| The Public Theater is a New York City arts organization founded as The Shakespeare Workshop in 1954 by Joseph Papp, with the intention of showcasing the works of up-and-coming playwrights and performers. It is headquartered at 425 Lafayette Street in the former Astor Library in the East Village section of Lower Manhattan. The venue opened in 1967, mounting the world-premiere production of the musical Hair as its first show. It currently is led by Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Mara Manus. Public Theater productions have won a total of 141 Obie Awards, 40 Tony Awards, 39 Drama Desk Awards, 23 Lucille Lortel Awards, and 4 Pulitzer Prizes. It has brought more than 50 shows to Broadway. The Public Theater operates the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, where it presents its free Shakespeare in the Park performances during the summer months. These productions feature popular actors and tickets are disbursed quickly. |
| Date & Time | July 22 - August 31 Tuesday through Sunday at 8 PM |
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| Location | Delacorte Theater in Central Park New York, NY |
| Free Performances | HAIR: THE AMERICAN TRIBAL LOVE-ROCK MUSICAL |
| Description | Book and lyrics by GEROME RAGNI & JAMES RADO Music by GALT MACDERMOT Directed by DIANE PAULUS |
| Cast | Jonathan Groff (Claude), Will Swenson (Berger), Caryn Lyn-Manuel (Sheila), Patina Miller (Dionne), Kacie Sheik (Jeanie), Allison Case (Crissy), Jackie Burns (Black Boys Trio/Tribe), Megan Reinking (Black Boys Trio / Tribe), Nicole Lewis (White Boys Trio / Tribe), Saycon Sengbloh (White Boys Trio / Tribe), Darius Nichols (Hud), Bryce Ryness (Woof) |
| The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In) - Shannon Stoeke The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In) - Hair The Musical The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In) lyrics We starve-look At one another Short of breath Walking proudly in our winter coats Wearing smells from laboratories Facing a dying nation Of moving paper fantasy Listening for the new told lies With supreme visions of lonely tunes Somewhere Inside something there is a rush of Greatness Who knows what stands in front of Our lives I fashion my future on films in space Silence Tells me secretly Everything Everything Manchester England England Manchester England England (Eyes look your last) Across the Atlantic Sea (Arms take your last embrace) And I'm a genius genius (And lips oh you the doors of breath) I believe in God (Seal with a righteous kiss) And I believe that God believes in Claude (Seal with a righteous kiss) That's me, that's me, that's me The rest is silence The rest is silence The rest is silence We starve-look At one another Short of breath Walking proudly in our winter coats Wearing smells from laboratories Facing a dying nation Of moving paper fantasy Listening for the new told lies With supreme visions of lonely tunes Singing Our space songs on a spider web sitar Life is around you and in you Answer for Timothy Leary, dearie Let the sunshine Let the sunshine in The sunshine in Let the sunshine Let the sunshine in The sunshine in Let the sunshine Let the sunshine in The sunshine in... |
| SOURCE: Public Theater |
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