The saga of Hair, the self-proclaimed American tribal rock love musical, began at Joe Papp’s Shakespeare Festival off Broadway, then moved to a midtown club called Cheetah for a short spell, before opening with great fanfare and fracas on April 29, 1968 at the Biltmore Theatre, in the middle of the theatre district. The work of two “hippies,” James Rado and Gerome Ragni, and a staid Canadian composer, Galt MacDermot, the loosely constructed show benefited from the psychedelic vision of director Tom O’Horgan who organized the action, centering around one of the tribe’s members, Claude, being drafted into the Army and going to Vietnam, and who turned the musical into a media event. The catchy rock score yielded several hit songs including “Aquarius,” “Good Morning, Starshine,” and “Let The Sunshine In,” among them, which further added to the popularity of the show and ensured it would have a long run of 1,742 performances. From: https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/music/hair-original-broadway-cast-recording-1968/
