0 v r U U a hai Hairr MUSKET Power Center 8 p.m., March 31, April 1,2 2 p.m. Aprilr3r ................ . . ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ": : . . .................... . ........ . . ...... . .:..............._.:. y:......... ::x............:.\:" :.,?v:rv~v v::::...... ...... r ..{:}';x".. COVER STORY Landlord blues Page1 Up until three years ago, landlords had tenants right where they wanted them. Tenants were paying exhorbitant rents for apartments that could be described as anything but palatial. But now the tables have turned and landlords are, as one put it, stuck between a rock and a hard place. Cover photo by Deborah Lewis. MUSIC Three shows Pages 4-5 The search for the enigmatic Psychedelic Furs spreads to Weekend this week, with a Ma Bell cross- country investigation. In a more conventional mode, we sneak looks at two other unconventional groups playing Ann Arbor this week: the synth-pop band Ultravox and the fusion jazzers Weather Report. FILM -_- I I By David Kopel Give me down-to-there hair, shoulder length or longer Here Baby, there Mama, everywhere Daddy, Daddy Hair, Hair, Hair, Hair, Hair, Hair, Hair, Hair Flow it, show it, long as God can grow it, my hair! SOME OF THE worst nightmares of the '60s have come true. Califor- nia's Governor Ray Gun is President. But some of the dreams remain, too. Hair is having a nationwide revival. The movie plays to full audiences, and the musical may be the most-produced item in summer stock this year. Hair: Cheveux ensemble Low road to Selleck Page 6 Advance tickets sales have already guaranteed that Hair will be among Ann Arbor's most successful shows this year. Local radio and cable stations, as well s MTV, have donated advertising time, and plan to broadcast excerpts. In a world full of alligator shirts and MBA's, why is Hair becoming so popular? Producer Josh Rosemblum believes that America has come to a stage where it can begin to come to grips with what happened in the '60s; he points to the dedication of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington as one in- dication. In addition, he feels that, as conservative as many people are today, there still is a growing awareness and tolerance of alternatives. With any play as closely tied to an era as Hair is, people who produce the show after the era has passed must make the play more than an exercise, in nostalgia. Musket's (an undergrad, musical-theater production group) ver- sion of Hair will begin in the 1980s, and then the actors will assume the parts from the 1960s. Rosenblum feels that the emotions from Hair transcend time and place; its characters are afraid of Vietnam and the draft because those two issues were hot at the time. Vietnam is over, but today, the fear remains. Among the themes in Hair, one is most important: Choice.. The lead, character (Berger) and the rest of they "tribe" burn their draft cards, and. chant against LBJ. Berger's best. friend, Claude, gets drafted, and accep- ts going to Vietnam. Despite the op- position of choices the friendship remains. Another timeless issue raised by Hair is one individual character's reactions to the demands of her group. What hap- pens when you and the rest of the tribe believe in free love, but you find your- self in love with one person? The current production of Hair will provide surprises for many people. Students who have only seen the movie version will encounter a completely dif- ferent plot, and many songs not in the movie's soundtrack. People who come for the expected radicalism, the "shocking" language, the nudity, and the weirdness will be surprised, too. While none of these elements will be ignored, they are not the focus of the play. And the play is not just a "celebration of life"; it is about how people then and today cope with real emotions, not all of them happy. The well-known, full-cast nude scene has been cut. Rosenblum feels it would distract, and that making a social statement about nudity is no longer necessary. After all, America has relaxed in its attitude towards nudity in the past decade. The Power Center ista big and formal place. Thanks to a strong sound and lighting system-and to John Davis' multi-level set (a construction site)-the cast will have a good head start in creating intimacy in the theater. Selected from a huge audition, the, diverse, twenty-four person east in- cludes chemists, engineers, and pre- laws, as well as theatre students. Tickets have been selling very quickly. They are available for $5.50 and $6.50 at the Michigan Union Ticket Office. Tom Selleck may have half of the television audience drooling, but his new movie, High Road to China, is a bit of a drip. The first (of many?) major Raiders of the Lost Ark takeoff failed to take off. THE LIST Psychedelic Furs: Sunday, March 27 RESTAURANTS Eden's Restaurant and Deli Page 11 Happenings Pages 7-10 Your guide to fun times for the coming week in Ann Arbor. Film capsules, music previews, theater notes, and bar dates, all listed in a handy-dandy, day-by-day schedule. Plus a r'oster of local restaurants. The atmosphere is laid back, the food is organic, and the interior is recently remodelled. With an ac- cent on variety, Eden's is the proximal place for natural eating on campus, as this week's reviewer discovers. 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