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The album charted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the last Broadway cast album to do so. Hair ' s cast album stayed at No. 1 for 13 weeks in 1969. [2] The recording also received a Grammy Award in 1969 for Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album [3] and sold nearly 3 million copies in the U.S. by December 1969. [4]
The original Broadway cast recording received a Grammy Award in 1969 for Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album [118] and sold nearly 3 million copies in the U.S. by December 1969. [63] It charted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 , the last Broadway cast album to do so (as of 2024), and stayed at No. 1 for 13 weeks in 1969. [ 119 ]
Plimpton's acting career spanned from the mid-1960s to the late-1980s. She created the role of "Crissy" in the original 1967 Off-Broadway production of Hair, and continued the role as a member of the original Broadway cast when the production moved to Broadway in 1968. [3] [1] In both productions, she sang the song "Frank Mills".
Shortly before “Hair” opened at Broadway’s Biltmore Theater on April 29, 1968 — 50 years ago this month — Variety reported, “The musical is vehemently anti-establishment and pro ...
In 1968, Keaton became an understudy for the part of Sheila in the original Broadway production of Hair. [18] She gained some notoriety for her refusal to disrobe at the end of Act I when the cast performs nude, even though nudity in the production was optional for actors (those who performed nude received a $50 bonus).
The 'Hair' Broadway cast album spawned four top five singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including the No. 1 smash “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” by The 5th Dimension.
Hair is a 1968 album recording of the London cast production of the musical Hair featuring Paul Nicholas, Vince Edward, Oliver Tobias, Michael Feast, Peter Straker, Annabel Leventon, Linda Kendrick, Marsha Hunt, Sonja Kristina and others conducted by Derek Wadsworth.
The songwriter and playwright, who starred in the original Broadway cast of the seminal musical, died of cardiorespiratory arrest. R.I.P. James Rado, Co-Writer of Broadway’s Hair Dead at 90 Abby ...