Hair at The Kennedy Center

Hair

The Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW Washington

A celebration of life, a love letter to freedom, and a passionate cry for hope and change, HAIR defined one generation and continues to inspire today. Join the tribe of the Age of Aquarius for the story of a group of friends choosing to speak up and sing out in celebration of love, life, and freedom. The first great rock musical, it has some of the most rousing and soulful songs ever written for the stage, including "Let the Sun Shine In," "Good Morning Starshine," "Aquarius," and the infectious title song, "Hair."

Thru - Nov 21, 2010

Price: $25-$115

Stage: Opera House

Show Type: Musical

Running Time: 2 hrs, 30 minutes with 1 intermissi

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Washington Post - Recommended

"...So don't be shy; come join this most excellent be-in. "I got freedom, brother!" Claude sings as his parents look on, mortified. Time and again, "Hair" reminds you of the rush that comes with exuberant declarations of independence."

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- Peter Marks

Baltimore Sun - Recommended

"...But, as last year's Tony Award-winning Public Theater revival makes plain, there's a force churning beneath the "American Tribal Love Rock Musical" that can jolt even jaded theatergoers out of condescension and ennui. The shock value is no longer high, but it turns out that, despite any number of now-quaint elements in this pathbreaking souvenir of theater history, "Hair" still has something significant to say to us about society, culture and, regrettably, war."

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- Tim Smith

Variety - Recommended

"... Public Theater's colorful revival of "Hair," all dressed up for an extended road tour, promises to evoke vivid flashbacks for veterans of the psychedelic 1960s while providing a zesty tutorial for younger generations wondering what the hubbub was all about. An exuberant young tribe of pros has descended on the Kennedy Center Opera House for a month of refreshing innocence -- a rarity in the cynical nation's capital -- for what is one of the lengthiest bookings of the tuner's 20-stop acid trip announced so far."

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- Paul Harris

Washington City Paper - Recommended

"...It’s hard to complain too loudly, though, about there being too much of a show that’s devoted to the idea that telling people you love them is worth doing, that touching the people you care about is right and good, that the world would be better if we thought about each other a little more and feared each other a little less. And let’s not forget all that energy, and all that joyous song: By the time Paulus’ full-throated cast and their raucous rock band power though a curtain-call reprise of “Let the Sun Shine In,” you’ll be excused for feeling a little bit like it has."

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- Trey Graham

Washingtonian - Highly Recommended

"...Hair is an ensemble piece, but it takes strong voices as well as agile bodies to pull it off. The cast is constantly in motion, and there are numerous solos. This company, lead by Steel Burkhardt as Berger and Paris Remillard as Claude, is easily up to the task. Remillard is particularly effective as the rebel in search of a cause."

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- Leslie Milk

Express Night Out - Recommended

"...Featuring members of the show's original Broadway team, including Tony-nominated choreographer Karole Armitage, this round of "Hair" is sure to stir some passionate post-show discussions between boomers and their millennial grandkids."

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- Fiona Zublin

Washington Blade - Recommended

"...But “Hair” ultimately is both a tragedy and a celebration and there’s some insight to be had watching it through 2010 eyes where we can see both its innocent optimism but also recognize the risks and failures its generation took."

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- David J. Hoffman

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

As with the original, it’s hard to be indifferent toward this production of Hair. If you’re seated in the orchestra, chances are that a wandering member of the hippie “tribe” will jump in your lap, check out your own hair, or invite you into the aisle to boogie. Hey, what’s peace and love for if not for sharing?

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- Terry Ponick

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Washington Post - Recommended

Baltimore Sun - Recommended

Variety - Recommended

Washington City Paper - Recommended

Washingtonian - Highly Recommended

Express Night Out - Recommended

Washington Blade - Recommended

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

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