58 years ago, tonight, Hair opened on Broadway
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Bill Williams
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 11:28am
58 years ago, tonight, Hair opened on Broadway.
The show ran for 4 years and 1,750 performances, before going on tour
Songs from the production produced five hit singles
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