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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,093 posts) Mon Apr 29, 2024, 11:44 AM Apr 2024

On this day, April 29, 1968, the controversial Broadway musical "Hair" opened.

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• 1968 – The controversial Broadway musical Hair, a product of the counterculture of the 1960s, opened, with its songs becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement.

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On this day, April 29, 1968, the controversial Broadway musical "Hair" opened. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 OP

I sa Chipper Chat Apr 2024 #1

I saw it on Broadway. 3Hotdogs Apr 2024 #2

Chipper Chat

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1. I sa

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Mon Apr 29, 2024, 12:33 PM

Apr 2024

I saw it in Chicago in 69. As the lights dimmed before the performance, a cast member came up behind me while I was seated.Rubbed her hand through my hair and said "make love baby." That was pretty cool.

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2. I saw it on Broadway.

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Mon Apr 29, 2024, 02:46 PM

Apr 2024

Cheap seats, but still .....

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