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

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 4/5/22 at 2:43pm

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

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 4/5/22 at 2:52pm

It was such a perfect evening, I'm so glad more people will get to see how it came together. 

[UWS10023]

Posted: 4/6/22 at 3:51pm

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

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 4/6/22 at 4:30pm

I know it won’t happen, but I would love to see the ticketing issues and people RUNNING to the mezzanine when they opened it for general admission be included lol

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 4/6/22 at 8:51pm

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]

Posted: 4/6/22 at 8:57pm

Anyone who reads the description understands exactly what it is. 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 4/6/22 at 9:10pm

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

Not yo momma.

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 4/25/22 at 12:46pm

Trailer released https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-HBO-Shares-SPRING-AWAKENING-THOSE-YOUVE-KNOWN-Documentary-Trailer-20220425

[Dan6]

Posted: 4/25/22 at 4:22pm

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. 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 4/25/22 at 4:36pm

 

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 4/25/22 at 5:11pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "Not yo momma."

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

[herewegoabc]

Posted: 5/2/22 at 4:48pm

Anybody know what time this will be on HBO Max?

[JasonC3]

Posted: 5/2/22 at 5:37pm

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.

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 5/2/22 at 5:44pm

herewegoabc said: "Anybody know what time this will be on HBO Max?"

9pm. Same time it airs.

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 5/3/22 at 9:45am

Anyone plan on watching tonight?

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

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/3/22 at 9:49pm

I’m about 30 mins in. F*ck, this is so good. Bringing back a lot of memories. 

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 5/3/22 at 10:23pm

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

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/3/22 at 10:26pm

Watching Jon doing “Left Behind” with a tear stained face has me ugly crying. 

Updated On: 5/3/22 at 10:26 PM

[Rentaholic2]

Posted: 5/3/22 at 10:32pm

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.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/3/22 at 10:39pm

We’re  watching a show about a girl who dies from an abortion and I’m thinking of how many more will also die in this country now. Man, this came out at just the “right” time.

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 5/3/22 at 10:59pm

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.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/3/22 at 11:03pm

I don’t mind that. This was a documentary about a specific group of people almost more than it was about the show, itself. 

[herewegoabc]

Posted: 5/3/22 at 11:07pm

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. 

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 5/3/22 at 11:13pm

Jordan Catalano said: "I don’t mind that. This was a documentary about a specific group of people almost more than it was about the show, itself."

That's fair.

Speaking of that, I really did appreciate how much of it was dedicated to home movie footage of the cast spending time together, hanging out, being kids. It's something you don't see in a lot of behind-the-scenes footage (probably because most Broadway shows aren't all kids).

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/3/22 at 11:17pm

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.