The following sections of this BookRags Literature Study Guide is offprint from Gale's For Students Series: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction, Author Biography, Plot Summary, Characters, Themes, Style, Historical Context, Critical Overview, Criticism and Critical Essays, Media Adaptations, Topics for Further Study, Compare & Contrast, What Do I Read Next?, For Further Study, and Sources.
(c)1998-2002; (c)2002 by Gale. Gale is an imprint of The Gale Group, Inc., a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Gale and Design and Thomson Learning are trademarks used herein under license.
The following sections, if they exist, are offprint from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction: "Social Concerns", "Thematic Overview", "Techniques", "Literary Precedents", "Key Questions", "Related Titles", "Adaptations", "Related Web Sites". (c)1994-2005, by Walton Beacham.
The following sections, if they exist, are offprint from Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults: "About the Author", "Overview", "Setting", "Literary Qualities", "Social Sensitivity", "Topics for Discussion", "Ideas for Reports and Papers". (c)1994-2005, by Walton Beacham.
All other sections in this Literature Study Guide are owned and copyrighted by BookRags, Inc.
The collaborative theatrical team of Gerome Ragni and James Rado created Hair (1967), the first rock musical on Broadway. Hair was a milestone for musical theater as an art form: experimental in nature, controversial in its subject matter and presentation. It was the first Broadway show to display totally nude performers, and to have a truly racially integrated cast. Supported by composer Galt MacDermot's rock music score, Hair celebrated the 1960s hippie lifestyle and examined the concerns of America's youth at that time—anti-war beliefs, sexual freedoms, drug use, and the search for community. Though the show remained Ragni and Rado's only major success, it was a substantial one. Hair became wildly popular, even spawning a film version a decade later, and became the only show that fully embodied the youthful energy of the 1960s.
Davis, Lorrie, and Rachel Gallagher. Letting down My Hair: Two Years with the Love Rock Tribe—From Dawning to Downing of Aquarius. New York, Arthur Fields Books, 1973.
Horn, Barbara Lee. The Age of Hair: Evolution and Impact of Broadway's First Rock Musical. New York, Greenwood Press, 1991.