NewsPHOTO CALL: An Exclusive Look at the Hair Tribe's Journey to LondonPlaybill.com enlisted Kaitlin Kiyan, a tribe member of Broadway's Hair, to document in pictures the cast's journey from New York City to the upcoming London premiere of the Tony Award-winning revival.
By
Ernio Hernandez
March 26, 2010
Many of the original Broadway performers of the Diane Paulus staging of the Galt MacDermot-Gerome Ragni-James Rado rock musical are making the leap to the London run at the Gielgud Theatre.
Broadway cast members recreating their work in the West End include Gavin Creel (as Claude) and Will Swenson (Berger) as well as Sasha Allen (Dionne), Caissie Levy (Sheila), Allison Case (Crissy), Kacie Sheik (Jeanie), Darius Nichols (Hud), Megan Lawrence (Mother) and Andrew Kober (Margaret Mead/Dad). Luther Creek will assume the role of Woof. Tribe members also include Steel Burkhardt, Brianna Carlson, Matt De Angelis, Lauren Elder, Allison Guinn, Anthony Hollock, Kevin Kern, John Moauro, Ato Blankson-Wood, Brandon Pearson, Hannah Shankman, Maya Sharpe, Kaitlin Kiyan, Megan Reinking and Michael James Scott.
Here are some photos of the tribe on their trans-Atlantic journey (with some comments from Kiyan):
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An Exclusive Look at the Hair Tribe's Journey to London
An Exclusive Look at the Hair Tribe's Journey to London
Playbill.com enlisted Kaitlin Kiyan, a tribe member of Broadway's Hair, to document in pictures the cast's journey from New York City to the upcoming London premiere of the Tony Award-winning revival. Read the Playbill.com story.
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Anthony Hollock and Kaitlin Kiyan at JFK Airport.
Kaitlin Kiyan
Allison Guinn
Kaitlin Kiyan
John Moauro, Caissie Levy, Brandon Pearson and Hannah Shankman pose at JFK.
Kaitlin Kiyan
Megan Lawrence looks the hippie part at JFK.
Kaitlin Kiyan
Even at the airport, they look like a tribe!
Kaitlin Kiyan
Lauren Elder shows off her snacks for the plane ride.
Kaitlin Kiyan
Anthony Hollock waits to get on the plane.
Kaitlin Kiyan
Kacie Sheik and Allison Case on the plane.
Kaitlin Kiyan
Ato Blankson-Wood stares out the window – "Goodbye, New York!"
Kaitlin Kiyan
"Welcome to London!" Kaitlin Kiyan hands off her camera to pose with Brandon Pearson.
The musical is the newest project by Hunter Bird, one of the creative minds behind the immersive Off-Broadway revival of The Phantom of the Opera, Masquerade.