EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Indiana theater patrons got different versions of the 1960s-era musical “Hair” when it stopped in Fort Wayne and Evansville recently.
The audience at Fort Wayne’s Embassy Theatre saw the original version that included a brief nude scene. Evansville theater-goers were treated to a “clean” performance in which cast members kept their clothes on.
The Evansville Courier & Press reports (https://bit.ly/1cWSQRj ) the Aiken Theatre opted for no nudity after receiving complaints that a 2010 production of “Spring Awakening” was vulgar. The show features nudity and simulated sexual encounters.
Embassy Theatre marketing director Barb Richards says the Fort Wayne venue polled theater-goers on Facebook to gauge whether they wanted the original version or the “clean” version. She says the theater advertised the nudity in advance and had no complaints.
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Information from: Evansville Courier & Press, https://www.courierpress.com
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