{"product_id":"vintage-april-1970-hair-national-tour-playbill-banned-in-boston-wilbur-theatre","title":"Vintage April 1970 Hair National Tour Playbill Banned in Boston  Wilbur Theatre","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Playbill from the 1970 production of the rock musical\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eHair\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat the\u003cspan\u003e Wilbur Theatre in Boston is an amazing piece of theatre history. The fabulous ads are a time capsule of 1970s Boston and American culture, and the articles are a time capsule of 1970s theatre. But the backstory can't be beat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis touring production's run in Boston was one of the most famous \"Banned in Boston\" cases in the city's history, involving a legal battle that went all the way to the US Supreme Court. Hair opened at the Wilbur on March 6, but the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial court ruled on April 9 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003ethat the play could only continue if the actors were \"clothed to a reasonable extent\" and stopped simulating sexual acts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\"\u003eRather than comply with these \"excisions,\" the producers voluntarily closed the show\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon April 10 to maintain its \"artistic integrity\" while they fought the ruling in federal court.\u003cspan\u003e After a series of appeals reached the U.S Supreme Court, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea 4-4 tie vote upheld a lower federal court's decision allowing the show to perform in its original, unedited form, and it reopened on May 22, 1970. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE 6\" x 9\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION Very good condition. Back cover and 2 pages have slightly bent corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a pre-owned item. It has been used and loved and it has a history. Please examine photos carefully and ask questions. We want you to love your theatre souvenir.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51510469230909,"sku":"26-3","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1469\/7848\/files\/hair-playbill-8.jpg?v=1774839508","url":"https:\/\/nextstagevintage.com\/products\/vintage-april-1970-hair-national-tour-playbill-banned-in-boston-wilbur-theatre","provider":"NextStage Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}