As his stunning staging of The Wild Party in 2008 proved, Eric Davis is an extraordinary director. But would he ever be able to top his work on that wonderful Party? Yes: Hair, at American Stage this year, brought us the most convincing singing, dancing, pot-smoking hippies ever to wander on- and off-stage this side of Haight-Ashbury. Because of Davis’ canny work, this was a staging that reached deeply into the psyches of the audience. Far out!
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This article appears in Sep 16-22, 2010.