One of Twyla Tharp’s most widely seen works is the choreography she did for the film version of Hair in 1979. Here’s the opening number from the film, “Aquarius.” Tharp even gets the horses to dance.
23Jun09
Hair
I finally saw the Hair revival tonight. Sublime! That’s really the only word for it. I’ve seen the show three other times: a production done at the University of Alabama by its theatre department, the 25th anniversary tour when it stopped in Atlanta and a City Center Encores concert staging here in the city. This [...]
31May09
Tony Awards in Concert
In this week leading up to the Tony Awards CBS affiliates have the option to air a special concert that was shot earlier in the month highlighting the musicals nominated (except for Pal Joey, which I guess was left out because it finished its limited run a few months ago). The concert, which also showcases [...]
The revival of Hair has been a long time coming to Broadway. In the decade we’ve lived in New York, this show has tried to come back a number of times: In 2001, City Center Encores! did the show and there was considerable talk about it going to Broadway (I saw this show and it [...]
Back in November, after California voted down Prop 8, Will and I attended our first protest. We marched through the streets of the Upper West Side and supported our friends and family in California who had their rights stripped from them by a bunch of mean spirited voters. Now the marriage fight is in our [...]
The 2009 Tony Award nominations came out this morning and it was a mixed bag for me. The great news: The excellent Billy Elliot nabbed 15 nominations, which ties it for The Producers for the most nominations received by a single show. Also, the amazing and moving Next to Normal racked up 11 (making it [...]
Hair begins performances tonight at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park as part of the Public Theatre’s annual Shakespeare in the Park presentations. I’m already on the “virtual” ticket line this morning for two free tickets to the show. I’ll keep getting on the virtual line every day until I get in to see the [...]
