#1
Posted: 7/6/08 at 1:06pm
Photos from the Play "Spring's Awakening" in LA
#2
Posted: 7/6/08 at 1:19pm
Those pictures sure are...different. Not sure if I like it.
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#3
Posted: 7/6/08 at 1:23pm
The guy playing Hans looks like he's 40
#4
Posted: 7/6/08 at 1:25pm
Yes, 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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#5
Posted: 7/6/08 at 1:27pm
Camera phone pictures. Fun.
#6
Posted: 7/6/08 at 1:33pm
They've definitely borrowed some sylistic elements from the musical, I feel.
#7
Posted: 7/6/08 at 1:33pm
that looks like a cheep community theatre production.
#8
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...
It's the same show. I'm not sure what you were expecting...
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#9
Posted: 7/6/08 at 7:49pm
Ew. This looks really bad.
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#10
Posted: 7/6/08 at 8:22pm
I'd love to see a performance of the play. It's so beautifully written that it's hard to picture it performed and spoken.
#11
Posted: 7/6/08 at 8:27pm
Not really how I pictured the Man in the Mask...
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#12
Posted: 7/6/08 at 8:39pm
Am I the only one that thinks it looked kinda cool?
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#13
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/
I found this review in LA Weekly...
http://www.laweekly.com/stage/theater/theater-reviews-rose-springs-awakening/19209/
#15
Posted: 7/9/08 at 1:08pm
As 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.
#16
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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WEDEKIND PLAY ABUSED.; Poor Translation and Performance of "Fruehlings Erwachen."
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Updated On: 7/10/08 at 03:05 AM
#17
Posted: 7/10/08 at 3:39am
How 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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#18
Posted: 7/10/08 at 4:39am
Matt, that review from 1917 is fascinating. Thanks for posting it.
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