The annual celebrity-studded Hollywood Bowl musical is going back to the 1960s this August. Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) and Hunter Parrish (Weeds) will star in the previously announced, limited-run production of Hair, the acclaimed musical about hippie counterculture.
Bell, who lent her voice to the record-breaking Frozen, will play the musical’s lead, Sheila, alongside other cast members Amber Riley (Glee), Jenna Ushkowitz (Glee), Beth Behrs (2 Broke Girls), Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), R&B singer Mario and Beverly D’Angelo, who starred in the original 1979 film adaptation of the musical, Entertainment Weekly reports.
Director and choreographer Adam Shankman, who also announced the cast on his Instagram account, will helm the production of the three performances scheduled for Aug. 1, 2 and 3.
[EW]
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