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Homo / Theater 'Hair' Matinee Cancelled for Marriage Equality March
Posted by Brendan Kiley on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Well done, Oskar Eustis:
In an unusual move for a Broadway show, the producers of the musical “Hair” announced on Monday that they were canceling the Sunday matinee on Oct. 11 so that the cast could join the National Equality March that day in Washington in support of gay-marriage rights. Oskar Eustis, the artistic director of the Public Theater, a producer of “Hair,” said that the decision reflected the spirit of the musical.
Good deeds and good publicity rarely dovetail so perfectly.
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It's a nice gesture, but I saw their godawful performance on Conan last night and I just hope they won't be dancing it up and annoying me because I plan to be at that march too.
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@2: I saw the show on broadway... so let me assure you that it fucking rocked. they did win best musical revival this year, you know.
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