Review: The young cast of Kokandy Productions’ ‘Hair’ embraces protest as performance with fierce conviction
<p>The new production of the seminal rock musical “Hair” from rapidly rising Kokandy Productions made me remember a famous quote from Yogi Berra: “The future ain't what it used to be.”</p><p>I’ve seen a fair number of productions of “Hair,” which first appeared on Broadway in 1968, but this is the first that’s an expression from a Gen Z-ish point of view. Director Brennan Urbi and his young, game cast embrace the protest-as-performance concept with fierce conviction.
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<p>The new production of the seminal rock musical “Hair” from rapidly rising Kokandy Productions made me remember a famous quote from Yogi Berra: “The future ain't what it used to be.”</p><p>I’ve seen a fair number of productions of “Hair,” which first appeared on Broadway in 1968, but this is the first that’s an expression from a Gen Z-ish point of view. Director Brennan Urbi and his young, game cast embrace the protest-as-performance concept with fierce conviction. In case you miss that point, they’ll indicate it plainly and visibly. “This is a satire,” reads the tie-dyed textile unfurled early and left hanging for the rest of the show’s duration.
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- <p>The new production of the seminal rock musical “Hair” from rapidly rising Kokandy Productions made me remember a famous quote from Yogi Berra: “The future ain't what it used to be.”</p><p>I’ve seen a fair number of productions of “Hair,” which first appeared on Broadway in 1968, but this is the first that’s an expression from a Gen Z-ish point of view. Director Brennan Urbi and his young, game cast embrace the protest-as-performance concept with fierce conviction.
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Review: The young cast of Kokandy Productions’ ‘Hair’ embraces protest as performance with fierce conviction
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