HAIR NEW CAST STARTS TONIGHT!

NEW CAST OF “HAIR”
DEBUTS ON BROADWAY
TONIGHT!

LARGEST BROADWAY CAST CHANGE IN MORE THAN 40 YEARS

NEW ‘TRIBE’ REPRESENTS THE DAWNING OF A NEW AGE
AT THE AL HIRSCHFELD THEATRE
AS ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST HEADS TO LONDON
TO OPEN WEST END PRODUCTION


New York, NY – The brand-new Broadway cast of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical begins performance tonight at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street, NYC). The historic debut of the new “tribe,” thirty-two performers strong, marks the largest Broadway cast change in more than forty years. As previously announced, the original Broadway cast will be moving to the West End to open at London’s Gilegud Theatre. Previews for the London Production begin on April 1, 2010 with Opening Night set for April 14.

The complete new ‘Tribe’ of HAIR is as follows (in alphabetical order):

Annaleigh Ashford (Jeanie)
Jeannette Bayardelle (Dionne)
Diana DeGarmo (Sheila)
Vanessa Ray (Crissy)
Kyle Riabko (Claude)
Wallace Smith (Hud)
Jason Wooten (Woof)
Ace Young (Berger)

Justin Badger (Tribe)
Nicholas Belton (Swing)
Larkin Bogan (Tribe)
Natalie Bradshaw (Tribe)
Catherine Brookman (Tribe)
Briana Carlson-Goodman (Swing)
Antwayn Hopper (Tribe)
Erika Jerry (Tribe)
Jay Armstrong Johnson (Swing)
Rachel Bay Jones (Mom)
Mykal Kilgore (Tribe)
Josh Lamon (Margaret Mead/Dad)
Nicole Lewis (Swing)
Anastacia McClesky (Tribe)
Paris Remillard (Tribe)
Arbender Robinson (Swing)
Kate Rockwell (Tribe)
Cailan Rose (Tribe)
Rashidra Scott (Tribe)
Jen Sese (Tribe)
Lawrence Stallings (Tribe)
Terrance Thomas (Tribe)
Emma Zaks (Swing)
Lee Zarrett (Tribe)

The story of a group of young Americans searching for love and peace during the Vietnam era, HAIR is a timeless portrait of a movement that changed the world. Its groundbreaking rock score paved the way for some of the greatest musicals of our time. Now, the "Age of Aquarius" dawns again in this jubilant new production, which is the winner of the 2009 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. The Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle also recently honored the production with their 2009 award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical.

Directed by Diane Paulus and choreographed by Karole Armitage, HAIR features a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. The creative team also includes Scott Pask (scenic design), Michael McDonald (costume design), Kevin Adams (lighting design) and Acme Sound Partners (sound design).

HAIR is presented on Broadway by The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Andrew D. Hamingson, Executive Director) Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Gary Goddard Entertainment, Kathleen K. Johnson, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Fran Kirmser Productions/Jed Bernstein, Marc Frankel, Broadway Across America, Barbara Manocherian/WenCarLar Productions, JK Productions/Terry Schnuck, Andy Sandberg, JAM Theatricals, The Weinstein Company / Norton Herrick, Jujamcyn Theaters, Joey Parnes, and by special arrangement with Elizabeth Ireland McCann.

Tickets for HAIR (starting at $37.00) are available via Telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m., Thursday – Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00.

HAIR also offers a pre-performance ticket lottery for box-seat tickets, aptly renamed “BE-IN BOXES.” Those wishing to purchase these tickets are asked to show up at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre 2 1/2 hours before each performance for a drawing that will take place 2 hours before curtain. For every performance, a limited number of lucky audience members will receive $25 “be-in box” tickets, promising to make their experience of the show both affordable and unique. Limit one entry per person, and two tickets per entry. Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and show valid ID to purchase tickets. Tickets can be purchased from the box office in cash only.

Ghostlight Records’ New Broadway Cast Recording of HAIR (2010 Grammy Award nominee) has just been released as a limited edition re-mastered vinyl LP.