In the summer of 2025, Long Island Musical Theatre Festival presented HAIR for our main stage production and offered a masterclass with Tony-winning Broadway legend and 3x Grammy nominee Melba Moore. Ms. Moore began her Broadway career in HAIR, taking over the role of Sheila from Diane Keaton — becoming the first Black woman to replace a white actress in a lead role. She also made history as the first Black woman to play Fantine in Les Misérables.
The American tribal love rock musical HAIR celebrates the sixties counterculture in all its barefoot, long-haired, bell-bottomed, beaded and fringed glory. To an infectiously energetic rock beat, the show wows audiences with songs like "Aquarius," "Good Morning, Starshine," "Hair," "I Got Life" and "Let The Sunshine In." Exploring ideas of identity, community, global responsibility and peace, HAIR remains relevant as ever as it examines what it means to be a young person in a changing world.
Check out our video highlights and production photos below!
PRODUCTION PHOTOS
ARTISTIC STAFF
Director/Choreographer: Meg Gerlach | Music Director: Steven Altinel | Associate Music Director: Craig Coyle
Production Stage Manager: Mae Schuberth | Assistant Stage Manager: Anna Sieben
Costume Design: Lydia Gladstone | Set/Projection Design & Properties: Andrew Machovec | Lighting Design: David Heguy
Sound Design: Brian Hetland | Photography: Jenna Raynoha
CAST
CLAUDE - Michael Meissner
BERGER - Daniel Rubinson
SHEILA - Maeve Gillespie
WOOF - Connor Reilly
HUD - James Herard
JEANIE - Isabella Marzo
DIONNE - Tatianna Krummenacker
CRISSY - Alexondra Georgiades
MARGARET MEAD - Richard Campbell
RONNY - Madeline Lee
STEVE - Miles Cohen
LEATA - Sudan Belnavis
WALTER - Patrick Ruhle
LOURDES - Lourdes Saunders-Blake
THE TRIBE:
Julia Cristiano
Julianna D'Addario
Julianne Donohue
Dara Gordon
Lily Majewski
Kayla Mancuso
Robert McGee
Helena Miller
Frank Minerva
Zoe Moore
Mackenzie Olitsky