Hair to Rock Times Square, Joe's Pub on New Year’s Eve

Hair is letting the sun shine in on New Year’s Eve. The cast of the Tony-winning Broadway revival will perform live from Times Square on NBC’s Countdown with Carson Daly. The performance, staged by director Diane Paulus, will also be streamed live over the internet as part of the first ever Times Square New Year’s Eve webcast.

Following the performance, the cast will head to Joe’s Pub to continue the celebration as part of Broadway Impact’s 2010: An Equality Odyssey New Year’s Eve afterparty. The evening will feature music by Hair tribe member Theo Stockman as DJ Theocracy and performances by Gavin Creel and members of the Hair cast as well as other special guests.

Composed by Galt MacDermot with book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, Hair tells the story of a group of young Americans searching for love and peace during the Vietnam era. Its groundbreaking rock score includes hits such as “Aquarius,” “Let the Sun Shine In,” “Easy to Be Hard,” “Good Morning Starshine” and the title song.

The cast of Hair is led by Creel as Claude, Will Swenson as Berger, Caissie Levy as Sheila, Sasha Allen as Dionne, Bryce Ryness as Woof, Vanessa Ray as Crissy, Kacie Sheik as Jeanie, Darius Nichols as Hud, Andrew Kober as Margaret Mead and Rachel Bay Jones as Mother.