Saturday, April 18, 2009

My review for Hair on brodway.

I'm not very good at writting reviews. Truely I'm not. But I hope to make this one as accurate as possible, since there are little to no reviews for Hair the brodway production.
In summary Hair is a story about social society of the 60's. It showcases what "Hippes" where really all about. The show hardly has a plot to it. Although one member of "The tribe" dies from the war in Vietenam. Also be aware that if you sit in the orechastra, in the middle, in the front row, up in certain sections of the balcony you will interact with the hippes. The hippies will mess up your hair (as they sing "Hair"), kick you out of your seat (and sit down in your place) , say that they love you, ask you to hold their pants, dance with you, and pull you on stage for "Let the sunshine in". Now the next topic: Nudity. Yes the nudity is very breif. The audience watches a main chartcher sing (Claude I think...) and as you watch him sing on this platform connected to stairs by the right balcony "the tribe" removes their clothes. Some do not because it is the actors choice but most do. The stage is cast in a blue light and most people will see everything (and I mean their whole bodys there is nothing to cover them). Also their are strobe lights, herbal cigarettes, and gun shot sounds as a clever singh reminds you outside the theater. The playbills "About the actor" section is written in hippie lingo. It tells what shows the actors have been in, their zodiac singh, there pets and other physidlic details. You may receive a present during the show. The middle orcestra recievs daisy and everyone else on the floor will get be-in flyers. Alot of people brought their children which wasen't the best idea since their are so many drug and sexual refrences. The soiverneers are awsome (and cheap props for cheap!). At the end the cast invites (and drags) audience memebers onto the stage to join them in singing "Let the sunshine in". Which surprisgnyl isen't as friendly and warm as you think. Honstley it's a cry for hope. The vocals and acting(when their is acting) is stunning. These young adults have remarkable talents. The stage is a very simple set up with just a brick wall and the band on stage. The costumes are very homemade looking but in a rad way. The lighiting will hurt your eyes and make you feel like your on "a trip". At the end you are asked to give to an aids charity. The cast collects donations in the theather and outside. The show runs for 3 hours with a 15 min intermisson. Peace.
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