Photos from the Play "Spring's Awakening" in LA
Photos from the Play "Spring's Awakening" in LA
Fiyero13
Broadway Star Joined: 6/28/07
#1Photos from the Play "Spring's Awakening" in LA
Posted: 7/6/08 at 1:06pm
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119235.html
looks interesting
BDavis0092
Broadway Star Joined: 7/24/06
#2re: Photos from the Play 'Spring's Awakening' in LA
Posted: 7/6/08 at 1:19pmThose pictures sure are...different. Not sure if I like it.
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#2re: Photos from the Play 'Spring's Awakening' in LA
Posted: 7/6/08 at 1:23pmThe guy playing Hans looks like he's 40
#3re: Photos from the Play 'Spring's Awakening' in LA
Posted: 7/6/08 at 1:25pmYes, he does. I'm not sure if I'm feeling it. I always pictured the Man in the Mask to be more mysterious.... this I imagine him to start singing Tommy. I also feel like they used elements from the musical (style wise)... maybe it's the quality... yeah...
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#4re: Photos from the Play 'Spring's Awakening' in LA
Posted: 7/6/08 at 1:27pmCamera phone pictures. Fun.
#5re: Photos from the Play 'Spring's Awakening' in LA
Posted: 7/6/08 at 1:33pmThey've definitely borrowed some sylistic elements from the musical, I feel.
gypsy4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/07
#6re: Photos from the Play 'Spring's Awakening' in LA
Posted: 7/6/08 at 1:33pmthat looks like a cheep community theatre production.
#7re: Photos from the Play 'Spring's Awakening' in LA
Posted: 7/6/08 at 7:33pm
You guys do know that there's not much difference between Spring Awakening and Spring's Awakening, as far as time period is concerned, right?
It's the same show. I'm not sure what you were expecting...
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#8re: Photos from the Play 'Spring's Awakening' in LA
Posted: 7/6/08 at 7:49pmEw. This looks really bad.
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RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#9re: Photos from the Play 'Spring's Awakening' in LA
Posted: 7/6/08 at 8:22pmI'd love to see a performance of the play. It's so beautifully written that it's hard to picture it performed and spoken.
#10re: Photos from the Play 'Spring's Awakening' in LA
Posted: 7/6/08 at 8:27pmNot really how I pictured the Man in the Mask...
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heathurrr
Broadway Star Joined: 12/9/06
#11re: Photos from the Play 'Spring's Awakening' in LA
Posted: 7/6/08 at 8:39pmAm I the only one that thinks it looked kinda cool?
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tmark
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#12re: Photos from the Play 'Spring's Awakening' in LA
Posted: 7/9/08 at 12:10pm
I saw this LA production over the 4th of July weekend. It's actually really good. Definitely NOT anything like the musical - except of course it's the same basic story. Excellent actors. It's darker and edgier than the musical. More of a comedy in the first act. Speaking as someone who absolutely loves the musical, I was happy to see this adaptation of the original play. It is well done, and kind of adds to the experience of seeing the musical.
I found this review in LA Weekly...
http://www.laweekly.com/stage/theater/theater-reviews-rose-springs-awakening/19209/
#14re: Photos from the Play 'Spring's Awakening' in LA
Posted: 7/9/08 at 1:08pmAs good as the production might be, I think the story loses something when the cast is comprised of actors 5-10 years older than the characters they're playing.
Broadway Matt
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/17/03
#15re: Photos from the Play 'Spring's Awakening' in LA
Posted: 7/10/08 at 3:05am
something I found extremely interesting when I was putting this together. I did a search for the original german title and one of the top results was an NY Times review from a 1917 (while Wedekind was still alive) production of the play that some hack translated into English. Among those in attendance at this press opening was Emma Goldman- to give a little context as to how long ago this was! It is quite possibly one of the most negative reviews I've ever read, and I've little doubt this particular version was garbage. Who would have guessed where the piece would wind up 90 years later?
WEDEKIND PLAY ABUSED.; Poor Translation and Performance of "Fruehlings Erwachen."
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StateOfJade
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#16re: Photos from the Play 'Spring's Awakening' in LA
Posted: 7/10/08 at 3:39amHow can you think it looks bad based on pictures? You do realize the same things were probably said when Sheik and Sater said 'Let's make this a musical?'
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#17re: Photos from the Play 'Spring's Awakening' in LA
Posted: 7/10/08 at 4:39amMatt, that review from 1917 is fascinating. Thanks for posting it.
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