Picture shows the cast of Hair, The Musical. Shaftesbury Theatre in London

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Picture shows the cast of Hair, The Musical. Shaftesbury Theatre in London

Picture shows the cast of Hair, The Musical.
Shaftesbury Theatre in London.
Rehearsal picture ahead of the 24th September 1968 opening. Foreground is singer Marsha Hunt.
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counterculture and sexual revolution of the late 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement. The musicals profanity, its depiction of the use of illegal drugs, its treatment of sexuality, its irreverence for the American flag, and its nude scene caused much comment and controversy. The musical broke new ground in musical theatre by defining the genre of " rock musical", using a racially integrated cast, and inviting the audience onstage for a " Be-In" finale.
Hair opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London on September 27, 1968, led by the same creative team as the Broadway production. The opening night was delayed until the abolition of theatre censorship in England under the Theatres Act 1968 so that the show could include nudity and profanity. As with other early productions, the London show added a sprinkling of local allusions and other minor departures from the Broadway version.
Hairs engagement in London surpassed the Broadway production, running for 1, 997 performances until its closure was forced by the roof of the theatre collapsing in July 1973
Information from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_(musical)
Picture taken 24th September 1968

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