Attention, producers: Are you faced with selling a worthy production in the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression? Does your show have a fleeting amount of nudity? Why not play up the titillation factor for all it's worth? Why not get a prominent arts magazine to feature your cast members naked on the cover? In fact, why not get them to print numerous photos with "tasteful" closeups (i.e. no actual genitalia) of your male and female cast members au naturale? Sure, the actual nude scene only lasts about 15 seconds. But, hey, ya gotta sell tickets, right?
Hey, it's not like it hasn't been done before, right? (cf. The Full Monty)
And, to be honest, I'm all for anything that gets people to see this production of Hair, which I found thoroughly thrilling during its Central Park engagement. (Read my review here.) And I'm actually really looking forward to seeing it again, now that it is transferring to the venerable Al Hirschfeld Theater for a Broadway run.
Recent Comments