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Kokandy Productions Presents HAIR

July 2 – September 13, 2026 at The Chopin Theatre

Pictured (center) Gavin Rhys with (clockwise from top) Amy Yesom Kim, Joshua Emmanuel, Catherine Rodriguez O’Connor, Zac Richey, Stone TeSelle, Nicki Rossi and Chosen Mitchell in a publicity image for Kokandy Productions’ revival of HAIR.
Pictured (center) Gavin Rhys with (clockwise from top) Amy Yesom Kim, Joshua Emmanuel, Catherine Rodriguez O’Connor, Zac Richey, Stone TeSelle, Nicki Rossi and Chosen Mitchell in a publicity image for Kokandy Productions’ revival of HAIR. (Photo by Kyle Bode)

Hot off their record-breaking, award-winning runs of Jekyll & Hyde and Amélie, Kokandy Productions is pleased to launch its 2026 Season with the revolutionary “love-rock” musical HAIR, playing July 2 – September 13, 2026 on The Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St. in Chicago. Directed and choreographed by Brennan Urbi with music direction by Kara Olander, HAIR features book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni & James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. Tickets are on sale now at kokandyproductions.com or bit.ly/HairChicago.

Uniting for an exhilarating summer of peace, love and fury, 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, Shayla Florence, Niki-Charisse Franco, Isadora Coco Gonzalez, Wolfie J, Matteo Palm, Quinn Simmons and Kijani X.

About the Production

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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.

Dates: Previews: Thursday, July 2 – Friday, July 17, 2026
Press performance: Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 7 pm
Regular run: Sunday, July 19 – Sunday, September 13, 3026

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Curtain Times: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 pm; Sundays at 5 pm. Please note: there will not be a performance on Saturday, July 4; there will be an added performance on Monday, July 6 at 7 pm.

Tickets: Previews $28.52* general admission, $39.19* reserved seating. Regular run $55.20* general admission, $65.87* reserved seating. Students/seniors $44.52*. There will be a limited number of lower-priced tickets (with code ARTIST) available to artists for each performance. Tickets are on sale now at kokandyproductions.com or bit.ly/HairChicago. *Ticket prices include processing fees

About Kokandy Productions

Founded in 2010, Kokandy Productions seeks to leverage the heightened reality of musical theatre to tell complex and challenging stories, with a focus on contributing to the development of Chicago-based musical theatre

For additional information, visit kokandyproductions.com.

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