After a successful run off-Broadway, the original rock-musical stage production of Hair opened at the Biltmore Theatre on April 29, 1968.
A product of the hippie counterculture and sexual revolution of the late 1960s, 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 comment and controversy. The musical broke new ground in musical theatre by defining the genre of "rock musical", using a racially integrated cast, and inviting the audience onstage for a "Be-In" finale. [from Wikipedia]
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Hair, A Look Back at the Original Production, Playbill
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