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| "How we made HAIR" | |
| Last Edit: MockingbirdGirl 11:20 am EST 02/26/19 | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 11:19 am EST 02/26/19 | |
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| Interview with James Rado (co-writer) and Shelley Plimpton (Crissy). Favorite bit: "Whenever the fire marshal came round, the stage manager would get on the intercom and say: 'Marti Whitehead, please report to the stage manager’s desk.' Then everyone knew to throw their joints away." | |
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| What show is he talking about? | |
| Last Edit: charles1055 03:43 pm EST 02/26/19 | |
| Posted by: charles1055 03:43 pm EST 02/26/19 | |
| In reply to: "How we made HAIR" - MockingbirdGirl 11:19 am EST 02/26/19 | |
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| I was in a play on Broadway that got such bad reviews it opened and closed on the same night. I can't find anything on ibdb |
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| re: What show is he talking about? | |
| Posted by: allineedisthegirl 04:18 pm EST 02/26/19 | |
| In reply to: What show is he talking about? - charles1055 03:43 pm EST 02/26/19 | |
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| The play was "Hang Down Your Head and Die" at the Mayfair Theater, West 46th street. It's in the Broadway district, but it was likely an off-Broadway production. Jill O'Hara (the original Sheila) was in that show with Rado and Ragni. db |
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| re: What show is he talking about? | |
| Posted by: ryhog 04:38 pm EST 02/26/19 | |
| In reply to: re: What show is he talking about? - allineedisthegirl 04:18 pm EST 02/26/19 | |
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| the theatre was a Broadway house, though this show is not listed. The Times reviewed it (not as badly as I would have anticipated) as a revue so it could be that it was not registered for Broadway (?). It became a part of the Embassy 123 which I believe was an L on 46th and also Broadway, in what became the Times Square visitor center. [this based on a quick look, happily subject to correction.] | |
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| The Mayfair Theater | |
| Posted by: seeseveryshow 04:48 pm EST 02/26/19 | |
| In reply to: re: What show is he talking about? - ryhog 04:38 pm EST 02/26/19 | |
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| The show played at the off-broadway Mayfair Theater, as listed in the Lortel Archives. The Mayfair Theatre, at 235 West 46th Street, was a below street level venue, and is currently known as SONY HALL. It is where the MAC AWARDS will take place in March. It was once known as the Diamond Horseshoe and is in the basement of the Paramount Hotel. A revue called "Queen of the Night" played there recently. I saw a play called FLY BLACKBIRD in that theater in 1962. |
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| re: The Mayfair Theater | |
| Posted by: ryhog 06:00 pm EST 02/26/19 | |
| In reply to: The Mayfair Theater - seeseveryshow 04:48 pm EST 02/26/19 | |
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| Thanks for that. So it appears there have been three theatres called Mayfair, one that became part of the Embassy 123 movie house, one on W44th in the 20s, and this one which as I noted lists 2 Broadway shows, Dance with Me, which ran for a year, and Tubstrip, which ran for 2 weeks. | |
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| re: "How we made HAIR" | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 01:49 pm EST 02/26/19 | |
| In reply to: "How we made HAIR" - MockingbirdGirl 11:19 am EST 02/26/19 | |
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| There is some GREAT stuff from Rado and Plimpton in this piece. Thanks for posting!!! | |
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| The photo is mis-identified | |
| Posted by: allineedisthegirl 12:55 pm EST 02/26/19 | |
| In reply to: "How we made HAIR" - MockingbirdGirl 11:19 am EST 02/26/19 | |
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| Thanks for the link. Fun. The color photo at the top of the article is of the off-Broadway (New York Shakespeare Festival) production at Cheetah. db |
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