Jonathan Groff, Will Swenson & More Set for Public Theater's Hair Concerts

Spring Awakening star Jonathan Groff will play Claude and Will Swenson 110 in the Shade, Lestat will play Berger in the Public Theater's 40th anniversary concerts of Hair. The show will play for three nights only, September 22-24, at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, directed by Diane Paulus.

In addition to Groff and Swenson, the complete cast of Hair will include Ato Blankson-Wood Tribe, Steel Burkhardt Tribe, Allison Case Crissy, Lauren Elder Tribe, Allison Guinn Tribe, Anthony Hollock Tribe, Kaitlin Kiyan Tribe, Andrew Kober Father/Margaret Mead, Megan Lawrence Mother, Nicole Lewis White Boys Trio / Tribe, Patina Miller Dionne, John Moauro Tribe, Darius Nichols Hud, Karen Olivo Sheila, Brandon Pearson Tribe, Alisan Porter Black Boys Trio/Tribe, Megan Reinking Black Boys Trio/Tribe, Paris Remillard Tribe, Bryce Ryness Woof, Saycon Sengbloh White Boys Trio/Tribe, Maya Sharpe Tribe, Kacie Sheik Jeanie, Theo Stockman Tribe and Tommar Wilson Tribe. The cast will be joined onstage for the finale each night by past Hair alumni.

The original production of Hair premiered at the Public Theater on October 17, 1967 and ran for six weeks. It moved to Broadway on April 29, 1968, and ran for 1,873 performances. The musical features book and lyrics by James Rado who starred as Claude in the original production and Gerome Ragni who played Berger and music by Galt MacDermot.

Free tickets to Hair will be available on the day of the performance two per person at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park beginning at 1pm and at the Public Theater from 1 to 3pm. The concerts are part of the 2007 Joe's Pub in the Park series.