Originally Posted By Rsey103 Has anyone seen the Broadway musical, Spring Awakening? I'm on the fence about whether or not I want to see it. Need to make a decision. Is there a website where people who've seen it blog their reviews?
Originally Posted By TheRedhead I saw it last month. It's absolutely amazing. I haven't stopped listening to the CD. I haven't heard anyone say a bad thing about it, so I think it's a safe bet. My friend saw it twice, once from the audience and once from the stage. He said he preferred it from the stage, actually.
Originally Posted By ToonKirby I have a friend who literally sees EVERYTHING on Broadway, so it is unusual for him to see a show more then once. He has seen this show twice, with a third time coming up.
Originally Posted By cstephens A friend mentioned this show to me as he was so excited to find out about it and loves the CD. He's trying to convince me to listen to the excerpts on amazon, and he's already warned me that the soundtrack may just be showing up in my mailbox. /cs
Originally Posted By TheRedhead I hate to compare it to RENT, as everyone is doing, but it actually is a good comparison. Rock score aside, there is an excitement about the show that you don't often see on Broadway. It's all young and fresh and new. The cast, despite being the youngest I've ever seen, is amazing to the point of being scary. And the audience is FILLED with youngsters who have seen it multiple times. The conversation behind me was a group of college kids who were comparing the number of times they'd seen SA to times they'd seen RENT. Makes me smile. Have fun!
Originally Posted By leemac I've been a huge Duncan Sheik fan ever since his music was used in 'er' in the early years (if you have the OST he has a track called Reasons for Living) and he really is an amazing talent. I just surprised it has taken so long for him to migrate to showtunes. He has actually written a couple now. Hope to see this on my next trip to NYC though. Glad it migrated uptown so to speak.
Originally Posted By ToonKirby >It's all young and fresh and new< Yeah, isn't it nice to see a Broadway show NOT based on a movie?
Originally Posted By Rsey103 Did anyone see Spring Awakening on Letterman tonight? Those of you in the pacific time zone still have time to see it. Interesting.. Those boys must have had a BUSY day today with a matinee, Letterman, and their eight o'clock show. I was in Barnes & Noble the other day and sampled the cd. I expect I'll enjoy the music more when I hear it performed within the context of the show.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 Spring Awakening on The View this morning.... In their introduction Rosie O'Donnell said, "I've seen the show 4 times and am going back.." Everyone in this cast is under 24.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 Hi from NYC. Just got back from "Spring Awakening." Oh, people.... I'll get over it. But I have never been so letdown by a Broadway show. The boys with the circus clown haircuts.....pulling microphones out of period costumes... This is the most celebrated musical on Broadway today? Seriously. You've got to be kidding me. Yes, this young cast is talented with the singing and acting and charisma. They've got it all. I might enjoy seeing them again in different material. But not this. I just couldn't bring myself to care about the characters and their story. When Moritz did what he did in the second act I had no emotional response to it. I thought, "Okay, whatever. Let's wrap it up boys." In the middle of Wendla's "Whispering," I thought, "Oh...dear...God if this thing doesn't end soon I may kill myself." It would have been more fun to stay back at the hotel and flush a hundred dollar bill down the toilet (plus convenience charges and preservations fees) than to sit through that crap show.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I've not seen 'Spring Awakening' but from the music [which I've listened to a few times and like], to the scene on Letterman last month, it's fairly heavy stuff. This isn't 'Guys & Dolls' or 'Annie' or 'Beauty and the Beast' -- It's a show that deals with adult themes, with lyrics that are very much in your face. Am I right? It wouldn't be on my list to recommend to 'anyone' without some 'splainin' Or do I have it completely wrong?
Originally Posted By koobar don't forget to sit front row center orchestra for a lovely rain of spiddle from the pretty boy who plays melchoir. seriously, what's with all the saliva? i saw a woman cower in her seat everytime he approached centerstage to sing.
