▁Smith ▁wrote ▁on ▁H air ' s ▁Broadway ▁opening : ▁" O ' H organ ▁has ▁blow n ▁up ▁Broadway ." ▁H air ▁brought ▁international ▁acc laim ▁to ▁O ' H organ ▁and ▁the ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁performance ▁style . ▁ ▁For ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁actors ▁in ▁the ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁tr oupe , ▁O ' H organ ' s ▁H air ▁was ▁a ▁" bet ray al " ▁and ▁a ▁" cr ass ▁commercial ization ▁of ▁lov ingly ▁developed ▁ensemble ▁techniques ." ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁H air ▁affected ▁La ▁Ma Ma ' s ▁identity , ▁as ▁did ▁O ' H organ ' s ▁frequent ▁lack ▁of ▁avail ability ▁to ▁direct ▁later ▁produ ctions . ▁O ' H organ ▁left ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁▁ ▁Act ors ' ▁Equ ity ▁and ▁the ▁show case ▁code ▁ ▁More ▁experienced ▁actors ▁began ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁as ▁its ▁reputation ▁grew , ▁creating ▁problems ▁with ▁the ▁Act ors ' ▁Equ ity ▁Association . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁union ▁refused ▁to ▁allow ▁their ▁members ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁without ▁contract s . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁shut ▁down ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁until ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Equ ity ▁believed ▁that ▁since ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁did ▁not ▁pay ▁its ▁actors ▁the ▁theatre ▁was ▁compet ing ▁with ▁Off - B road way ▁and