Hair will be NBC’s next live musical, according to an announcement made yesterday.

In case you aren’t a super musical theater fan like us, Hair tells the story of a group of politically active hippies living a bohemian life in New York while fighting against and resisting the Vietnam War. Claude, his good friends Berger and Sheila, and their “tribe” are coming of age in the world of the sexual revolution while struggling with their rebellion against the war and their conservative parents and society. Claude must decide whether to resist the draft as his friends have done, or succumb to the pressures of conservative America to serve in Vietnam, compromising his principles and beliefs.

The scheduling of “Hair Live” comes as NBC’s planned staging of “Bye Bye Birdie” starring Jennifer Lopez is still awaiting a premiere date. It was pushed twice due to Jennifer’s schedule.

9 years ago today the 2009 Revival of “Hair” opened on Broadway. This show is still a huge part of us, we all need to “Let the Sunshine In” and celebrate the day 💛❤ 💙#hairmusical #hairbroadway #thepublictheater 📷: Joan Marcus

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