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...Gerome Ragni and James Rado...
...reverted to the more stormy sixties; many students look wistfully at this bygone era of rebellion and commitment. But this "look backward" runs the risk of idealizing the past, completely ignoring the problems of the previous decade. The Dunster Drama Society production of Hair (book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni, music by Galt McDermot) avoids this trap, however, by presenting a harsh picture of 1968 reality with a spirit of raw energy and vitality...
LINEBACKERS. Kevin McLain, Colo rado State, 6 ft. 2 in., 238 lbs.; Larry Gordon, Arizona State, 6 ft. 4 in., 222 lbs.; and Greg Buttle, Penn State, 6 ft. 2% in., 232 lbs. McLain is so aggressive the scouts joke that he may have to take tranquilizers to make it in the pros. In a game against New Mexico this year, McLain made eleven unassisted tackles - three for losses - and intercepted two passes, running one back 58 yds. for a touchdown. Gordon is "a head hunter"; he averaged 13 tackles a game this year...
...success of these and the many other electric moments in Hair is due as much to the music (by Galt MacDermott) and lyrics (by Gerome Ragni and James Rado) as to the staging. While the songs are definitely of a now-dated rock genre, there is no denying that many of them are great theatre pieces. The comedy numbers (a Supremes satire called "White Boys." "Initials," "Sodomy") are far funnier than anything in the book (written by the co-lyricists). And some of the more romantic songs are sweet in the best sense of the word: Claude sings when...
...Hair was the head on the pimple," he answered. "I mean, Ragni and Rado [the authors] were the culmination of all that was happening. And Ragni and Rado are not youth. They are of another generation -they're in their thirties...