Gavin Creel "HAIR" Will Swenson / Galt MacDermot 2009 Tony Awards Party Ticket

Description

This is a rare unused ticket for the June 7th, 2009 Tony Awards viewing party held at Tavern on the Green for the cast and crew of the Broadway revival of the GEROME RAGNI, JAMES RADO and GALT MacDERMOT American Tribal Love-Rock Musical "HAIR". (The revival opened March 31st, 2009
at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City
and ran for 519 performances.) ..... Winner of the 2009 Tony Award for "Best Revival of a Musical", the show starred WILL SWENSON as "Berger" and GAVIN CREEL as "Claude" and featured SASHA ALLEN, ALLISON CASE, CAISSIE LEVY, DARIUS NICHOLS, BRYCE RYNESS, KACIE SHEIK, ATO BLANKSON-WOOD, STEEL BURKHARDT, JACKIE BURNS, BRIANA CARLSON-GOODMAN, LAUREN ELDER, ALLISON GUINN, CHASTEN HARMON, ANTHONY HOLLOCK, JAY ARMSTRONG JOHNSON, KAITLIN KIYAN, ANDREW KOBER, JOSH LAMON, MEGAN LAWRENCE, NICOLE LEWIS, RYAN LINK, JOHN MORURO, BRANDON PEARSON, MEGAN REINKING, PARIS REMILLARD, MICHAEL JAMES SCOTT, SAYCON SENGBLOH, MAYA SHARPE, THEO STOCKMAN and TOMMAR WILSON ..... Historical note: "HAIR" is a rock musical which was the product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960's. Several of its songs became anthems of the anti–Vietnam War peace movement. The musical's 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 controversy and as a result initially made it difficult to find a home in a Broadway theatre. The show broke new ground in musical theatre by defining the genre of the "rock musical" and utilizing a racially-integrated cast.
Hair
was conceived by actors JAMES RADO and GEROME RAGNI (both members of the Original Cast). The two actors met in 1964, when they acted together in the Off-Broadway play
Hang Down Your Head and Die
, and they began writing
Hair
together in early 1965. The main characters of Claude and Berger were autobiographical, Rado's "Claude" being the pensive romantic and Ragni's "Berger" the extrovert. Their close relationship, sometimes volatile, is symbolized in the show by the well known ballad "Easy to be Hard". In addition to the two authors, the Original Broadway Cast included a young DIANE KEATON and MELBA MOORE. Other prominent actors and singers who have appeared in productions throughout the U.S. and abroad include JILL O'HARA, TIM CURRY, MEAT LOAF, ELAINE PAIGE, JOE MANTEGNA, PAUL JABARA, BEN VEREEN, KEITH CARRADINE, TED NEELEY, JOBRIATH, JENNIFER WARREN, DAVID PATRICK KELLY, PHILIP MICHAEL THOMAS, DONNA SUMMER, RICHARD O'BRIEN ("The Rocky Horror Show"), ANDRE DeSHIELDS, PAUL NICHOLAS, SHARON REDD and REG LIVERMORE. (Reprinted in part from Wikipedia.) ..... CREDITS: Music by GALT MacDERMOT ("Hair", "Two Gentlemen of Verona", "Dude", "Via Galactica", "The Human Comedy"); Book and Lyrics by GEROME RAGNI and JAMES RADO; Sets designed by SCOTT PASK; Costumes designed by MICHAEL McDONALD; Choreographed by KAROLE ARMITAGE; Directed by DIANE PAULUS; Produced by THE PUBLIC THEATRE, JEFFREY RICHARDS, JERRY FRANKEL, GARY GOODARD ENTERTAINMENT, KATHLEEN K. JOHNSON, NEDERLANDER PRODUCTIONS, INC., FRAN KIRMSER PRODUCTIONS, JED BERNSTEIN, MARC FRANKEL, BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA, WENCARLAR PRODUCTIONS, JK PRODUCTIONS, ANDY SANDBERG, JAM THEATRICALS, THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY, NORTON HERRICK, JUJAMCYN THEATERS and JOEY PARNES by special arrangement with ELIZABETH IRELAND McCANN ..... DETAILS: This rare ticket measures approx. 3" X 6" inches, is printed on a heavy card stock and has a handwritten number and is stamped "Love" on the backside ..... CONDITION: This rare entrance ticket is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This set will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.