Hair Recording Debuts at #1 on Billboard Broadway Chart; Full Cast to Appear on Tonight Show

Ghostlight Records’ new Broadway cast recording of the musical Hair, which was released in stores June 23, has debuted at #1 on the Billboard Broadway Chart and at #63 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, making it the highest chart debut in Ghostlight’s history.

The album, which was recorded on April 6 at New York City’s Legacy Studios, is produced by Kurt Deutsch and Joel Moss with Bill Rosenfield acting as Executive Producer. The show features a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. The new album features never-before-released tracks, along with the show’s signature tunes such as “Aquarius,” “Let The Sun Shine In,” “Easy To Be Hard,” and “Good Morning Starshine.”

In related news, the complete cast, band, and crew of Hair (a total company of 50) will travel to Los Angeles to perform on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Conan O’ Brien on Monday, July 13. Director Diane Paulus will stage the musical number specifically to use the entire space of Conan’s new NBC set in Universal City. The company will fly out after the Sunday matinee and return to New York following their television appearance, meaning that no New York performances will be canceled.

Hair‘s full cast includes Sasha Allen, Ato Blankson-Wood, Steel Burkhardt, Jackie Burns, Briana Carlson-Goodman, Allison Case, Gavin Creel, Lauren Elder, Allison Guinn, Chasten Harmon, Anthony Hollock, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Kaitlin Kiyan, Andrew Kober, Josh Lamon, Megan Lawrence, Caissie Levy, Nicole Lewis, Ryan Link, John Moauro, Darius Nichols, Brandon Pearson, Paris Remillard, Megan Reinking, Bryce Ryness, Michael James Scott, Saycon Sengbloh, Maya Sharpe, Kacie Sheik, Theo Stockman, Will Swenson, and Tommar Wilson.

The band includes Nadia Digiallonardo (Conductor/Keyboard), Lon Hoyt (Assistant Conductor/Keyboard), Steve Bargonetti (Guitar), Andrew Schwartz (Guitar), Wilbur Bascomb (Bass), Allen Won (Woodwinds), Elaine Burt (Trumpet), Ronald Buttacavoli (Trumpet), Christian Jaudes (Trumpet), Vincent MacDermot (Trombone), Joe Cardello (Percussion), and Bernard Purdie (Drums).

The new Broadway production of Hair, directed by Diane Paulus and choreographed by Karole Armitage, won Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for revival of a musical, and is currently on view at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

For more information, visit www.HairBroadway.com or www.sh-k-boom.com.