#hairontour

[nicolemarcusmusic]

In keeping with the celebration of #HAIR’s 50th anniversary, here’s a #dressingroomselfie from one of our first #tour stops in Texas. Was in love with my gorgeous top, designed by the incomparable @mmcdonaldcostumedesigns and kept up by the wonderful Kay Pearson all tour!

[brittnieaprice-blog]

i love what i do.

[lunaprophets]

#hairontour #hairinjapan

[xixxcjoc]

Little peace sign on my hair shirt. #hair #hairmusical #hairontour #2011-2012Tour

[lunarbounce]

I saw HAIR for the third time yesterday, and I've been floating in this euphoric cloud of happiness ever since I left the theatre. 

IF YOU ARE A GAVIN CREEL FAN, you need to see this. It'll make you so happy!

Reasons why this video is magical:

it looks like a fucking music video

Gavin hits a high note on the word "freedom" and it's beauuuuutiful

Gavin falls and makes an adorable sound

Allison's face when he falls

It's just a whole lot of Gavin which is fine by everyone because who doesn't love that talented little fuck

[emelialikesprettythings]

Hair

Diane Paulus’ production of Gerome Ragni and James Rado’s rock musical “Hair” offers a personal, interactive view into the lives of a group of American teenagers during the 1960s and the era of the Vietnam War. The group, or the “Tribe” as it’s referred to in the show, is on a journey to spread peace and love and protest the war. The Tribe, led by Claude (Noah Plomgren), Berger (Brian Crawford Scott), and Sheila (Mary Kate Morrissey) decide to stage a protest by burning their draft cards, but when the time comes for Claude to throw his in the fire, he is unable to do so. Ultimately, Claude must decide whether to resist the draft like the rest of the Tribe, or give in to the pressures of society and his parents, compromising everything he stands for. The show is somewhat Claude’s journey to find himself, while the audience is offered the opportunity to pick the brains of the hippies through audience-actor interaction, and also see the rhyme and reason behind what the teenagers of the 1960s really stood for.

The scenic design in this production of “Hair” was done by Scott Pask, and it worked well with the show, as the setting is in a theatre. The backdrop was a sunburst that changed colors throughout the show, with a truck painted in bright colors on the right side of the stage, with the band on the left side. The rest of the scenic design was minimal and represented an actual theatre in which the actors were aware of the audience. Because there are so many actors on stage at any given time, having as little as possible on stage allows the audience to be less distracted by the scenery and focus in more on what’s playing out on stage. Also, there are many different settings that come into play during the show. For example, at one point, Claude is arguing with his parents about his lifestyle and going off to war, and at another point, he’s hallucinating after having a bad trip, in which the other actors become crazy characters such as Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth. Not having much in the way of scenery allows many different scenes and settings to take place, and it was beneficial in this production. Michael McDonald was in charge of costume design, and all of the costume choices successfully reflected the time period. Berger (Scott) opened the show wearing a vest and fringe, and his hair was past his shoulders. Crissy (Dana Gitlin) wore a babydoll peasant top with bell bottoms, and Claude (Plomgren) wore his hair long along with beads, a headband, and loose fitting jeans with the British flag on the back. The rest of the tribe wore bell bottoms, bikini-like tops, paisley, afros, and belly-baring shirts. At the end, Claude’s hair is neatly trimmed and he’s wearing an army uniform. Overall, the costume design lent a lot to the feeling of the production as a whole. The lighting design, done by Joel E. Silver, worked well in reflecting the mood of different parts of the production overall. During most of the dialogue between Tribe members, there was basic yellow light, but when, for example, Claude’s parents were yelling at him, at one point the whole stage went black except for a spotlight on them. During the draft card burning scene, the lighting was focused on the trash can in which the cards were being burned. At the end of Act 1, when the actors stripped down, the light became dim and purple, tastefully handling a scene from the production that has been controversial since it first appeared Off-Broadway in the late 1960s. The most powerful use of lighting, for me, however was at the end of Act 2 when all the other Tribe members run off the stage in the dark and Claude is left lying motionless on an American flag with the spotlight focused solely on him as snow falls softly onto him, implying his death in the war. It was a moment that gave me chills, as I’m sure it did for many other audience members.

[thinking-boutyouu]

@maryspacekate showing us #hairontour choreography

[dmoldovan]

Gavs and I shared a lovely conversation about college and how much I geek out over him. He's as tall as me. We're now best friends.

[nicolemarcusmusic]

#fbf #OnTheStepsOfTheTokyoImperialPalace 😊#summer #2013 #HAIRontour #onthestepsofthepalace (at Tokyo Imperial Palace)

[maddysalwayssunny]

Saw HAIR for the first time last night. I literally still can't stop smiling, it was just THAT much fun. I couldn't stop grinning through this song in particular. It was my favorite part of the whole show. The whole cast is seriously just so fierce. So fierce in fact, they could lend everyone in the world some of their fierceness and STILL be just as fierce as they are now. AND THE DANCE PARTY ON STAGE! I was particularly excited for that aspect of the whole show, and it didn't disappoint. And I also don't think I've ever seen that many people stand up for the standing ovation. I don't think I saw anyone sitting down. Cray cray!

In short...loved it! For sure in my list of top 3 shows.

[nicolemarcusmusic]

#tbt to blurry #selfies with my favorite people in the best bar in #Scranton while on #tour with #HAIR on my #bday, 2013. #HAIRontour #runonsentence #tribeforlife #❤️ (at Broadway In Scranton)

[nicolemarcusmusic]

#CurtainCalls in #Tokyo with #HAIRontour. #❤️💛💚💙💜#🎵#🎭

[nicolemarcusmusic]

Beautiful, white, holy #snow on my riser post final show. #hairontour #cables #drumriser (at 東急シアターオーブ (TOKYU THEATRE Orb))

[nicolemarcusmusic]

Last load out of #hairontour. #loadout #theatre #backstage (at 東急シアターオーブ (TOKYU THEATRE Orb))

[lunaprophets]

ブロードウェイミュージカルHAIRの千秋楽へ行ってきました‼ 劇中にガーベラを頂きました‼ 中の方の席だったのに目が合った後ウィンク貰ってガーベラを投げて頂けました‼ またTribe御一行様、日本に戻ってきて欲しいな♪ #hairontour #hairinjapan

[nicolemarcusmusic]

Show #101 and closing night of #hairontour. Love love #love. (at 東急シアターオーブ (TOKYU THEATRE Orb))