As the last Broadway series tour before Robinson Center’s renovation, Celebrity Attractions brings the musical Hair back to Little Rock.
HAIR – the Broadway musical live on stage, is at once both a joyous celebration of youth and a poignant journey through a tumultuous 1960s America! This exuberant musical about a group of teenagers searching for truth, peace and love in a Vietnam War era America has struck a resonant chord with audiences of all ages.
The themes and struggles in HAIR, although from another era, seem vital and relevant today. THe long list of chart-topping hit songs include “Aquarius,” “Let the Sun Shine In,” “Good Morning, Starshine,” “Frank Mills” and “Easy to be Hard,” became anthems of counter-culture and the sexual revolution and continue to have a profound impact on audiences.
HAIR tells the story of the “tribe,” a group of politically active hippies of the “Age of Aquarius,” living a bohemian life in New York City and fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War. They struggle to balance their lives, loves and the sexual revolution with their rebellion against the war and their conservative parents and society.
The performances begin at 7:30pm at Robinson Center Music Hall tonight, tomorrow and Thursday evenings.
Interestingly, the Aquarius Zodiac sign runs through February 19, so two of the three performances in Little Rock will TRULY be in the “Age of Aquarius.”