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| Ryan Michael Crimmins (center) and Cast Photo by Scott Samplin |
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"...Arizona Broadway Theatre's production of this classic rock musical has a talented cast and assured direction that result in a fun and upbeat journey with an ending that packs an emotional punch....Full of meaningful performances and creatively staged and choreographed numbers, ABT's Hair is an exuberant, celebratory and passionate production. Sure, the book may be slight and somewhat confusing, but the glorious tunes sung by an impressive cast easily help to offset some of the shortcomings of the plot. While the show may not be as shocking today as it was when it first opened on Broadway, exactly fifty years ago, perhaps what is still shocking is that the youth of America is still protesting and that, as much as things have changed, many of the issues that the characters in Hair are fighting for are still being fought today.. " -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)
"...with a plot that doesn’t bother to show up until the end of the first act. It also remains gloriously irreverent and tuneful...and loveable...there’s no denying the sheer exuberance of the cast, and it’s always a great pleasure to hear “Easy to Be Hard,” “Good Morning Starshine” and “The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)” sung well. Director Kurtis W. Overby has staged some nice surprises, ...It’s not quite the best of all possible “Hairs,” but it’s still an exhilarating blast from the past. " - Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic (click here to read the complete review)
"..an undeniably audacious presentation....director Kurtis Overby appears to have a firm grip, and it immediately shows....a thoroughly joyous affair, an infectious concoction of theatrical rock ‘n roll .....this exuberant, ever-active cast inject a fresh vitality into the songs that makes what was old sound new again. ...Enjoy ABT’s Hair.... a hugely enjoyable production, the kind that instills a remaining feeling of goodwill long after you’ve left the theatre. ..." -David Appleford, Valley Screen and Stage (click here to read the complete review)
"...Today, fifty years after its groundbreaking introduction of the rock musical genre, the revolutionary vibes of HAIR have tamed. ...Giving full credit to director and choreographer Kurtis Overby for pulling out all the stops to tease up HAIR... the updo is more conventional than daring. Still, however, it's entertaining, if accepted as a string of popularized songs, performed with exuberance by the talented tribe of hippies, wrapped around a thin (but not at all trivial) story line. Standout moments include the stirring renditions by Dayna Richardson of Aquarius, Katie Hart of Easy to Be Hard, and Ryan Michael Crimmins of Where Do I Go? " - Herbert Paine, Broadway World (click here to read the complete review)
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