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Follow on Google News | Hollywood Production of HAIR Defends Its In-Drag CharacterAn upcoming production of HAIR is coming under fire for one of it's characters: "Margaret Mead" the drag queen, but...
By: William Lloyd "We've had people reach out from both sides" explains William Lloyd. PR contact for theTRIBE Productions (the company behind HAIR's upcoming June run). "Some people are upset about having a drag queen in a musical, and others are happy. But the message behind the character is so much more than what she's wearing..." HAIR was the first Broadway show to feature a drag queen in a positive light, predating the 1969 Stonewall riot (rumored to have been started by a drag queen defending herself) by more than year. "The character, Margaret Mead [named after the famous sociologist] Which is a message that resonates just as much today as it did almost 40 years ago. HAIR includes characters that cover many "controversial" See HAIR to form your own opinion by getting tickets at www.Plays411.net/ HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical June 1-24 El Centro Theatre 804 N. El Centro Ave. Hollywood, CA 90038 (323) 960-4418 www.plays411.net/ End
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