Once upon a time, I thought I was a theatre buff. Hell, I even spell theatre the fancy way. If that's not legit, then I don’t know what is.
Although I live in NY, I haven’t done too much to contribute to the Great White Way in the past few years. Maybe its because Broadway has become the place where American Idol and Dancing with the Stars celebs come to die. Or maybe its because I'd rather eat and drink the cost of a theatre ticket than acquire some sober culture.
So to ease my wallet while appeasing my inner play-nerd, I am planning to attend some Shakespeare in the Park this summer. But the best part is... the show I'm planning to see for free isn't even Shakespeare! WOOO HOOO.
Not only will I not be seeing this summer's selection of Hamlet (which is really quite lovely, but I've seen it 100 times), but I will be seeing my all time favorite musical ever.
HAIR!
OMG! I love HAIR!
When I was young, my parents took me as an impressionable youth to see HAIR at an ou
tdoor theatre. I was instantly hooked. While the cast did not get fully naked (yes, HAIR is the naked musical), they did get naked enough for me to fall in love. I was probably about 8. And everyone knows that 8-year-olds can totally relate to anti-establishment, free-love propaganda set to music.
My parents owned the HAIR record and I played it so much that we had to upgrade to the tape. I was later given the CD as a Hanukah gift when I was in college. That's at least a decade of love for HAIR right there. And if you flash-forward to my present-day giddiness over HAIR in the Park, that's more than 20 years of love.
I don't think there are many other things that I've loved for twenty years. Maybe The Wizard of Oz (yeesh, I guess I really do like musicals). But I don't think there are many other things from my youth that I'm still into today.
My Little Pony. Nope.
The Free to Be You and Me record. Nope.
Matching tops and bottoms from Kids R Us. Nope.
That board game Payday. Nope.
Cracklin' Oat Bran. Maybe... Are they still making this?
Although I live in NY, I haven’t done too much to contribute to the Great White Way in the past few years. Maybe its because Broadway has become the place where American Idol and Dancing with the Stars celebs come to die. Or maybe its because I'd rather eat and drink the cost of a theatre ticket than acquire some sober culture.
So to ease my wallet while appeasing my inner play-nerd, I am planning to attend some Shakespeare in the Park this summer. But the best part is... the show I'm planning to see for free isn't even Shakespeare! WOOO HOOO.
Not only will I not be seeing this summer's selection of Hamlet (which is really quite lovely, but I've seen it 100 times), but I will be seeing my all time favorite musical ever.
HAIR!
OMG! I love HAIR!
When I was young, my parents took me as an impressionable youth to see HAIR at an ou
tdoor theatre. I was instantly hooked. While the cast did not get fully naked (yes, HAIR is the naked musical), they did get naked enough for me to fall in love. I was probably about 8. And everyone knows that 8-year-olds can totally relate to anti-establishment, free-love propaganda set to music.My parents owned the HAIR record and I played it so much that we had to upgrade to the tape. I was later given the CD as a Hanukah gift when I was in college. That's at least a decade of love for HAIR right there. And if you flash-forward to my present-day giddiness over HAIR in the Park, that's more than 20 years of love.
I don't think there are many other things that I've loved for twenty years. Maybe The Wizard of Oz (yeesh, I guess I really do like musicals). But I don't think there are many other things from my youth that I'm still into today.
My Little Pony. Nope.
The Free to Be You and Me record. Nope.
Matching tops and bottoms from Kids R Us. Nope.
That board game Payday. Nope.
Cracklin' Oat Bran. Maybe... Are they still making this?
I'm counting on HAIR to help me reclaim my youth. Maybe I'll bring some Cracklin Oat Bran in a Ziploc bag as a snack.
1 comment:
One of my ballet teachers was in the movie Hair. I didn't ask her if she got naked... I think at the time I was more impressed that she was in Amadeus. BTW- It was announced like last month that John Tartaglia will be in Shrek the Musical in Nov... Can you believe that such a geek became that?!?!
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