Bob, I don't know where you got "Ms Sinnott" from. The article makes it quite clear that the Last Censor was male.
It's actually quite interesting that he let "Hair" pass on the grounds that the actors weren't attractive! Presumably he had the notion that something pornographic would show pretty people, therefore it wasn't porn. Or maybe he just didn't care any more, as long as his salary was paid. Censors may not work harder than any other employee.
But speaking of "Hair", I wouldn't say that "The redo's of "Hair" have been a disaster" (Hairdos, anyone?) I saw the show in London when I was 18, and it certainly made an impact on me then. But much later, it was performed at a local community theater, and my wife and I went. Some of it seemed irrelevant, and the idea of young people rebelling seems bizarre now, but parts of it are pretty clever, and of course there is the NUDE SCENE that might enthrall a teenager even now.
I actually looked for the point in the plot where they all get naked (it only happens once). It's where the tribe is having a be-in in a park one night, and the police arrive (they're never on stage: it's suggested with flashing blue lights and voices over radios and loudspeakers) and tell the group to disperse, and they all take their clothes off as an act of defiance. Maybe a little bit like Randle McMurphy with Nurse Ratched!
Latest news from Boston Children's Theater is that the artistic director was reinstated, and two members of the governing board who objected to the nudity have resigned. Reports say most public responses have been in favor of the uncut performance.
