"Hair" and other shows that use the N-bomb

Does the use of N***** have the same effect it did on Broadway in 1968?

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This week, The Broadway Maven looks at Hair.

• On Sunday, November 13 at Noon ET and Monday, November 14 at Noon and 7 pm ET The Broadway Maven will look at the quintessential 1960s musical and its impact. Register here.

• On Tuesday, November 15 at Noon and 7 pm ET ALL-ACCESS Passholders will have a class on Mamma Mia!

• This Weekly Blast includes:

A) an ESSAY about the ways in which Hair uses the N-word and other racist language;

B) a REVIEW of a recent production of Carrie: the Musical;

C) a PIANO TALK about the musical genius behind The Music Man;

D) a “Silent Broadway” VIDEO QUIZ;

E) a SURVEY about when students and readers first saw a musical; and

F) LAST BLASTs about Show Boat, The Sound of Music, and Cabaret.