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Hair
Broadway
Musical
Original
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Hair Playbill - May 1968
Hair
Broadway
Musical
Original
Biltmore Theatre
261 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
The musical that introduced rock 'n' roll to the theatrical stage,
Hair
examines a group of 60s-era youth struggling for generational and personal identity, dealing with the Vietnam War, and exploring drugs and the sexual revolution.
music:
Galt MacDermot
book:
Gerome Ragni
,
James Rado
lyrics:
Gerome Ragni
,
James Rado
People (199)
James Rado
Claude
(Original)
Gerome Ragni
Berger
(Original)
Jonathan Johnson
Claude
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Roger Cruz
Berger
(Replacement)
Gregory V. Karliss
Berger
(Replacement)
Steve Curry
Berger
(Replacement)
Woof
(Original)
Larry Marshall
Berger
(Replacement)
Hud
(Replacement)
Father
(Replacement)
Principal
(Replacement)
Sergeant
(Replacement)
Oatis Stephens
Berger
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Tourist Couple
(Replacement)
Allan Nicholls
Berger
(Replacement)
Claude
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Peter Link
Berger
(Replacement)
Keith Carradine
Claude
(Replacement)
Woof
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Robin McNamara
Claude
(Replacement)
Woof
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Willie Windsor
Claude
(Replacement)
Ben Vereen
Claude
(Replacement)
Barry McGuire
Claude
(Replacement)
Kim Milford
Claude
(Replacement)
Woof
(Replacement)
Ronald Dyson
Ron
(Original)
Mother
(Replacement)
Lamont Washington
Hud
(Original)
Father
(Original)
Principal
(Original)
Lynn Kellogg
Sheila
(Original)
Sally Eaton
Jeanie
(Original)
Mother
(Original)
Melba Moore
Dionne
(Original)
Sheila
(Replacement)
Shelley Plimpton
Crissy
(Original)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Lillian Wong
Crissy
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Kay Cole
Crissy
(Replacement)
Jeanie
(Replacement)
Delores Hall
Dionne
(Replacement)
Abraham Lincoln
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Janet Powell
Dionne
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Hattie Winston
Dionne
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Joan Johnson
Dionne
(Replacement)
Zenobia Conkerite
Dionne
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Michael Rhone
Hud
(Replacement)
Father
(Replacement)
Sergeant
(Replacement)
Nat Grant
Hud
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Mother
(Replacement)
Sergeant
(Replacement)
Donnie Burks
Hud
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Sergeant
(Original)
Father
(Replacement)
Principal
(Replacement)
Dale Soules
Jeanie
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Mother
(Replacement)
Heather MacRae
Sheila
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Diane Keaton
Sheila
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Parent
(Original)
Waitress
(Original)
Beverly Ann Bremers
Sheila
(Replacement)
Marta Heflin
Sheila
(Replacement)
Victoria Medlin
Sheila
(Replacement)
Martha Velez
Sheila
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Parent
(Replacement)
Bert Sommer
Woof
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
William E. Lindner
Woof
(Replacement)
Peppy Castro
Woof
(Replacement)
General Grant
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Alan Braunstein
Woof
(Replacement)
Paul Jabara
Woof
(Replacement)
General Grant
(Original)
Mother
(Original)
Lorrie Davis
Abraham Lincoln
(Original)
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Leata Galloway
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Steve Gamet
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Walter Harris
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Hiram Keller
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Jonathan Kramer
Mother
(Original)
Tourist Couple
(Original)
Young Recruit
(Original)
General Grant
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Marjorie LiPari
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Emmaretta Marks
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Natalie Mosco
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Waitress
(Replacement)
Suzannah Norstrand
Father
(Original)
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Principal
(Original)
Robert I. Rubinsky
Father
(Original)
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Parent
(Original)
Principal
(Original)
Tourist Couple
(Original)
Valerie Williams
Abraham Lincoln
(Replacement)
Father
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Waitress
(Replacement)
Rick Granat
Father
(Replacement)
General Grant
(Replacement)
Parent
(Replacement)
Principal
(Replacement)
Clifford Lipson
Father
(Replacement)
General Grant
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Parent
(Replacement)
Principal
(Replacement)
Tourist Couple
(Replacement)
Gloria Goldman
Father
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Principal
(Replacement)
Kathrynann Wright
Father
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Parent
(Replacement)
Fluffer Hirsch
Father
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Young Recruit
(Replacement)
Deborah Offner
Father
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Parent
(Replacement)
Principal
(Replacement)
Waitress
(Replacement)
Meat Loaf
General Grant
(Replacement)
Mother
(Replacement)
Young Recruit
(Replacement)
Stephen Fenning
General Grant
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Charles O. Lynch
General Grant
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Mother
(Replacement)
Tourist Couple
(Replacement)
Young Recruit
(Replacement)
Bartholomew Miro, Jr.
General Grant
(Replacement)
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Mother
(Replacement)
Sakinah Muhammad
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Eugene Blythe
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Erik Robinson
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Nat Morris
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Bobby Alessi
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Bryan Spencer
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Mother
(Replacement)
Tourist Couple
(Replacement)
Ronnie McCain
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Robalee Barnes
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Sergeant
(Replacement)
Robert Golden
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Parent
(Replacement)
Bobby London
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Robbie Ferguson
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Mother
(Replacement)
Principal
(Replacement)
Young Recruit
(Replacement)
Billy Alessi
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Cliff De Young
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Young Recruit
(Replacement)
Arthur Dillingham
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Helena Walquer
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Wende Smith
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Steve Gillette
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Richard Bayne
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Parent
(Replacement)
Linda Compton
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Parent
(Replacement)
Jim Fields
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Jessica Harper
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
George Garcia
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Principal
(Replacement)
Gerri Griffin
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Fred Diaz
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Erroll Booker
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Dolores Morris
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Dennis Cooley
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Tourist Couple
(Replacement)
Denise Delapenha
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Debi Dye
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Dell Cunningham
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Tourist Couple
(Replacement)
Dennis Brown
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Charlotte Lambeth
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Pat Lambert
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Mary Mendum
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Marjorie Barnes
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
John Aman
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Tourist Couple
(Replacement)
Ted Lange
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Young Recruit
(Replacement)
Cecelia Eaves
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Chapman Roberts
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
José Fernández
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Young Recruit
(Replacement)
Gayle Hayden
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Principal
(Replacement)
Carl Scott
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Tom Stovall
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Tressa Gilliland
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Tomay Fields
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Obie Brey
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Mother
(Replacement)
Sergeant
(Replacement)
Nathaniel Wright
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Signa Joy
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Jeannie Jurgun
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Mary Seymour
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Sandra Thornton
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Angie Ortega
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Principal
(Replacement)
Ursuline Kairson
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Cecelia Norfleet
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Waitress
(Replacement)
Kay Beckett
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Stephanie Parker
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
George Turner
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
George Tipton
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Aldora Britton
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
Ula Hedwig
Member of the Tribe
(Replacement)
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James Rado
Claude
(Original)
Gerome Ragni
Berger
(Original)
Ronald Dyson
Ron
(Original)
Steve Curry
Woof
(Original)
Lamont Washington
Hud
(Original)
Father
(Original)
Principal
(Original)
Lynn Kellogg
Sheila
(Original)
Sally Eaton
Jeanie
(Original)
Mother
(Original)
Melba Moore
Dionne
(Original)
Shelley Plimpton
Crissy
(Original)
Donnie Burks
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Sergeant
(Original)
Lorrie Davis
Abraham Lincoln
(Original)
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Leata Galloway
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Steve Gamet
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Walter Harris
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Paul Jabara
General Grant
(Original)
Mother
(Original)
Diane Keaton
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Parent
(Original)
Waitress
(Original)
Hiram Keller
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Jonathan Kramer
Mother
(Original)
Tourist Couple
(Original)
Young Recruit
(Original)
Marjorie LiPari
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Emmaretta Marks
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Natalie Mosco
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Suzannah Norstrand
Father
(Original)
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Principal
(Original)
Robert I. Rubinsky
Father
(Original)
Member of the Tribe
(Original)
Parent
(Original)
Principal
(Original)
Tourist Couple
(Original)
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Gerome Ragni
Book
Lyrics
James Rado
Book
Lyrics
Galt MacDermot
Music
Tom O'Horgan
Director
Julie Arenal
Dance Director
Robin Wagner
Scenic Design
Nancy Potts
Costume Design
Jules Fisher
Lighting Design
Robert Kiernan
Sound Design
Wig City Salons
Hair and Wig Design
Roberto Vega
Hair Stylist for Messrs. Butler, Ragni and Rado
Glen Nielsen
Assistant Director
Daniel Sullivan
Assistant Director
Wesley Fata
Assistant Director
Steve Atha
Assistant to Miss Potts
Denzil A. Miller, Jr.
Music Arrangements
Cara Robin
Production Coordinator
Fred Reinglas
Production Stage Manager
Michael Maurer
Stage Manager
Robert Pusilo
Assistant to Miss Potts
Ronald Bruguiere
Company Manager
Robert Ganshaw
Press Representative
Michael F. Goldstein Inc.
Press Representative
Tom Trenkle
Press Representative
Gifford / Wallace, Inc.
International Press Representatives
Fred Golden
Advertising
The Blaine Thompson Agency
Advertising
Dagmar
Photographer
Bertrand Castelli
Executive Producer
Michael Butler
Producer
Natoma
Original Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Apr
11
1968
Opening Date
Apr
29
1968
Closing Date
Jul
2
1972
Performances
1,750
as of Jun 15, 2025
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Awards
Drama Desk Award
1968
Vernon Rice Award
Galt MacDermot
Winner
Tony Award
1969
Best Direction of a Musical
Tom O'Horgan
Nominee
1969
Musical
Nominee
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