Black Boys/White Boys- Hair- Public Theater Revival

From the preview concert at Theory of the Public Theater's revival of Hair.

Black Boys Trio: Megan Reinking, Kaitlin Kiyan, Jackie Burns

White Boys Trio: Patina Renea Miller, Saycon Sengbloh, Nicole Lewis

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Entertainment

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• performing
• arts
• hair
• public
• theater

[fimin1]

Ok this is pretty good, but nothing tops the Concert version recording that was a couple of years ago. I still haven't found anything to top that.

[cdvla3133]

Yeah, but that was reorchestrated and changed to showcase those actresses' voices since it was a concert. Don't get me wrong, they're fantastic, but this is going back to how the songs were orginally written and presented.

[fimin1]

Yeah, although it wasn't changed THAT much. There was some harmonies added at the top and before the key change, but the song kept the same structure. They keys are even the same. Those concert girls just sang all over it. Really the girls here are sort of doing the same thing. There's the main melody they're singing and riffing all over. I just prefer the concert version. it's high time the show is reorchestrated. To me the orig. sounds antiquated.

[cdvla3133]

Well, the original orchestrations are from '67/'68 so it totally makes sense they're somewhat dated. That being said, I personally love the revival's orchestrations, which have been changed somewhat from the originals, although not drastically. Having the show still set in '67, I just feel like the orchestrations are appropriate. Have you heard the cast recordings of the more recent European productions? There's some crazy orchestrations in those.

[goober1632]

Hm. Why were there three soloists for "Black Boys" and only one soloist for "White Boys?" That was odd.

And it was odd to hear the "Black Boys" girls singing higher than the "White Boys" girls.

[cdvla3133]

That's just how the songs were written in the original production of Hair. The two backup singers in "White Boys" actually have more of a part than you can hear in this video, though, their mics weren't really turned up.

[cuntysasha]

PATINA!

[whitedaisez]

WOW! dis makes me want a white boy! :D :D :D

[gipsojma8]

@whitedaisez amen gurl amen. lol

[EnigmaComics]

Patina Miller definitely made white boys sound more delicious than black boys. That sister can siiiiiing!! :D

[EnigmaComics]

This is absolutely amazing! Their voices are like- whoaaa

[tomboy4life3]

now i want a black boy :D <3

[MJcapitan]

YES A GOOD SINGER! LEAD SINGER BLACK CHICK YOU ARE SO GOOD!

[MrPetejames2]

omg patina miller!? woooow!!! :D awww shes amazing but i also love sasha allen too :D wooooo black boys!!! x

[meangirl714]

i love these 2 songs! in the Black Boys part, I hungout with the girl in the purple belly shirt, she was really nice

[billople]

@ItsYourJosh. they have two different voices. i LOVE them both

[Temnorez]

gggggggggreat!!!

real role playing :-)