[Mb-hair] senior center

[richard haase]

its not turning hair into a new show
this is how direction and mis en scene evolves

and the authors would naturally be involved in any production of HAIR that i
did
i am in constant touch with them

and yes once you set the context
and its the same script
yes it is HAIR
its not the same production
but yes it would be HAIR
and Jimmy Rado shares this vision in fact
that sound that came off the floor in the reunion is HAIR
MORE HAIR THAN ANY OTHER COMPANY

and i have more new high end projects than anyone the planet
but
HAIR like a piece of mozart or bizets carmen or something by dostoyevsky
is very special

the reason this discussion comes up with HAIR is the notion of ground
breaking of freshness
is very much a part of the zeitgeist of the show; so the notion of keeping
it fresh and freshness
is part of HAIRS inherent makeup

thats why

and yes i would set west side story now
and without changing a word make it black and puerto rican
the jets as in jet black are a black gang
thats whos living up there now



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Little Birdie" <lbirdie at hotmail.com>
To: <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Mb-hair] senior center


> Yes, but this isn't Hair. Write something new - the idea of what has
become
> of the idealists and hippies of the sixties today is an interesting and
> possibly commercial one. But make it a new show, with a new book and
score.
> Why take Hair and turn it into a new show? There are so many talented
> writers and composers out there. Instead of reinventing Hair, express what
> you're trying to say in a new project.
>
> We all loved being involved with Hair, and it is natural to want to
> recapture it all, but if you're reinventing Hair you would have to have
the
> involvement of the authors, as the London 2005 production did.
>
> So, rather than this descending into our bi-monthly "update it/leave it
> alone" discussion, I would love to hear people's thoughts on why there is
> always so much interest in re-envisioning Hair in new contexts, when there
> is so little interest in this for other musicals? Why do we never see such
> totally changed productions of Hello Dolly, or West Side Story? Why does
no
> one ever want to produce a version of Fiddler or Chorus Line set in other
> places or times? West Side Story is another show that is tied to it's
times,
> but still very relevant today, with the serious gang violence so prevalent
> today. Why aren't we seeing lots of people proposing versions of WSS set
in
> the present day, addressing this? Personally I, as you all know, don't
feel
> that things need to be set in contemporary times for the audience to
> understand the relevance to our current lives, so please understand that I
> am not suggesting that WSS should be updated. Just wondering why this
topic
> is one that comes up so frequently with regard to Hair, but rarely with
> other pieces.
> Nina
>
> The Hair Archives
> http://www.michaelbutler.com/hair/holding/Hair.html
>
>
>
>
> >From: "richard haase" <hotprojects at nyc.rr.com>
> >Reply-To: mb-hair at islandlists.com
> >To: <VinUschi at t-online.de>, <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Mb-hair] senior center
> >Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:45:51 -0500
> >
> >yes and the critics cant bash it cause theyre old people
> >
> >everyone wants to do it
> >including jimmy
> >
> >galt doesnt want it
>
>
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