Let The Sunshine In Your . . . HAIR!

Okay, so I normally don’t write about theatre much these days, and I vowed not to review any more theatre shows as that I felt it wasn’t really my bag, man. But I’m about to fracking break that vow right here and now for HAIR, which is running as part of the Public Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park program. I saw it last weekend, and it rocked my fucking world right out, man. Totally. This is excellent work and may be the best piece of theatre I’ve seen in the last ten years, or longer. Reader beware, full blown theatre RANT to follow, along with raves for the revival of HAIR. They did everything right, from the casting to the costumes to the set and having actors who actually can sing the songs extremely well, it totally worked. From the opening moment, when the lights fade and a woman steps out on stage singing the opening... [read full story]