[Mb-hair] dramaturgical question 384

[Little Birdie]

I would say that the majority of our group really enjoyed the Bridgeport 
production. It definitely lacked the deep tribal connectedness that makes a 
production stellar, but there were many things, IMHO, to commend it. The 
Tribe was great - great passion and wonderful voices, there were a few 
outstanding performances among the principals, including Hud and the 
original Woof (who had left by the time you saw it Ocsomtan). Other people 
really loved the Jeanie (MB, I know she was a favorite of yours from that 
production), Sheila, and Berger. It was wonderful to see the original 
staging again, I love Julie's choreography and Tom's blocking really brings 
forth the plot in a way that is lacking in many current productions that I 
have seen. I loved seeing some scenes that have been cut since the Broadway 
run, like The Young Recruit, and I loved the set. Truly amazing when one 
considers that the entire show was put together in two weeks of rehearsals. 
While they may have lacked the emotional impact of some stronger 
productions, and there were some character interpretations that I personally 
considered way off the mark (and they cut 4 songs! GRRR!!), the group of us 
that went together initially (MB, Debbie & Mike, Robert, Bill, Charles, 
Trevor, Annie, and myself) all had a very good time, and found it a good 
enough production that we all went back, some of us several times. And for 
my daughter Annie, it was a strong enough production that she finally "got" 
what Hair was about from it, in a way that she hadn't from the many 
productions I had dragged her to previously. This was the first one that she 
repeatedly asked to see again.

It's all a matter of opinion, of course, and this is just mine. You are 
correct, Richard, that one has to see these things for oneself - the 
production that touches one person will leave another cold. Theatre, like 
all art, is such a subjective medium - one of the things that makes it so 
exciting.
Nina

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>From: "richard haase" <hotprojects at nyc.rr.com>
>Reply-To: mb-hair at islandlists.com
>To: <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
>Subject: Re: [Mb-hair] dramaturgical question 384
>Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:38:26 -0400
>
>really?
>thanks for the info
>i thought everyone loved it from what they said
>of course ive found time and time again
>that you have to see it for yourself
>that even the most logical set of suppositions
>can go astray
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Ocsomtan at aol.com
>   To: mb-hair at islandlists.com
>   Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 6:19 AM
>   Subject: [Mb-hair] dramaturgical question 384
>
>
>   Richard,
>   The Bridgeport production sucked.
>   N
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