Cheryl Barnes is a singer who starred in Miloš Forman’s film
adaptation of Hair as the mother of Hud's little son.Barnes 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 seen in its entirety in
the film. Her later scene in the desert outside the army base was
filmed in Barstow, California, where she remained. Hair director
Miloš Forman talked her into coming to New York City for a few
months, as he did not want to see such talent go to waste. However,
Barnes returned to Barstow, where she worked as a piano teacher. She
remained friends with Miloš and accompanied him to Prague, where he
was shooting the film Amadeus.Her first professional experience as a
singer came while in school at Union College (in New Jersey), when she
joined the rock band Eve's Garden. With that band, she played a number
of dates as the opening act for groups such as the Classics IV, the
Vagrants (Leslie West), and Ten Wheel Drive. Cheryl performed in
Leonard Bernstein's Mass and on Broadway in The Last Sweet Days of
Isaac, Godspell, and Jesus Christ Superstar. She sang the song "Love
and Passion" (music by Giorgio Moroder and lyrics by Paul Schrader)
for the soundtrack of the film American Gigolo. She portrayed Dina,
the handmaiden, in Doug Henning's The Magic Show. Along with Laura
Branigan, Cheryl sang backing vocals for Leonard Cohen on a European
tour in .
adaptation of Hair as the mother of Hud's little son.Barnes 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 seen in its entirety in
the film. Her later scene in the desert outside the army base was
filmed in Barstow, California, where she remained. Hair director
Miloš Forman talked her into coming to New York City for a few
months, as he did not want to see such talent go to waste. However,
Barnes returned to Barstow, where she worked as a piano teacher. She
remained friends with Miloš and accompanied him to Prague, where he
was shooting the film Amadeus.Her first professional experience as a
singer came while in school at Union College (in New Jersey), when she
joined the rock band Eve's Garden. With that band, she played a number
of dates as the opening act for groups such as the Classics IV, the
Vagrants (Leslie West), and Ten Wheel Drive. Cheryl performed in
Leonard Bernstein's Mass and on Broadway in The Last Sweet Days of
Isaac, Godspell, and Jesus Christ Superstar. She sang the song "Love
and Passion" (music by Giorgio Moroder and lyrics by Paul Schrader)
for the soundtrack of the film American Gigolo. She portrayed Dina,
the handmaiden, in Doug Henning's The Magic Show. Along with Laura
Branigan, Cheryl sang backing vocals for Leonard Cohen on a European
tour in .
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