Luther Creek, Phyre Hawkins, Kevin Kern and Crystal Joy will join most of the original Broadway revival cast of Hair when the Tony-winning production opens at the Gielgud Theatre in London. Previews start on April 1st and the show opens on April 14th.
Most of the original 2009 Broadway revival cast of Hair, including a few replacements from the New York run, will be performing in the London revival, which reunites Tony-nominated director Diane Paulus and the Broadway creative team.
Luther Creek will play Woof. He toured in the 1994 production of Hair and appeared as Bobby Strong in the Broadway production of Urinetown. Broadway revival cast member Bryce Ryness is not appearing in the London production. Other American actors making the trip are Kevin Kern (Wicked), Phyre Hawkins (The Color Purple) and Crystal Joy (Legally Blonde), who will join as tribe members.
Broadway cast members re-creating their work for the West End run are Tony nominees Gavin Creel as Claude and Will Swenson as Berger, as well as Sasha Allen as Dionne, Caissie Levy as Sheila, Allison Case as Crissy, Kacie Sheik as Jeanie, Darius Nichols as Hud, Megan Lawrence as Mother and Andrew Kober as Margaret Mead/Dad.
Tribe members also include Steel Burkhardt, Brianna Carlson, Matt De Angelis, Lauren Elder, Allison Guinn, Anthony Hollock, Kevin Kern John Moauro, Ato Blankson-Wood, Brandon Pearson, Hannah Shankman, Maya Sharpe, Kaitlin Kiyan, Megan Reinking and Michael James Scott.
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