Cheryl Barnes

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Cheryl Barnes is a singer who starred in Miloš Forman’s Hair (musical) as the mother of Hud’s little son.

[edit] Hair

Cheryl gave an audition when she showed up at an open casting call. She had no agent and was working as a maid in a motel in Maine. Her song "Easy to Be Hard" took only one take and this is the take you see in its entirety in the film. Her later scene in the desert outside the army base was filmed in Barstow, California. Cheryl stayed in Barstow. The director Milos Forman talked her into coming to New York for a few months as he didn't want to see such talent go to waste. However, Cheryl returned to Barstow where she worked as a piano teacher. She remained friends with Milos and accompanied him to Prague where he was shooting the film Amadeus (film).^[1]

[edit] Career

She sang with groups such as the Classics Five and Ten Wheel Drive. She was also a back up singer for Genya Raven. Cheryl performed in Leonard Bernstein's Mass and on Broadway in last Sweet Days of Isaac, Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar. She portrayed Deena, the handmaiden in Doug Henning's The Magic Show.^[2]

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