Last night I took my Mum out to see the CanStage presentation of Hair in Toronto. It was absolutely fabulous and we were both very impressed with the quality and energy of the production. I am still singing the songs in my head this morning. I looked at the program and it was the Debut for most of the cast at CanStage and many of them had just graduated, however you would never have guessed from watching the performances.
This is a "must-see" for all Toronto theater-goes! It has a powerful anti-war message which is very applicable in the current situation with Iraq. The lyrics are shocking now, so I can't imagine how this musical must have impacted audiences when it was originally released. My Mum remembers seeing the original in London when she lived there and said there wasn't full nudity in that production.

If you havn't seen the movie; here is the tag line:

It is the dawning of The Age of Aquarius. The tribe is rebelling. American youth are screaming out against The Establishment, Vietnam, segregation and sexual rigidity. Hair, the iconic 60s musical is part pop, part rock, part nostalgia and total visual delight. Recapture your spirit of hope in a strife-torn world.