SPRING AWAKENING: THOSE YOU'VE KNOWN Doc on HBO - Discussion Thread

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HBO-Announces-SPRING-AWAKENING-THOSE-YOUVE-KNOWN-Documentary-20220405

HBO Documentary Films has announced that Spring Awakening: Those You've Known, a new documentary directed by Michael John Warren and produced by RadicalMedia (HBO's "David Byrne's American Utopia", debuts Tuesday, May 3 (9:00-10:23 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

Updated On: 5/4/22 at 02:43 PM

Groff was quite charming promoting the documentary on Jimmy Fallon. It raised big bucks for The Actors Fund during the height of the pandemic.

Based on a few people I know, seems many assumed this is a concert film of the actual recent concert reunion ignoring the word “documentary” used in promoting this. We WILL see snippets of the recent concert reunion but don’t expect full performance clips. Hopefully the footage of the actual full concert is used for a broadcast of the reunion concert itself one day.

Sutton Ross said: "Anyone who reads the description understands exactly what it is."

Not yo momma.

jacobsnchz14 said: "Trailer releasedhttps://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-HBO-Shares-SPRING-AWAKENING-THOSE-YOUVE-KNOWN-Documentary-Trailer-20220425"

OMG I can’t wait to see this and so wish I could have been in NY for the performance. Crying just from the trailer.

BrodyFosse123 said: "Not yo momma."

No, sir, let's talk about yo momma. Who's so dumb she got hit by a parked car!

Side note, Chris Jones has a favorable review in the Chicago Tribune of the Porchlight Theatre Production currently running in Chicago, singling out Maya Lou Hlava who plays Wendla.

Anyone plan on watching tonight?

Updated On: 5/3/22 at 09:45 AM

It’s beautiful. Takes me right back. I’m weeping.

Did I miss when they changed the lyrics to Song of Purple Summer? I always thought "the gray-fly choir will mourn" was such a beautiful and evocative phrase.

It's a really cool insight into the development of the show, with a lot of great footage, both from the concert and the original production.

I'm curious as to why they didn't mention the Deaf West revival, or any of the cultural impact that followed the original production.

I loved it. It was very different than I expected. I expected it to be more about the reunion and concert than the development, etc., but I enjoyed it very much. I was surprised they didn't use any of the footage they got from fan interviews that they were doing in the line. I watched them interview several people during that (very long) nightmare of a line before the concert. I was also surprised that the interviews were limited to 5 people and the majority of the cast were barely featured.

Overall, I loved it. It was so emotional, and to see this done for a show that personally means so much to me is something truly special.

We never got that far with it but the third “Broadway the Golden Age” film was going to feature a lot of what I assume was now used in this. Jon had mentioned all this stuff that exists from the cast and we had talked about how much easier it was going to be to find footage and photos from newer shows since everyone took video and pictures everywhere, and that was even before iPhones.