Top 5 Shows this Summer—#1 Hair "The shooting-star musical storefront kicks off the follow-up to its landmark season with this celebration of sixties counterculture" - NewCity Chicago
5 regional theater productions worth the trip this Summer—"Kokandy Productions lets the sun shine in at the Chopin Theatre mainstage, illuminating the lives and loves of 1960s flower children and the looming war that threatens their peaceful bubble-if infighting and angst don't destroy it first. The Age of Aquarius is dawning soon" - 1MinuteCrtitic.com
6 Must See Shows to Check out in July—"Kokandy Productions brings the famous counterculture, peace-loving musical, created at the height of the anti-Vietnam War movement. (A show full of bangers, the score includes chart-topping, Grammy-winning songs like "Aquarius" and "Let the Sun Shine In.") - Block Club Chicago
Hot, hot, hot Kokandy Productions revives tribal love-rock tuner 'Hair'—Kokandy Productions, one of Chicago's hottest off-Loop theaters, launches its 2026 season with "Hair,". Brennan Urbi directs and choreographs this snapshot of generational and political upheaval that centers around a community of hippies and activists who experiment with drugs and sex until one of their own is drafted to fight in Vietnam". - Barbara Vitello Daily Herald 6/23/26
7/2 - 9/13 @ Chopin Mainstage
7p Thursday - Saturday, 5p Sundays
$25-35, Previews (thru 7/17)
$50-$60, Regular Run
For more information about the play, scot@KokandyProductions.com
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7/2 - 9/13
Author
Book and Lyrics by Gerome Ragni & James Rado
Music by Galt MacDermot
Director
Directed and Choreographed by Brennan Urbi
Music Direction by Kara Olander
Performers
HAIR features Gavin Rhys as Claude, Catherine Rodriguez O'Connor as Sheila, Zac Richey as Berger, Amy Yesom Kim as Crissy, Chosen Mitchell as Dionne, Stone Teselle as Woof, Nicki Rossi as Jeannie and Joshua Emmanuel as Hud. With an ensemble including: Diana Marilyn Alvarez, Leroy Berts IV, Shayla Florence, Niki-Charisse Franco, Isadora Coco Gonzalez, Wolfie J, Matteo Palm and Quinn Simmons.
Swings include Kevin Chlapecka, Allyriane Huq, Mizha Lee Overn, Victor Lopez, Jack Saunders, Maliha Sayed and Kijani X.
Production
Eleanor Kahn (Scenic Design), Rachel Sypniewski (Costume Design), G "Max" Maxin IV (Lighting Design), Matt Reich (Sound Design), Syd Genco (Makeup Design), Keith Ryan (Wig Design), Kirsten Baity (Intimacy Director), Chels Morgan (Cultural Competency Specialist), Shane Roberie (Casting Director), Nicholas Reinhart (Production Manager), Kendyl Meyer (Associate Production Manager), Shelby Burgus (Stage Manager), Yasmeen "Yaz" Abiad (Assistant Stage Manager), Scot Kokandy (Executive Producer) and Derek Van Barham (Producing Artistic Director)
