Hair Cancels March 30 Preview; Opening Night Unchanged

The Broadway revival of Hair has cancelled its March 30 preview performance “to allow the actors a day of rest in the midst of a long string of consecutive performances,” according to a production spokesperson. The show will open as scheduled on March 31 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, directed by Diane Paulus.

Hair began previews on March 6 with a cast of 26 that includes Will Swenson, Gavin Creel and Caissie Levy. The show will not normally play on Monday nights, but a March 30 press preview had been scheduled.

With a score including enduring musical numbers like “Let the Sun Shine In,” “Aquarius,” “Good Morning Starshine” and the title song, Hair depicts the birth of a cultural movement in the 60s as told through a tribe of hopeful hippies living in New York City while war rages in Vietnam.

The current production began life as a 40th anniversary concert presentation by the Public Theater at the Central Park’s Delacorte Theater in September 2007, followed by a full production in the summer of 2008 featuring most of the current cast.