Am I the only one that didn't enjoy Spring Awakening?

I loved the music and the actors. And the design.

That's pretty much it.

A big let down - like most other things I hear people talking about.

Updated On: 1/7/07 at 06:20 PM

overrated but the music is good

Search for my review of the show on this forum. I think it might better word your feelings - I get what you mean.

Post here how you feel about the show in the coming days.

Immediately after I saw it, I called it overrated. But it HAUNTS you. It's not "perfect" by any means, there are some flaws that should continue to be worked on. Other than that, it's brilliant.

See is SPRING AWAKENING haunts your dreams, too...

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I liked it and was glad I caught it, but I didn't think it was phenomenal or anything. The songs actually interested me the least. The acting was very good, and some of the voices were beautiful. I don't think I'll be rushing back to see it anytime soon.

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It's an okay show, but it's nothing special, and certainly not as good as people are saying it is. Charles Isherwood's comments about the show are particularly hyperbolic. The music, while fine, isn't overly theatrical, and the songs don't really aid at all in telling the story.

The cast, for the most part, is solid. I love Lauren Pritchard and John Gallagher, Jr.; liked Lea Michele a lot (her acting isn't anything amazing, but that voice more than makes up for it); hated Jonathan Groff and Jonathan Wright.

An entirely mixed bag.

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I saw it in previews at the Atlantic before any kind of hype had begun (no one even knew what it was) and while I liked the cast, the design and some of the score, I found other aspects flawed and underrealized (and had basically the same opinion after seeing it again after the Broadway opening). It's a promising work that's worth seeing, but I found myself liking the idea of it, more than how it was actually executed. It deserves to be supported (and I look forward to seeing what Sheik comes up with next for the musical theatre), but, for me at least, it was hardly the brilliant, groundbreaking work that some have claimed it to be.

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I've said so in other threads, but I think that the musical is entertaining but overall lacking in emotional impact. I saw it in previews, so I didn't have extraordinary expectations that were let down, either.

Updated On: 1/7/07 at 07:02 PM

I loved it!

In particular, Jonathan Groff & Jonathan Wright were terriffic.

Updated On: 1/7/07 at 07:23 PM

no, you are not the only one who did not enjoy it. i, for one, will definitely not be making a return trip to the Eugene O'Neil any time soon.

No matter how good a show is, it will not appeal to all. This is the nature of the beast

I am still trying to find out why Lestat got panned along with BFO. The same goes for In My Life & any Wildhorn musical

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yeah, naturally, not EVERYONE can love any one show :)

I've said this before in other threads,but it DOES surprise me how the biggest thing I've heard against it is that people just didn't feel anything from it. Which is obviously completely fine, its just, its so opposite from how I was. I'm just amazed that aaalmost everyone who I've talked to/heard from that's seen the show seems to have really enjoyed the music and the performances, but that it was boring. I guess maybe you either really connect with the story/characters or you dont at all :)


Immediately after I saw it, I called it overrated. But it HAUNTS you. It's not "perfect" by any means, there are some flaws that should continue to be worked on. Other than that, it's brilliant.

See is SPRING AWAKENING haunts your dreams, too...

that actually describes it PERFECTLY!! It almost doesn't hit you until AFTER the show is done, and you go home and you realize you can't stop thinking about it. That was how it was for me anyway. I mean I felt a lot of emotion DURRING the show too, but its just... I dont know, I think it takes a little while for the ending to really sink in because it all kind of happens so fast

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Updated On: 1/7/07 at 07:45 PM

People saying they didn't connect doesn't mean they found it boring. Huge difference there. I felt nothing for the characters and therefore felt emotionally isolated from the show, but I was never once bored. The music and the musical performances, for me, was what kept the show exhilirating and fresh and in the end held my attention.

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