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<i>Hair</i> to Celebrate New Broadway Cast Recording Release with Onstage Be-In - 10:10PM on 8/23/2009
The New Broadway Cast Recording of "Hair" captures the magic of the current smash
Broadway revival. The ground-breaking show about a tribe of hippies in New Yorks East Village contains classics such as "Aquarius," "Good Morning Starshine," "Let the Sun Shine In," and the title track. The current cast sounds as vibrant as they do live on stage. Examples include, Sasha Allens soaring "Black Boys," Will
Swensons joyous "Donna," Caissie Levys heartwrenching "Easy to Be Hard" and Gavin Creels outstanding "Where Do I Go?" Executive Producer, Bill Rosenfield
along with, Galt MacDermot, Hairs original musical composer, include songs that werent on the shows Original Cast Recording, some of the shows dialogue and
both of the shows encores. The current shows Musical Director, Nadia
DiGiallonardo, makes MacDermots music sound fresher then ever by using top-of-the- line musicians. Gerome Ragnis and James Rados lyrics are as relevant as ever on
songs such as "Air""Welcome, sulphar dioxide/Hello carbon monoxide/The air, the
air is everywhere." and "I Believe in Love" "I believe that now is the time/for
all good men/To believe in love." Their songs are philosophical"What a Piece of Work Is Man" and provocative "Sodomy", but also funny "My Conviction" and heartbreaking,"Frank Mills". The New Broadway Cast Recording of "Hair" reminder
us that not only is this the right time to experience its latest revival but to
also hear its timeless songs.
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