry's play, Viet Rock, which influenced his development of the book for Hair. Viet Rock was described by critics as "wild... contributing something new to the concept and technique of stagecraft" (Variety), and "...the first realized theatrical statement about the Vietnam War" (Village Voice).^[5][6] During this period, Rado was studying acting with Lee Strasberg and appearing on Broadway in The Lion in Winter. The Open Theater was an experimental theatre group active from 1963 to 1974. ... Lee Strasberg (November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American director, actor, producer, and acting teacher. ... The Lion in Winter is a 1966 Broadway play by James Goldman, who also cinematically adapted it in 1968 for the film directed by Anthony Harvey and a 2003 film by Andrei Konchalovsky. ...

The two actors met in 1964 when they were both cast in the off-Broaway play Hang Down Your Head and Die and were soon writing Hair together.^[2][7] In the Los Angeles Times, Rado describes the inspiration for Hair as "a combination of some characters we met in the streets, people we knew and our own imaginations. We knew this group of kids in the East Village who were dropping out and dodging the draft, and there were also lots of articles in the press about how kids were being kicked out of school for growing their hair long, and we incorporated that in the show too."^[2] Many cast members (Shelley Plimpton in particular) were recruited right off the street.^[2] This just IN !!!:paris hiltons new dog. ... East Village Also known as Newmyers Seven Nuts, named for its inventor Chris Newmyer, East Village is a community card poker game. ... Dropping out means to withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values. ... Their actions were criminal offences and once they had left the country draft dodgers could not return or they would be arrested. ... Shelley Plimpton (b. ...

Rado and Ragni brought the show to producer Nat Shapiro, and Shapiro connected them with pianist/composer Galt MacDermot who had won a Grammy in 1961 for his composition "African Waltz" (recorded by Cannonball Adderley).^[8] While living in South Africa, MacDermot studied the music of the Bantu tribe, music that stresses beats on unexpected syllables, and incorporated this African influence into the Hair score.^[5] MacDermot says he listened to "what they called quaylas... very characteristic beat, very similar to rock. Much deeper though... Hair is very African - a lot of [the] rhythms, not the tunes so much."^[5] Among the first songs written for the show were "I Got Life", "Ain't Got No", "Where Do I Go" and the title song "Hair".^[2] Julian Edwin Cannonball Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975), originally from Tampa, Florida, was a jazz alto saxophonist of the small combo era of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Map showing the approximate distribution of Bantu (light brown) vs. ...

The show was pitched to several Broadway producers and received many rejections. Eventually Joe Papp, who ran the then-named New York Shakespeare Festival, decided he wanted Hair to open his newly titled Public Theater in New York City's Greenwich Village. Chicago businessman Michael Butler - after seeing an ad for Hair in the New York Times that led him to believe the show was about Native Americans - watched the Public's production several times and decided to buy the rights and move it to Broadway.^[2] Hair became the first off-Broadway musical to successfully make the transition to the Broadway stage.^[9] Joseph Papp (June 22, 1921 - October 31, 1991) was an American theatrical producer and director. ... New York Shakespeare Festival is the traditional name of a sequence of shows organized by the Public Theater in New York City, most often being held at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. ... The Public Theater is a New York City arts organization. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (IPA pronunciation: ), also called simply the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City named after Greenwich, London. ... Michael Butler (born in Chicago, Illinois) is an American theatrical producer best known for bringing the rock musical Hair from the Public Theater to Broadway in 1968. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ...

Early productions

Off-Broadway

Initially directed by Gerald Freedman, Hair premiered off-Broadway, as the inaugural performance of the under-construction Public Theater, on 17 October 1967, for a limited run of six weeks. It then ran for 45 performances at The Cheetah, an old discotheque at 53rd Street and Broadway, produced by Michael Butler. There was no nudity in these productions.^[2] Gerald Freedman (born June 25, 1927) is an American theatre director, librettist, and lyricist, and a college dean. ... Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... The Public Theater is a New York City arts organization. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Discothèque redirects here. ... Michael Butler (born in Chicago, Illinois) is an American theatrical producer best known for bringing the rock musical Hair from the Public Theater to Broadway in 1968. ...

Before the move to Broadway, the creative team hired director Tom O'Horgan. O'Horgan had been directing experimental theater at La MaMa, E.T.C. and was the first choice to direct the Public Theater production but was not available at the time.^[10] O'Horgan used nudity in many of the plays he directed, something that he would help integrate into the Broadway production.^[2] Newsweek described O'Horgan's directing style as "...sensual, savage, and thoroughly musical... [he] disintegrates verbal structure and often breaks up and distributes narrative and even character among different actors... He enjoys sensory bombardment."^[11] For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Tom OHorgan (born May 3, 1926) is an American theatre and film director and composer. ... La MaMa Theater La MaMa, Experimental Theater Club, is the brainchild of Ms. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ...

Broadway

After expanding the show (and adding 13 new songs) and hiring O'Horgan, Butler and the creative team moved the show to the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway on 29 April 1968 where it stayed for 1,750 performances (running until July 1, 1972). The original New York "tribe" (i.e., cast) included James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Shelley Plimpton, Melba Moore, Steve Curry, Lamont Washington, Ronnie Dyson, Paul Jabara, Lynn Kellogg, Sally Eaton, and Diane Keaton. The production was choreographed by Julie Arenal, had a set designed by Robin Wagner, costumes designed by Nancy Potts, and lighting design by Jules Fisher. Among the performers who appeared in Hair during its original Broadway run are Ted Lange, Keith Carradine, Barry McGuire, Kenny Seymour (of Little Anthony and The Imperials), Joe Butler (of the Lovin' Spoonful), Peppy Castro (of the Blues Magoos), Robin McNamara, Heather MacRae, Eddie Rambeau and Kim Milford.^[3] The Biltmore Theater is a Broadway theatre. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the state. ... James Radomski (born 1932, stage name James Rado, business name James Radomicki), is an actor, writer and composer, most well known for his work writing the musical Hair, for which he won a Grammy Award. ... Gerome Bernard Ragni (September 11, 1942 - July 10, 1991) is famous as the writer and co-writer of several musicals that spoke to the generation of the 1960s. ... Shelley Plimpton (b. ... Melba Moore (born Melba Hill, 29 October 1945, in New York City) is an American R&B singer and actress. ... Paul Jabara (January 31, 1948 - September 29, 1992) was an American actor and songwriter. ... Sally Eaton is a Wiccan High Priestess, liturgist and actress, whose credits include creating and playing the role of the “Hippie Witch” in the stage production of the hit Broadway musical Hair,[1] and acting in the Doric Wilson play Now She Dances!.[2] In the mid-70’s she... Diane Keaton (born Diane Hall on January 5, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress, director and producer. ... Robin Wagner is an American figure skating coach. ... Jules Fisher (born November 12, 1937) in Norristown, Pennsylvania is a prolific, award-winning, lighting designer and producer. ... Theodore William Lange (born January 5, 1948 in Oakland, California, USA ) is an actor best known for his role as the bartender Isaac in the TV series Love Boat. ... Keith Carradine (born August 8, 1949, in San Mateo, California) is an actor and Academy Award-winning songwriter born into a family of actors. ... Barry McGuire (born on 15 October 1935) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Little Anthony & The Imperials were a rhythm and blues/soul/doo-wop vocal group from Los Angeles, California in the 1950s and 1960s. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... John Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American songwriter and harmonica player. ... The Blues Magoos were a music group which hailed from the Bronx. ... In 1969, he was introduced to composer/producer Jeff Barry, who signed him to his Steed label. ... Eddie Rambeau (born Edward Cletus Fluri, 30 June 1943, Hazleton, Pennsylvania) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. ... Richard Kim Milford (February 7, 1951 - June 16, 1988) was an American movie and stage actor. ...

Early regional productions

The West Coast version played at the Aquarius Theatre on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, running for an unprecedented two years.^[12] The Los Angeles tribe included Robert Rothman, James Rado, Ben Vereen, Red Shepard, Gerome Ragni, Ted Neeley, Meat Loaf, Jobriath, Jennifer Warnes (Warren) and Dobie Gray. Former Mouseketeer Cubby O'Brien served as drummer and musical director. Russell DeCicco, chauffer, accompanied by his father, Joseph P. DeCicco, contributed a great deal in transporting producer Michael Butler and his Rolls Royce to and from Oakbrook, Illinois and Los Angeles, California. Russell and Michael developed a close bond and became life long friends. Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Earl Carroll Theatre, New York City, 1922 The Earl Carroll Theatre was the name of two theatres owned by Broadway impresario and showman Earl Carroll. ... Sunset Boulevard (officially known as West Sunset Boulevard, except in Beverly Hills) is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... link title Robert Rothman, AKA, Chicago Babe, is a filmmaker and original Los Angeles cast member of the musical Hair. ... James Radomski (born 1932, stage name James Rado, business name James Radomicki), is an actor, writer and composer, most well known for his work writing the musical Hair, for which he won a Grammy Award. ... Ben Vereen (born October 10, 1946) is an American actor. ... Gerome Bernard Ragni (September 11, 1942 - July 10, 1991) is famous as the writer and co-writer of several musicals that spoke to the generation of the 1960s. ... Ted Neeley at The Peace Center in Greenville, SC on May 13, 2007 after a show. ... This article is about the singer. ... Jobriath, 1974 Album Creatures of the Street Jobriath was the stage name of Bruce Wayne Campbell (December 14, 1946 in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania - August 3, 1983) a glam rock singer of 1973 and 1974. ... Drawing of Jennifer Warnes on the cover of her 1982 collection The Best of Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter. ... Dobie Gray (born July 26, 1940?) is an African-American musician / singer best known for his song Drift Away, which was one of the biggest hits of 1973 and still remains a staple of radio airplay. ... Annette Funicello on The Mickey Mouse Club The Mickey Mouse Club was a very long-running variety television series in the 1950s, produced and televised by the Walt Disney Studios, featuring a regular but ever-changing cast of teenage performers, of which the most popular was Annette Funicello. ... Micheal Butler is a musician and podcaster from San Fransisco, California. ...

There were soon nine simultaneous productions in U.S. cities, followed by national tours. ^[12] Among the performers in these were Joe Mantegna and André DeShields (Chicago), David Lasley, David Patrick Kelly and Shaun Murphy (Detroit), Arnold McCuller (tour), and Philip Michael Thomas (San Francisco).^[13] It was rare for this many productions to run simultaneously during an initial Broadway run. Producer Michael Butler, who recently declared that Hair is "the strongest anti-war statement ever written", said the reason for this was to influence public opinion against the Vietnam War and end it as soon as possible.^[14] Joseph Anthony Mantegna, Jr. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... David Lasley (born August 20, 1947 in Branch, Michigan) is an United States singer-songwriter, best known for his contributions as a background singer for such artists as Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor and Luther Vandross. ... David Patrick Kelly (born January 23, 1951) is an American actor and musician who has appeared in several films, including some major roles. ... Shaun Murphy, born Cheryl Murphy and also known as Stoney is an American singer best known for her work with Bob Seger and Little Feat. ... Arnold McCuller is an African American singer from Cleveland, Ohio. ... Philip Michael Thomas (May 26, 1949 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American actor. ...

Original West End production

Hair opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London on 27 September 1968, and running for 1,998 performances until closure was forced by the roof collapsing in July 1973. The original London tribe included Sonja Kristina, Paul Nicholas, Richard O'Brien, Melba Moore, Elaine Paige, Paul Korda, Marsha Hunt, Floella Benjamin, Alex Harvey and Tim Curry. This was Curry's first full-time theatrical acting role, where he met future collaborator O'Brien.^[15] The Shaftesbury Theatre is located on Shaftesbury Ave in London, England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Sonja Kristina Linwood Sonja Kristina Linwood is a British musician, usually known as Sonja Kristina and most famous as vocalist for Curved Air. ... Official Biography Paul Nicholas became a household favourite with his role as Vince in the BAFTA Award-winning BBC television series Just Good Friends and for LWT’s major drama series Bust for which he was nominated Best Actor. ... Richard OBrien (born Richard Timothy Smith on March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. ... Melba Moore (born Melba Hill, 29 October 1945, in New York City) is an American R&B singer and actress. ... On the cover of Elaine Paige Tour Programme 2004 Elaine Paige OBE (born Elaine Bickerstaff on 5 March 1948 in Barnet, Hertfordshire) is a world-renowned English singer and actor, primarily in musicals. ... // Paul Korda (born Paul Kunstler in 1948, Singapore, Malaysia) is an English songwriter, singer, musician, and actor. ... For the American actress born in 1917, see Marsha Hunt (actress). ... Floella Benjamin OBE (born September 23, 1949) is known to a generation of Britons as a presenter of popular childrens programmes such as Play School and Playaway. ... Alex Harvey (February 5, 1935 - February 4, 1982) was a Scottish rock and roll recording artist. ... Timothy James Curry (born April 19, 1946) is an English actor, singer and composer, perhaps best known for his role as mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). ...

Early international productions

A German production opened in 1968 in Munich;^[16] the tribe included Donna Summer and Liz Mitchell (of Boney M). A Mexican production of Hair opened in 1969 for one performance. The show was shut down by the government, and the cast members were forced to leave Mexico to avoid arrest.^[17] For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines, on December 31, 1948) is a legendary American singer, songwriter, and artist, best known for a string of dance hits in the 1970s that earned her the title Queen of Disco and as one of the few disco-based artists to have longevity on... Liz Mitchell, born in Clarendon, Jamaica, on July 12, 1952, was Boney Ms lead singer. ... Boney M was a Eurodance, pop, and disco group, comprising four West Indian singers and dancers and masterminded by West German record producer Frank Farian, and who were successful during the 1970s. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...

The Australian production of Hair premiered in Sydney on June 6, 1969,^[18] playing for two years in Sydney, followed by an Australian tour. It was produced by Harry M. Miller and directed by Jim Sharman. The Australian production is also notable as the stage debut of popular Australian vocalist Marcia Hines. The Sydney tribe also included Sharon Redd, Reg Livermore, and John Waters. The Melbourne tribe included Chuck McKinney and Michael Caton. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Harry Maurice Miller (born 6 January 1934) is an Australian promoter and publicist. ... Jim Sharman was born 12 March 1945 in Sydney, Australia, as James David Sharman. ... Marcia Hines (born July 23, 1953) is an American born singer who achieved great success in her adopted homeland of Australia. ... Sharon Redd (October 19, 1945 - May 1, 1992) was a disco singer from New York. ... Reg Livermore, born 11 December 1938, is an Australian actor, singer, theatrical performer and television presenter. ... Lisa McCune as Maria, and John Waters as Captain von Trapp, in the Australian production of The Sound of Music (advertising flyer) John Russell Waters (born 8 December 1948, London, England) is a famous film, theatre and television actor, best known in Australia, where he moved to in 1968. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Michael Caton (born 1943 in Queensland, Australia) is an actor best known for playing Darryl Kerrigan from 1997s low budget hit The Castle. ...

Other early productions were staged in Sweden, Brazil, Argentina, Finland, France, Italy, Israel, Japan, Denmark, Norway, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and then-Yugoslavia (Belgrade). The Belgrade production was the first for Hair in a communist country.^[19]

1977 Broadway revival and 1979 film

Main article: Hair (film)

A Broadway revival of Hair in 1977 ran for a short time with a cast that included Ellen Foley and Annie Golden.^[20] Hair is a 1979 film based on the 1968 Broadway musical of the same name about a Vietnam war draftee who meets and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to the army induction center. ... Ellen Foley (born 1951, St. ... Annie Golden (born October 19, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) is an actress and singer. ...

A successful movie version of Hair was directed by Miloš Forman and released in 1979 with a cast including Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, John Savage, Foley and Golden. The film's storyline departs significantly from the musical. Hair is a 1979 film based on the 1968 Broadway musical of the same name about a Vietnam war draftee who meets and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to the army induction center. ... Jan Tomáš Forman (born February 18, 1932), better known as MiloÅ¡ Forman, is a film director, actor, screenwriter and professor. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Richard Treat Williams (born December 1, 1951 in Rowayton, Connecticut) is an American actor. ... Beverly DAngelo (born November 15, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American singer and actress. ... John Savage (born John Youngs on August 25, 1949 in Old Bethpage, New York) is an American film actor, producer, production manager and composer. ...

Few major revivals of Hair followed until the early 1990s. Other productions are described below. For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

Plot

Act I

The musical introduces "The Tribe", a group of politically active friends, long-haired "Hippies of the Age of Aquarius" fighting against conscription to the Vietnam War and living a bohemian life together in New York City. Among them are Claude, the nominal group leader; Berger, an irreverent free spirit; Sheila, a New York University (NYU) student who is the most focused political activist of the group; Woof, a gentle soul; Jeanie, eccentric and pregnant by a "speed freak"; Hud, a militant African-American; Crissy, young and innocent; and Dionne, among others, who are struggling to balance their young lives, loves and the sexual revolution with their pacifist rebellion against the war and the conservative impulses of their parents and society. Their love lives are convoluted: Jeanie is in love with Claude, who is in love with Sheila, who is in love with Berger.^[21] Hippies (singular hippie or sometimes hippy) were members of the 1960s counterculture movement who adopted a communal or nomadic lifestyle, renounced corporate nationalism and the Vietnam War, embraced aspects of Buddhism, Hinduism, and/or Native American religious culture, and were otherwise at odds with traditional middle class Western values. ... The Age of Aquarius (starting around the 27th century) is one of the twelve astrological ages. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... For other uses, see Bohemian (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. ... For the Macy Gray song, see Sexual Revolution (song). ... Pacifist may mean: an advocate of pacifism. ...

Much of the first act focuses on Berger. At the beginning of the show he wanders out to interact with the audience dressed in a loincloth. Later we learn of his being kicked out of high school, his relationship with Sheila (he rips up a yellow shirt she brings to him as a gift) and his close friendship with Claude. At the end of Act I, after the men of The Tribe receive draft notices, they conduct a burning ceremony at a Be-In and burn their draft cards. Claude, however, does not. The plot then shifts to Claude as he closes Act I with the song "Where Do I Go?" which addresses his uncertainty about the future (and, at the end, contains the brief nude scene). The United States has employed conscription (mandatory military service, also called the draft) several times, usually during war but also during the nominal peace of the Cold War. ... The Human Be-In was a happening in San Franciscos Golden Gate Park, the afternoon and evening of January 14, 1967. ...

Act II

A substantial part of the second act consists of Claude's psychedelic drug trip, where he imagines (among other things) that he's going off to war, parachuting from a plane and conjuring up various historical and cultural figures such as General Custer, Rhett Butler, Scarlett O'Hara, LeRoi Jones, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, John Wilkes Boothe and Aretha Franklin. The drug trip and sequence of songs ("Walking in Space", "Abie Baby", "Three-Five-Zero-Zero") culminates as two tribe members sing "What a Piece of Work Is Man" over the symbolically dead bodies of the tribe on a battlefield. Ultimately, Claude goes to fight in Vietnam and dies.^[22] In the last scene, Claude appears as a ghostly spirit among his friends wearing an army uniform^[23] in an ironic echo of an earlier scene, where he says, "If I was invisible, I could do anything!" George Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 - June 25, 1876) was an American cavalry commander in the Civil War and the Indian Wars who is best remembered for his defeat and death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn against a coalition of Native American tribes, led by... Rhett Butler is the handsome, dashing hero of Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. ... Scarlett OHara (full name Katie Scarlett OHara Hamilton Kennedy Butler) of French-Irish ancestry is the protagonist in Margaret Mitchells 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and in the later film of the same name. ... Amiri Baraka Amiri Baraka (born October 7, 1934) is a U.S. writer. ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... Ulysses S. Grant,[2] born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885), was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869–1877). ... John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American actor made infamous for assassinating Abraham Lincoln. ... Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. ...

• This plot summary is based on the original Broadway script. The script has varied in subsequent productions.

Songs

The score had many more songs than were typical of Broadway shows.^[12] Most Broadway shows of the time had about six to ten songs per act; Hair's total is in the thirties. ^[24]

*Dropped from the Broadway show.
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Political and cultural significance

Politics and social change

Hair challenged many of the norms held by Western society at the time. It caused controversy when it was first staged, and much publicity was provoked by the Act I finale which included male and female nudity. This became a legal issue both when the show opened in other cities and when the show left New York on tour. Stage nudity was acceptable in New York at that time but was unknown elsewhere in the U.S. The show was also charged with the desecration of the American flag and the use of obscene language. Two cases eventually went to the U.S. Supreme Court. The first case occurred during the Boston production when the show was shut down by the Massachusetts Supreme Court in April of 1970. The US Supreme Court overturned the ruling a month later.^[25] The other case which began in April of 1972 (Southeastern Promotions, LTD v. Conrad, 420 U.S. 546) resulted in a 1975 Supreme Court ruling establishing that the City of Chattanooga's refusal to allow the play to be shown at the city-owned Memorial Auditorium was an unlawful prior restraint.^[26] Hair also effectively marked the end of stage censorship in the United Kingdom.^[27] The word norm coming from the latin word norma which means angle measure or (lawlike) rule, has a number of meanings: A social or sociological norm; see norm (sociology). ... Nude redirects here. ... This article is about the state. ... Flag ratio: 7:12; nicknames: Stars and Stripes, Old Glory The flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars... Obscenity in Latin obscenus, meaning foul, repulsive, detestable, (possibly derived from ob caenum, literally from filth). The term is most often used in a legal context to describe expressions (words, images, actions) that offend the prevalent sexual morality of the time. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... Chattanooga is a city located in United States of America. ... The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium is an historic performance hall in Chattanooga, Tennessee. ... Prior restraint is a legal term referring to a governments actions that prevent materials from being published. ... For other uses, see Censor. ...

The show occasionally received bomb threats and fell victim to tragedy during its early years. On April 26, 1971, the New York Times reported that a bomb was thrown at the outside of Cleveland's Hanna Theater, bouncing off the marquee and shattering windows in the Hanna building and nearby storefronts.^[28] That same month, the families of cast members Jonathan Johnson and Russel F. Carlson died in a suspicious fire in the Cleveland hotel where 33 members of the show's troupe had been staying.^[29] The Sydney Australia production also had a bomb scare in June 1969.^[30] Cleveland redirects here. ...

Astrology is a major theme in Hair, as the songs "Aquarius" and "Good Morning, Starshine" brought astrological and cosmic concepts to popular culture. The show's creators also consulted an astrologer when deciding when the show would open on Broadway and in other cities, and whom to cast. Look up Aquarius, aquarius in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Many of the songs in Hair address political and social issues: "Air" is a song about pollution; "Sodomy" addresses sexual freedom; "Colored Spade", "Abie Baby" and "Black Boys/White Boys" address various racial issues (the latter, miscegenation); "Hashish" provides a list of pharmaceuticals, both illegal and legal (including Thorazine which is used to calm down mental patients);^[31] "Three-Five-Zero-Zero" is critical of the Vietnam War; and "Don't Put It Down" pokes fun at patriotism.^[22] In addition, as Clive Barnes wrote in his original New York Times review of Hair, "homosexuality is not frowned upon".^[32] Three characters in particular - Claude, Berger and Woof - make reference to bisexual experiences and/or bisexuality. Woof says he has a big crush on Mick Jagger, and Sheila announces at one point that Claude and Berger have had sex.^[22] Chlorpromazine was the first antipsychotic drug, used during the 1950s and 1960s. ... In human sexuality, bisexuality describes a man or woman having a sexual orientation to persons of either or both sexes (a man or woman who sexually likes both sexes; people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to both males and females). ... Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943) is a English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ...

Literary references

Hair makes many references to Shakespeare plays, especially Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet (for example, the lyrics to the song "What a Piece of Work Is Man" is from Hamlet (II: scene 2) and portions of "Flesh Failures" ("the rest is silence") are Hamlet's final lines. In "Flesh Failures/Let The Sun Shine In", the lyrics "Eyes, look your last!/ Arms, take your last embrace! And lips, O you/ The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss" are from Romeo and Juliet (V:iii,111-114)). Many of these references did not appear in the Broadway version of the play, but were part of other productions, especially London. Symbolically, the sub-plot of Claude's repeated failure to burn his draft card can be interpreted as a hippie take on Hamlet, whose inability to take decisive action causes his demise. The symbolism is carried into the last scene, where Claude appears as a ghostly spirit among his friends wearing an army uniform^[23] in an ironic echo of an earlier scene, where he says, "If I was invisible, I could do anything!". Shakespeare redirects here. ... Romeo and Juliet in the famous balcony scene by Ford Madox Brown For other uses, see Romeo and Juliet (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ...

The song "Three-Five-Zero-Zero" contains portions of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Wichita Vortex Sutra".^[33] In the psychedelic drug trip sequence, Scarlett O'Hara, Rhett Butler and Prissy (Butterfly McQueen) from Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind make appearances. Also in the drug trip, activist African-American poet LeRoi Jones is portrayed briefly.^[22] Irwin Allen Ginsberg (IPA: ) (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet. ... For the Canadian politician, see Margaret Mitchell (Canadian politician); for the Scottish politician, see Margaret Mitchell (Scottish politician). ... For the film, see Gone with the Wind (film). ...

Media

Music from the musical or other references to it have appeared in many media since the show premiered, including the following:

Several pop and rock artists had hits with songs from Hair in the late 60's. A medley of the two songs Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In, which was number 33 on the 2004 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs, was recorded by The Fifth Dimension and released in 1969 as a Grammy-winning and chart-topping single.^[34] The Cowsills had a hit with the title song "Hair", which reached #2 on the Billboard charts in 1969. "Good Morning Starshine" as sung by Oliver reached #3 on Billboard in 1969 and also lent its title to Strawberry Alarm Clock's last album of original material, which included a cover of the song. Three Dog Night had a hit with "Easy to Be Hard" in 1969 (#4 Billboard). Nina Simone recorded a medley from Hair: "Ain't Got No - I Got Life" on the album Nuff Said (1968), which reached the top 5 on the British charts.^[35] Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In, sometimes incorrectly known as The Age of Aquarius, is a medley of the songs Aquarius and The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In) from the musical Hair, originally released by The Fifth Dimension as a single which held the number one position on the U... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Part of the AFI 100 Years. ... The Fifth Dimension The Fifth Dimension (also known as The 5th Dimension) is an American popular music vocal group, whose repertoire also includes R&B, soul, and jazz. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... The 12th Grammy Awards were held in 1970. ... These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1969. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Cowsills were a band specializing in what would later be defined as Pop or Bubblegum Rock. ... William Oliver Swofford (February 22, 1945–February 12, 2000), known as Oliver, was an American pop singer. ... For the FM104 breakfast show, see The Strawberry Alarm Clock Strawberry Alarm Clock was a psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles, known for their 1967 hit Incense and Peppermints. They are often thought of as a one-hit wonder, although they charted two Top 40 songs. ... Three Dog Night is an American rock and roll band, best known for their work from 1968-1975 but still making live appearances as of 2007. ... Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her stage name Nina Simone (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist. ... Nuff Said is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone (1933-2003). ...

Other artists such as electronic music pioneer Mort Garson recorded an album of Hair covers entitled Electronic Hair Pieces in 1969, and Hugo Montenegro's 1969 album Moog Power, included a medley of the songs Hair and Aquarius. Mort Garson (born 20 July 1924 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada) is an electronic musician best known for his albums that predomenantly feature Moog synthesizers. ... Hugo Montenegro (September 2, 1925 - February 6, 1981) was an American composer of film soundtracks. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In, sometimes incorrectly known as The Age of Aquarius, is a medley of the songs Aquarius and The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In) from the musical Hair, originally released by The Fifth Dimension as a single which held the number one position on the U...

Songs from the musical have been featured in films and television episodes. For example, in the 2005 movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the character Willy Wonka welcomed the children with lyrics from "Good Morning Starshine".^[36] "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" was performed in the final scene in the film The 40-Year-Old Virgin,^[37] and Three Dog Night's cover of "Easy to be Hard" was featured in the first part of David Fincher's film Zodiac.^[38] On television, several episodes of The Simpsons have featured songs from Hair. In "The Springfield Files", the townspeople, Leonard Nimoy, Chewbacca, Dana Scully and Fox Mulder sang "Good Morning Starshine." In other Simpsons episodes, the song "Hair" was heard when Marge Simpson was losing her hair, a gang of yoyoists played "Aquarius" when they came to Springfield elementary, and another episode featured "Easy to be Hard."^{[citation needed]} "Good Morning Starshine" also appeared on Sesame Street episodes and albums, sung by cast member Bob McGrath.^{[citation needed]} In addition,Head of the Class featured a 2-part episode in 1990 where the head of the English department is determined to disrupt the school's performance of Hair.^[39] For other uses, see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (disambiguation). ... The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 comedy film starring Steve Carell and directed by Judd Apatow. ... Three Dog Night is an American rock and roll band, best known for their work from 1968-1975 but still making live appearances as of 2007. ... Zodiac, a Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... The Springfield Files is the tenth episode of The Simpsons eighth season, which originally aired January 12, 1997. ... Leonard Simon Nimoy (born March 26, 1931) is an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. ... Chewbacca (or Chewie) is a character in the Star Wars universe. ... Special Agent Dr. Dana Katherine Scully (born February 23, 1964) is a fictional character on the FOX television series The X-Files (1993-2002), played by Gillian Anderson. ... Special Agent Fox William Mulder (born October 13, 1961), nicknamed Spooky Mulder, is a fictional character played by David Duchovny on the 1993-2002 television series, The X-Files. ... Marjorie Marge Simpson (née Bouvier) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Julie Kavner. ... Sesame Street is an American educational childrens television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. ... Bob McGrath, when he was big in Japan. ... Head of the Class was an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. ...

Songs from the show are sometimes used in advertising. "Aquarius" was used in a Ford car advertising campaign in recent years.^[40] "Let the Sun Shine In" was used in a 2007 television advertising campaign for Bic Soleil razors^{[citation needed]} and was heard in an earlier Windex glass cleaner ad.^{[citation needed]} Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... Windexs flagship product Windex is a trademark for a glass and light-duty hard surface cleaner manufactured since 1933 by S. C. Johnson & Son and popular in the United States and Canada since the mid-20th century. ...

Subsequent productions

1990s

A small 1990 “bus and truck” production of Hair toured Europe for over 3 years.^[41] A production opened in Australia in 1992 and a short-lived revival opened at the Old Vic in London in 1993 starring John Barrowman and Paul Hipp. Other productions were mounted in Germany (1993), Iceland (1994), Hungary (1996), and Denmark (1997), among others. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The exterior of the Old Vic from the corner of Baylis Road and Waterloo Road. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... John Barrowman (born 11 March 1967 in Mount Vernon, Glasgow) is a Scottish-American actor, musical performer, dancer, singer, and TV presenter who has lived and worked both in the United Kingdom and the United States. ...

Hair author James Rado directed a $1 million, 11 city national tour in 1994 that featured Luther Creek and Catrice Joseph.^[41] In 1996, original Hair producer Michael Butler brought a month-long production to Chicago, running the show concurrently with the 1996 Democratic National Convention. Butler employed the Pacific Musical Theater, a professional troupe in residence at California State University, Fullerton.^[42] Luther Creek (born January 28, 1972 in Stamford, Connecticut) is a Broadway actor whos roles include Bobby Strong in Urinetown and Roger Davis in Rent. ... The 1996 Democratic National Convention took place in Chicago, Illinois. ... California State University, Fullerton, commonly known as CSUF, CSU Fullerton, or Cal State Fullerton, is a part of the California State University system. ...

2000s

In 2001, the Reprise! theater company in Los Angeles put on Hair for a limited run at the Wadsworth Theater that starred Steven Weber as Berger, Sam Harris as Claude and Jennifer Leigh Warren as Sheila.^[43] That same year, Encores! Great American Musicals in Concert ended its 2001 City Center season with Hair starring Luther Creek, Idina Menzel, Jessica-Snow Wilson and Tom Plotkin, and featuring Hair composer Galt MacDermot on stage at the keyboards.^[44] An Actors' Fund benefit of the show was performed for one night at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York City in 2004. The tribe included: Shoshana Bean, Raul Esparza, JM J. Bullock, Liz Callaway, Gavin Creel, Harvey Fierstein, Ana Gasteyer, Annie Golden, Jennifer Hudson, Jai Rodriguez, RuPaul, Michael McKean, Laura Benanti, and Adam Pascal.^[45] Several people go by the name Steven Weber: Steven Weber is an American actor from Queens,New York. ... Sam Harris is an American pop and musical theatre recording artist as well as a television, stage and film actor. ... Luther Creek (born January 28, 1972 in Stamford, Connecticut) is a Broadway actor whos roles include Bobby Strong in Urinetown and Roger Davis in Rent. ... Idina Menzel (born Idina Kim Mentzel on May 30, 1971 in New York City) is a Tony Award-winning American actress, singer and songwriter who is best known for her performances in Wicked and Rent. ... Tom Plotkin is an American Actor. ... Galt MacDermot (born December 18, 1928 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian writer of musical theater, best known for the show Hair, which ran for nearly 2000 performances in both London and New York and was later made into a film in 1979. ... The New Amsterdam Theatre is a playhouse located at 214 West 42nd Street in New York Citys Broadway district. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Raul Esparza in 2005 Raúl Esparza (born October 24, 1970) is an American stage actor. ... JM J. Bullock AKA Jim J. Bullock (born James Jackson Bullock on February 9, 1955 in Casper, Wyoming) is an American actor. ... Liz Callaway Liz Callaway (born April 13, 1961) is an American actress and cabaret singer. ... Gavin Creel (b. ... Harvey Fierstein (born June 6, 1952) is a Tony Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. ... Ana Kristina Gasteyer (born May 4, 1967) is an American actress and comedian. ... Annie Golden (born October 19, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) is an actress and singer. ... Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. ... Jai Rodriguez (born June 22, 1979 in Brentwood, New York) is an actor and musician best known as the culture guide on the Bravo networks Emmy-winning American reality television program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. ... RuPaul (born RuPaul Andre Charles on November 17, 1960), is an American drag performer, dance music singer, actor, and songwriter who gained worldwide fame in the 1990s; appearing in a wide variety of television programs, films, and musical albums. ... Michael McKean (born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, composer and musician, best known for his portrayal of Leonard Lenny Kosnowski on the sitcom Laverne and Shirley; as one of the members of Spinal Tap; as a Saturday Night Live cast member; and for other various appearances in... Adam Pascal Adam Pascal (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor, best known for being the first to play the role of Roger Davis in the Jonathan Larson musical Rent on Broadway. ...

International productions continued, including in Norway (2000) and in Vienna (2001), which featured new "hard" orchestrations and a modernized plot and setting. In 2005, a London production opened at the Gate Theatre. James Rado approved an updating of the musical's script to place it in the context of the 2003 Gulf War instead of the Vietnam War.^[46] In March 2006, Rado collaborated with director Robert Prior for a CanStage production of Hair in Toronto,^[47] and a revival produced by Pieter Toerien toured South Africa in 2007. Directed by Paul Warwick Griffin, with choreography by Timothy Le Roux, the show ran at the Montecasino Theatre in Johannesburg and at Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town.^[48] For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... The Canadian Stage Company is the largest contemporary theatre company in Canada. ... Pieter Toerien (born 1945) was, for 40 years, South Africa’s foremost theatre impresario. ...

For three nights in September 2007, Joe's Pub and the Public Theater presented the 40th Anniversary Production of Hair at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, New York City. This concert version, directed by Diane Paulus, featured Jonathan Groff of Spring Awakening as Claude and Galt MacDermot on stage on the keyboards. The cast also included Karen Olivo, Will Swenson, Darius Nichols, Patina Renea Miller and Megan Lawrence.^[49] Actors from the original Broadway production (1968-72) joined the cast on stage during the encore of "Let the Sun Shine In". Joes Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York Citys most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. ... The Public Theater is a New York City arts organization. ... The Delacorte Theater is located in Central Park in New York City. ... Central Park is a large public, urban park (843 acres, 3. ... Jonathan Groff is an American stage performer and TV actor. ... The Lake Balaton Offensive (codenamed Operation Frühlingserwachen, Spring Awakening), was the last major offensive action by the Germans during World War II. Launched in great secrecy on March 6, 1945, the attack took place in Hungary around the Lake Balaton area, and involved mostly units withdrawn from the failed...

Community theatre, university and high school productions

Amateur and school productions of Hair are popular worldwide.^[50] In 2002, Peter Jennings featured a Boulder, CO high school production of Hair for his ABC documentary series "In Search of America".^[51] A September 2006 community theater production at the 2,000-seat Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey was praised by original producer Michael Butler, who said it was "one of the best Hairs I have seen in a long time."^[52] Another example of a recent large-scale amateur production is the Mountain Play production at the 4,000-seat Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre in Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, California in the spring of 2007.^[53] Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM (July 29, 1938 – August 7, 2005) was a Canadian-American journalist and news anchor. ... Pearl Street Mall in Downtown Boulder Boulder (40n01, 105w16 MST) is a city located in Boulder County, Colorado, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 94,673. ... Map of Red Bank in Monmouth County The Borough of Red Bank is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey incorporated in 1908. ... Mount Tamalpais (Mount Tam) is a peak in Marin County, California, USA. It is a popular hiking destination for residents of the San Francisco Bay Area, home to the Edgewood Botanic Garden, and often considered symbolic of Marin County. ... Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States located about 11 miles north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge. ...

International success

Hair has been performed in most of the countries of the world. After the Berlin Wall fell, the show travelled for the first time to Poland, Lebanon, the Czech Republic, and Sarajevo (featured on ABC's Nightline with Ted Koppel, when Phil Alden Robinson visited that city and discovered a production of Hair there in the midst of the war). According to Rado, the only places where the show hasn't been performed are "China, India, Vietnam, the Arctic and Antarctic continents as well as most African countries."^[54] East German construction workers building the Berlin Wall, November 20, 1961. ... Nightline is a late-night hard and soft news program broadcast by ABC in the United States, and has a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. ... Photo by Bob DAmico/ABC Ted Koppel, anchor of the ABC News program Nightline. ... Phil Alden Robinson (born March 1, 1950) in Long Beach, New York, is an American film director and screenwriter whose films include Field of Dreams, Sneakers, and The Sum of All Fears. ...

Albums

Notes

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References

• Barnes, Clive. "Theatre: 'Hair'—It's Fresh and Frank" in The New York Times, April 30, 1968. 40 (available online here).
• Horn, Barbara Lee. The Age of Hair: Evolution and the Impact of Broadway's First Rock Musical (New York, 1991) ISBN 0313275645
• Miller, Scott. Let the Sun Shine In: The Genius of Hair (Heineman, 2003) ISBN 0325005567
• Johnson, Jonathon. Good Hair Days: A Personal Journey with the American Tribal Love-Rock Musical Hair (iUniverse, 2004) ISBN 0595312977

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External links

• Hair at the Internet Broadway Database
• The official Hair the musical website by James Rado, one of the co-authors
• Website on Hair from Michael Butler, the musical's original producer
• Official Hair blog from Michael Butler, the musical's original producer