[Mb-hair] Re: Mb-hair Digest, Vol 15, Issue 45

[richard haase]

i am born 1958
we are contemporaries
and yes and no james
on a world scale yes hair is still profitable
in terms of first class companies
no they havent worked commercially for the most part for years
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: James Pappaconstantine 
  To: mb-hair at islandlists.com 
  Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 8:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [Mb-hair] Re: Mb-hair Digest, Vol 15, Issue 45


  Richard Haase writes..."and americans unfortunately do not want a history; lesson; 
  regretably"

  Richard I think that may hold true to some.. but Hair typically sells out it's run, does it not? I'm just asking as I beleive our runs did and I seem to remember going to a few others whcih also did. I guess my question is.. Why? Why change it if it sells really well as it is? It's kinda like, if it aint broke, don't fix it. I beleive that Hair speaks volumes about the state of the world today and I beleive that anyone going to see a production of it can see that on their own without spoonfeeding them new politics.. It's the same ole story same song and dance.. I think there are still people in America (and elsewhere) who come to see hair for the nudity, others for the music, some for the period.. But I would be willing that all.."get it." History lesson? Or ripped from todays headlines?... 

  On a personal note...I'm behind most of you guys, born 1962, but I am old enough now where my band, I write and play the songs that make me happy.. I don't write for the radio or for the popular scene..  Id like to think of Hair as that.. It does it's own thing.. and if people like it cool.. if they don't.. oh well.. Obviously unlike me.. A Director's goal is to have a hit so that everyone makes their bread.. But Hair does fine... I think I remember Nina sending that list of all the Hair shows up in the US, (or a partial list) It was great.. 

  I would rather see Eric Clapton sing Layla in it's original form rather than see him change it up to sound like Greenday, just because it was more with the times..

  Again.. These are just my opinions.. No one get angry with me... JIM



  richard haase <hotprojects at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
    and i disagree vehemently
    the zeigeist of hair was that it was cutting edge
    it was never meant to be a museum piece
    obviously the inclusion of ipods is cheap and meaningless etc

    and the fact is with the commercial reality of recoupment\
    even a modest size first class company of hair costs approx 4 million and
    up; and americans unfortunately do not want a history; lesson; regretably

    this is not my opinion
    but what i have observed in professional media currently
    eg the production of two gentlemen of verona
    just done in the park in nyc
    another wonderful wonderful show
    was just massacred by the critics
    i think rather arbitrarily forces in american culture
    decided first that the 70s, then the 60s were declasse
    and again these are quantiative statements
    not qualitative ones
    and not representative of my personal opinion
    eg i loved loved loved the original production
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Amy Kazan" 
    To: 
    Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 2:56 PM
    Subject: [Mb-hair] Re: Mb-hair Digest, Vol 15, Issue 45


    > >In my opinion Hair is a powerful
    > > period piece in American Culture & should stay that
    > >way.
    >
    > I agree with this as well. HAIR is about the 60s; the
    > setting is what makes Hair Hair and it's a key
    > componant in the show. It gives a historical view into
    > what life was like, however, the themes are relevant
    > to people living in any time period.
    >
    > On that note, it would be great to see a show with the
    > spirit of HAIR that would be a period piece for today.
    >
    >
    >
    > - Amy
    >
    > "in time of lilacs who proclaim/ the aim of waking is to dream" - e.e.
    cummings
    >
    > "Life is around yo u and in you . . . Let the sunshine in!" - HAIR (the
    musical)
    >
    >
    >
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