[Mb-hair] HAiR In Bridgeport

[richard haase]

wasnt the original nude scene very dark?
no?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Butler" <michael at michaelbutler.com>
To: "HAIR List" <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Mb-hair] HAiR In Bridgeport


> Debbie,
> I agree the nude was too dark. In fact my strongest critique about the
show
> is the lighting. That was hurt by its darkness made a negative feeling.
> The reverse was the concert version at Reprise in Los Angeles a couple of
> years ago. There the lighting so strong, the length and promenading would
> have been embarrassing in Las Vegas.
> Michael
>
> > Hello Tribe,
> >
> > Wanted to exclaim about Saturday in Bridgeport -  the show was really
> > good - hadn't seen it since i did it - '70 - '71, but seeing it with
> > people i did it with & MB was equally the big buzz for me!!
> >
> > We're watching the show & Robert  whispers "hey, remember how dirty
> > the stage was by the second act? "  Oh, and the whole tribe was
> > onstage for the flag song & I'm like " I don't remember that - wasn't
> > it only Woof, Berger & third guy?"  -  it was great!  I got the same
> > adrenaline high seeing it as i got from doing it.
> >
> > Great to meet Nina & her family, and see Bill S, Robert , Charles P &
> > MB of course - wow!
> > And the nude scene - I was wondering - was it always that dark when
> > we did it?  it felt much brighter onstage to me than what I saw on
> > Saturday - gee, I would have been a little less self- conscious if I
> > knew it was that dark!  Also, I can't tell if 30 years later it's
> > just not that big a deal or .. it always felt like a big deal when we
> > did it & the audience responded with this incredible intense
> > stillness,  like they didn't  even move till way after the singing
> > was done and we were gone - which I didn't sense seeing it Saturday.
> > It's probably just the passage of time, alot of nakedness over the
> > dam...
> >
> > Anyway, funny note - I had never seen a naked man until I did the
> > nude scene ( swear to God,  I'm not lying - Catholic school, dad was
> > a cop., barely 16.....)  pretty funny?
> >
> > Someone mentioned Stanley Ramsey - he was my first HUD !!- we were
> > cast in Detroit - I loved that guy & miss him.
> > HAiR without nude scene like non - alcoholic champagne? too funny...
> >
> > Bill, Robert, Nina - maybe MB  and more tribe - we're doing it again!!
> >
> > Peace & Love to you all,
> > Debbie Andrews
> >
> >
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