[Mb-hair] HAIR at The Gallery Players

[Little Birdie]

Yes, a wonderful production, seen in wonderful company. It was so great to 
see some of the original staging again, and I was very impressed with the 
level of talent in the company. The Tribe were so welcoming and speaking 
with them afterwards it was clear that the experience had made a large 
impact on them.

As Michael mentioned, they didn't do many of the newer revisions or the new 
lyrics. They cut not only The Bed, but also Going Down, which disappointed 
me, as it's a song I love. There were many strong performances, including 
Paul Lane as Claude, Vasthy Mompoint as Dionne/Abe Lincoln, and many, many 
more. Adam Enright sang Sodomy beautifullyly, as did Julia Kushner with 
Black Boys. Too many other strong performaces to list them all individually. 
All the singing was very strong and the the dancing wonderful. It was 
downright eerie to see some of the original staging.

A great evening - Wish I could go back! Hopefully some of their Tribe will 
be joining us on the list, so we will hear about it from their prospective!

Nina

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>From: Michael Butler <michael at michaelbutler.com>
>Reply-To: mb-hair at islandlists.com
>To: HAIR List <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
>CC: Nina Dayton <dayton3 at rcn.com>
>Subject: [Mb-hair] HAIR at The Gallery Players
>Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 10:35:58 -0800
>
>Well, Nina, Ann, Bob, Bill, Trevor and I went to Brooklyn to see this show.
>Had a delightful dinner at Convivium Osteria which if you are ever in the
>area we can recommend.
>Steven Smeltzer directed and Matt Schicker, Produced a really great version
>of HAIR. I don't say that often. We all enjoyed it very much. The tribe was
>terrific, movement great and it was very close to the original without a 
>lot
>of changes. Only negative-the band was a bit too loud. What is new for a
>HAIR? Fortunately the band was good.
>The bad news! Sunday was the last night. So our best to them in thanks.
>Michael
>
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