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Going tonight, but also interested if anyone has already seen it.

As much as I'm looking forward to this, I still miss the awesome staging from Japan's CATS purpose built theater, complete with a rotating seat section.

@Fan123 - Thanks for the suggestions! Didn't know any of them so will check them out tonight. 

I discovered Megan Mcginnis through this livestream and that alone is a win for her, the show, and Davenport. I can't believe she hasn't done more shows on Broadway.

Now back to Youtube to find more Mcginnis videos...

"I am going to see the show in late December and I like to sit close to the stage in the orchestra center. How was the view fron your seat haterobics? Stage height, etc? Would you have preferred being a row or two further back? thanks!"

FBay said: "NYT 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/28/theater/review-spring-awakening-by-deaf-west-theater-brings-a-new-sensation-to-broadway.html

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You beat me to it :)

And it's out from NYT. Raves. So happy for the team here as I am OBSESSED with this production. Congrats to all involved and may it touch so many other hearts as it touched mine.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/28/theater/review-spring-awakening-by-deaf-west-theater-brings-a-new-sensation-to-broadway.html

One of the great musicals of the last decade was born anew on Sunday, when the thrillingly inventive Deaf West Theater production of “Spring Awakening” opened on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater. Any qualms theater-lovers might have about this being a premature, whiplash-inducing revival — the original closed in 2009, after all — will vanish like frost in strong sunlight when the young cast of both hearing and deaf actors floods the stage...

...Deaf actors may not have the same tools that most actors do, but the gifted men and women in this splendid production achieve the same ideal ends, lighting up the lives of their characters from within, even when the light only reveals the darkness of their confusion, frustration and despair.

Not really a review, but NBC New York just published this for opening night.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/the-scene/Review-DeafWest-Spring-Awakening-329502551.html

Theatergoers coming to this raw story for the first time will find a musical with even more layers than the production that first seduced Broadway. The addition of sign language encourages a closer look at “Spring Awakening.”

amNY gives it 4 stars. Happy Opening Night!

http://www.amny.com/entertainment/spring-awakening-a-visually-stunning-revival-1.10896137

May be interested, sent you PM :)

"Beware they take that "no late seating" very seriously, which I appreciated. Last night's show was sold out and I could see about 6 people standing leaning on the railings because they didn't get in on time."

Could be, but most likely Standing Room ticket holders. SRO becomes available once the SOLD OUT sign goes up for $30/ticket - all taxes and fees included :)

I was wondering how to put this but josiah explained it nicely - spot on. I couldn't get behind the characters at all because, well, the story doesn't quite make sense. Judging from the post show conversations I heard on the way out, seems to be the general consensus.

I think it's lovely that you're considering taking her. There are indeed multiple complex mature themes, but I don't think there was anything inappropriate regardless of age. Of course questions like this will attract opinions from all corners of personal beliefs from strongly opinionated individuals on this forum, so brace yourself

If you're really concerned of the material, you should listen to the songs most of which is available on their website. If you want to go the extra mile, read Alison Bechdel's graphic novel. The musical is a somewhat a toned down version of the book (some might disagree here), but the story and themes remain the same.

Also, "Come to the Fun Home" alone is not representative of the show. I recommend you watch the highlights reel from Playbill to get a good sense of what to expect.

If you do go, I hope you and your daughter enjoy is as much as I do.

Saw this again last night, standing room. Great to see that this show is selling out on a Thursday!

Speaking of "Ring of Keys", did anyone pick up the little bit where Bruce is swinging his car keys in the scene where he asks Alison whether they want to go on a drive later? He kept twirling the keys in his hands with a smile on his face and only then did I realize oh right, "ring of keys"!

Saw this tonight, opening performance - and it showed :) Still very rough around the edges not just in it's execution, but the book, too. Started off slow and while it did pick up near the end of Act I and through Act II, it ended up all over the place (and not necessarily in a satisfying sort of way). I didn't leave the theater with that sense of satisfaction I get from having watched a good story.

A8 is a troll. Don't feed the troll.

This is a POSITIVITY thread people. Stay positive!

"CURIOUS INCIDENT for choreography !"

^This. So refreshing and such amazing achievement for a play to be nominated in this category. It certainly did leave an impression on me.

I've raved enough about Fun Home since previews so I'm not goin...oh whatever.

FUN HOME ALL THE WAY.