I saw the original Hair on Broadway in 1970. I was a freshman in College. It was more than a musical it was an historical event that was sending a powerful message delivered through the music and the lyrics. The people in the original play weren't acting, they were just replicating the lives they lived everyday. I imagine many of them wore the same clothes to the theater they wore in the play. It can never be replicated or copied because one had to be part of the events of the time to truly understand and appreciate the message the play delivered.
The transition from Gavin, fantastic voice, to the girls and her two different voice scales bufff gives me chills and goosebumps, AMAZING ❤. Great casting that takes me back in time to the original HAÏR 👏👏👏
He does have a tough group to beat, but I saw several of the nominees and none compared to the emotions I felt while watching Gavin Creel in Hair. One of the best performances I've ever seen.
I'm late to this clip but wow wow wow. This cast sings the best version of this song i have ever heard. Gavin Creel, what a talent, what a voice!! Also, very easy on the eye.... Such an emotional and beautiful song. It gives me chills....
wow. I was in my school's performance of HAIR this year as Sheila and I had thought we did a pretty good job of entering the character but wow...this is just fantastic. Makes me wanna step up my game a little haha :)
I am so grateful they are over here in London and feel like the most luckiest person in the world to have danced with and met them. They are all amazing, beautiful people.
omg. i saw it on broadway with this exact cast last night (for the second time!) and i just have to say that it is the most AMAZING play i have EVER seen IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!!!! it was absolutely incredible!!! i cried so much at the end lol.
What an amazing job these guys have !!! I mean you can tell by their expressions how much fun they're having when they're performing, I guess that's what makes it so incredible and gives everybody in the audience goosebumps !!!
Ahhh I loooove this song! I think I've watched this vid 20 times already! I loove Hair! I saw it a few weeks ago and hope to see it again when I get back from school!! Definitely a show you have to see 2ce! Such a funnn timeee!!! Especially the end! = D It looks like such a fun show to be in. The actors seem to be very close, which makes the show even better!
I can't stop watching this! Thanks so much for posting it, Jamchee79! Like others have said, I get chills watching this. And your camera work was great!
WOW ! So great ! The more you watch it, the more you realize how they build their passion for Hair from one anougher, and BELIEVE ME it's a win -- win situation ! I love it.
Excellent song, and conveys a beautiful message never let the sun shine in our lives. very good these guys really sing beautifully. Of course the original version is much better, and today everyone with his style and despite the years still enjoy. remains in good time
well yes the ORIGNAL cast has been out for forever, i also the the benefit concert version which is AMAZING i was just wondering when this one comes out, i hope its soon!!!!!
Ahhh! I saw this last night!! SOOOO GOOOOD!!! AMAZING!! GO SEE IT IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE!!!!!!! = D =D I CANNOT wait till the new soundtrack comes out!!!
I've seen clips and heard the official soundtrack album from the original (1968) Broadway production with James Rado, Diane Keaton, Melba Moore, etc...and, of course they are the original, so they OWNED it. But, after seeing the '09 revival with Gavin Creel & Will Swenson and the rest of that amazing cast - I can't imagine anyone - even the OBC - doing this show better. I think they were better. If there was just one Broadway musical to see in your life. "Hair" would be the one.
they just killed that, in a good way i mean, they kill this song, every single one of them are amazing, this is ridiculous, im watching this again for the 10th time haha i cant wait to see it
+Rob Green side not, the 2 women are singing just out of their range, personally i wouldnt have got those 2 doing the female leads. they sound screechy
nah, you can clearly hear kacie doing the lower part and caissie for once actually sings the high part. they've changed around who sings it since they were doing it in the park.
The problem with this performance was that it was too joyous. The original was a dirge, a plea, a prayer. The Fifth Dimension turned it into a pop song, which isn't a crime, but removes the moving context from the original, which, like the musical it's from, is suffused with anger, pain, defiance and joy that surfaces in spite of it all. Watch the performance from the 1969 Tony Awards to see the difference in approach. th-cam.com/video/xlCilKlqrvI/w-d-xo.html
Before reading your comment I just recently saw "West Coast cast of HAIR - "Smother Brothers" show, 1968" th-cam.com/video/NJYYcmF2TI8/w-d-xo.html here on youtube and started to cry when they sang "let the sun shine in". I saw this new revival when it came to Ft. Lauderdale in 2010, and though I enjoyed it a lot I did not feel the same emotion as I did with that one performance from the The Smother Brothers show. I think this is a new interpretation for the current generation and times.
@@musicmusic65 to be specific this generation is disconnected and desensitized to war, and back then they had the draft and a very real fear of being sent to a very unpopular war. They were truly fighting for their lives.
@@twasbrillig33 ... yeah, the unmeasured cost of war... I grew up without a dad who unfortunately I barely knew. A day rarely goes by without me thinking of it. Could be a TV show of a father/son moment..... anything.... lifetime heartache. Factor that into GDP.
AGREE!!!!! This song is so obviously full of anguish but it's become too much of a power ballad so it strips it of its true meaning. That being said this cast is Tremendous. But it irks me to see people perform the song the way they do now and hear audiences clap like its some kind of gospel number. Nothing wrong with gospel of course but it just isn't the right approach for this song.
We lost a great human being. We miss you so much, Gavin Creel.
Gavin was a gift . Let your sunshine shine in us.
This video is one that always fills me with absolute joy, I sat watching today with a whole lot of sadness - RIP Gavin, thank you for the music.
I saw the original Hair on Broadway in 1970. I was a freshman in College. It was more than a musical it was an historical event that was sending a powerful message delivered through the music and the lyrics. The people in the original play weren't acting, they were just replicating the lives they lived everyday. I imagine many of them wore the same clothes to the theater they wore in the play. It can never be replicated or copied because one had to be part of the events of the time to truly understand and appreciate the message the play delivered.
Interesante.
Oh my God! You are right. !!!
God Bless Gavin❤
The transition from Gavin, fantastic voice, to the girls and her two different voice scales bufff gives me chills and goosebumps, AMAZING ❤. Great casting that takes me back in time to the original HAÏR 👏👏👏
Gavin Creel's voice is just mesmerizing! He really shines as Claude, the way he delivers his performance is both beautiful and haunting.
Wow ! 15 years ! 😢😢👏👏😊
i'm so addicted to Gavin's voice in this!!!
Congrats on that Tony. I wasn't into hair or musicals until I heard the voices of Sasha and Gavin. ROCK ON!!!
I just love the way Gavin responds to everything and his facial expressions
my song, our song, a song for these times, for all time
Sure, we're still living in always new told lies. US, 300 years of excistence, 275 years at war. Read Wikileaks!
He does have a tough group to beat, but I saw several of the nominees and none compared to the emotions I felt while watching Gavin Creel in Hair. One of the best performances I've ever seen.
I'm late to this clip but wow wow wow. This cast sings the best version of this song i have ever heard. Gavin Creel, what a talent, what a voice!! Also, very easy on the eye.... Such an emotional and beautiful song. It gives me chills....
wow. I was in my school's performance of HAIR this year as Sheila and I had thought we did a pretty good job of entering the character but wow...this is just fantastic. Makes me wanna step up my game a little haha :)
I have seen it thousand times.... love it
i always get goosebumps when i hear this. they are so amazing. when i saw it on broadway i almost cried
I saw this last week and it was phenomenal! What a wonderful cast, set and day at the theatre. I'm addicted. I'm going back!!
I am so grateful they are over here in London and feel like the most luckiest person in the world to have danced with and met them. They are all amazing, beautiful people.
This was easily one of the most moving and amazing shows that I have ever seen. I have my ticket to go again next month.
omg. i saw it on broadway with this exact cast last night (for the second time!) and i just have to say that it is the most AMAZING play i have EVER seen IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!!!! it was absolutely incredible!!! i cried so much at the end lol.
Oh my god!!!! Their voice is killing me, so great!!! Congratulations!!! Very very good
The Best I ever heard
What an amazing job these guys have !!! I mean you can tell by their expressions how much fun they're having when they're performing, I guess that's what makes it so incredible and gives everybody in the audience goosebumps !!!
Incredible so powerful and so passionate how could anyone with a soul dislike that 🤔🤔🤔
Ahhh I loooove this song! I think I've watched this vid 20 times already! I loove Hair! I saw it a few weeks ago and hope to see it again when I get back from school!! Definitely a show you have to see 2ce! Such a funnn timeee!!! Especially the end! = D It looks like such a fun show to be in. The actors seem to be very close, which makes the show even better!
Fantastic. *HAIR*. is. Wonderful!! Thank you this performance. desde Skandinavia.
I can't stop watching this! Thanks so much for posting it, Jamchee79! Like others have said, I get chills watching this.
And your camera work was great!
saw them 2 weeks ago on Broadway - simply stunning, breathtaking experience!!
Love the CD :)
absolutely incredible.
What a talented cast! I'm so glad the show won a Tony for best musical revival.
Seeing this performance makes me want to see the Broadway show! =)
im loving the girl in purple and black. such amazing energy.
Totally awesome. I had the privledge to see this cast on Broadway March 2010. I can't believe how amazing it was.
WOW ! So great ! The more you watch it, the more you realize how they build their passion for Hair from one anougher, and BELIEVE ME it's a win -- win situation ! I love it.
Peace and Love✌
I love the voices here! They are amazing. I can't wait til they come to my neck of the woods. :)
Excellent song, and conveys a beautiful message never let the sun shine in our lives. very good these guys really sing beautifully.
Of course the original version is much better, and today everyone with his style and despite the years still enjoy. remains in good time
saw it on sunday 2 pm in NYC - it was just amazing! breathtaking!!!!!!!!!! loved it!
2023 Let the sunshine In
😢 Peace ✌️
2024peace
I've seen it in London and I've met all of them (except Will).. Im so happy.
I just had closing night last night of my Production of Hair at a professional thetre near me :) I miss it so much already
same! I was in HAIR recently as well and i miss my cast it's been four months already but still.
well yes the ORIGNAL cast has been out for forever, i also the the benefit concert version which is AMAZING
i was just wondering when this one comes out, i hope its soon!!!!!
This was a beautiful show! I can't wait to see it again!!!
Yup, the one and only!!!!! My favorite Bway performer! Just BRILLIANT!!!!!!!
j'adore et j'adorais cette époque !...
brilliant.
perfect.
this show is going to be absolutely amazing.
Stunning. 👏
The Tony Awards are on Sunday, June 7th at 8 PM on CBS
Hopefully this will win!!
This is sooo wonderful :) I want to see it sooo badly!
Love Gavin. He's grown so much since I first saw him back 2001 in Fame.
Chills. Their voices are incredible! Makes me regret not pursuing singing more...
Magnifiques 🤩.
Because the message still rings true after all these years. =]
And in 2023. Killing for profit is the American way. 😢. 🙏🏻. ✌️.
Oh oh ese micrófono 🎤... Buena versión.
OMG That is Alison Case on the left around 2:10 😍
Going to today's matinee!! I'm so excited!
fierceness. right there.
Awesome!!!
Good Job, Class act ! Thanks
beautiful
Thanks.
I'm so happy that Caissie's voice is healthy and that she is back
SHE IS SO AMAZING
but I miss her as Elphie
Ahhh! I saw this last night!! SOOOO GOOOOD!!! AMAZING!! GO SEE IT IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE!!!!!!! = D =D I CANNOT wait till the new soundtrack comes out!!!
Very good.
they are amazing! =]
I totally agree!
ya I did my research... but wiki said it was one for like 20 seconds in the on in the sixities.... but I don't no if it has changed
Thanks so much!!
LOVIN IT!
I've seen clips and heard the official soundtrack album from the original (1968) Broadway production with James Rado, Diane Keaton, Melba Moore, etc...and, of course they are the original, so they OWNED it. But, after seeing the '09 revival with Gavin Creel & Will Swenson and the rest of that amazing cast - I can't imagine anyone - even the OBC - doing this show better. I think they were better. If there was just one Broadway musical to see in your life. "Hair" would be the one.
get it caissie! she rocked out on the higher part!
This is amazing.. thanks so much jam!
OK "SUNSHINE FAMILY" where can i buy a copy of this {prodiuction) yanno watt i man jelly bean .,,,,,,
hahaah i never even noticed that until u said it... wow, me just be very happy to be performing on that stage :D
i respect that.
they just killed that, in a good way i mean, they kill this song, every single one of them are amazing, this is ridiculous, im watching this again for the 10th time haha i cant wait to see it
OMG ,the girl in red sweater behind the blonde is so cute.
Agree
I saw this yesterday at the AL hershfeild theather and they had diffrent costumes and a diffrent set
True Beauty
will better win too....the two of them SO deserve it this year
Man, Caissie is fierce! well...I already knew that, I saw her in Wicked. I'm so excited for this show =]
Oh Gavin Creel. How I LOVE you.
Like I said on another video, and it's obvious in this one that Kacie is singing the higher part-- PLEASE do that more, Kacie. So fierce.
I agree. Will put on a spectacular performance, even if this video doesn't really show it.
Damn. Gavin (and they) make it seem so easy.
actually no, that's Jackie Burns. Kacie's singing the lower part. Megan Reinking and Jackie alternate the high part.
YASSS!!!! You tell them! If people knew what went on over that one part nightly!!! (I did the Hair for the whole run)
awesome job everyone :} CHILLS!!
+Rob Green side not, the 2 women are singing just out of their range, personally i wouldnt have got those 2 doing the female leads. they sound screechy
Rob Green it always is. Even in the original.
nah, you can clearly hear kacie doing the lower part and caissie for once actually sings the high part. they've changed around who sings it since they were doing it in the park.
I love Kacie's little "woaaaah" at around 3:20
WHAT'S HIS NAME????????? HE'S AMAZING!!!!!!
Gavin creel
ummm i got chills. :)))
he really really does
Star quality stuff here. It's obvious.
The problem with this performance was that it was too joyous. The original was a dirge, a plea, a prayer. The Fifth Dimension turned it into a pop song, which isn't a crime, but removes the moving context from the original, which, like the musical it's from, is suffused with anger, pain, defiance and joy that surfaces in spite of it all.
Watch the performance from the 1969 Tony Awards to see the difference in approach. th-cam.com/video/xlCilKlqrvI/w-d-xo.html
Before reading your comment I just recently saw "West Coast cast of HAIR - "Smother Brothers" show, 1968" th-cam.com/video/NJYYcmF2TI8/w-d-xo.html here on youtube and started to cry when they sang "let the sun shine in". I saw this new revival when it came to Ft. Lauderdale in 2010, and though I enjoyed it a lot I did not feel the same emotion as I did with that one performance from the The Smother Brothers show. I think this is a new interpretation for the current generation and times.
@@musicmusic65 to be specific this generation is disconnected and desensitized to war, and back then they had the draft and a very real fear of being sent to a very unpopular war. They were truly fighting for their lives.
@@twasbrillig33 ... yeah, the unmeasured cost of war... I grew up without a dad who unfortunately I barely knew. A day rarely goes by without me thinking of it. Could be a TV show of a father/son moment..... anything.... lifetime heartache. Factor that into GDP.
There's nothing joyous about war except for in history books long after all who lived and died in the period of which the war took place.
AGREE!!!!! This song is so obviously full of anguish but it's become too much of a power ballad so it strips it of its true meaning. That being said this cast is Tremendous. But it irks me to see people perform the song the way they do now and hear audiences clap like its some kind of gospel number. Nothing wrong with gospel of course but it just isn't the right approach for this song.
Caissie Levy, she's currently in Ghost on Broadway
@FoldAndDivide
Thx ^^
wowww
i'm very like musical
Later this month I believe.
@ellzz1234 16th August.. That was the day I saw them...