Spring Awakening...just got home...NOW, A REVIEW

Well, what did people say?

did they have any merchandise?

No windowcards?

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well, i'll try...i feel inspired.

The whole youth ensemble is amazing. and quite inspiring. They all standout and are very good actors. I love how each cast member took their individual characters and brought them to life. you can see them living in their characters skin. the ensemble sits on stage, so you always see them...and there they are...still in character, and their character choices were great!..it was neat, they never turn off, for a second...young actors, but very mature.

I found Lea Michele (Wendla) to be so-so. good actress. She didn't stand out to me that much...her voice is very beautiful, but i was distracted by how much she looks like Idina, so my mind would wander when it came to her.

Jonathan Groff and John Gallagher were a great pair. I must admit i didn't really understand the depth of the friendship between their characters, Moritz and Melchior...but i gave it a benefit of a doubt and sat back and enjoyed myself. Their voices are AMAZING. More so Gallagher than Groff, my opinion. Gallagher really rocks out on stage, and you can tell he's loving every minute, and he goes somewhere up there on stage. Moritz comes to life. "Don't do sadness" is a great number.

And i love what they did with the two adults. I love how they change character, in and out of the show. Both male and female adults take on roles of parents and teachers. Its just great work....and it never throws you off...the direction i guess what great, because i was able to follow along with them without getting lost. And both actors were great for being emotionally available to dramatic scenes and their comedic timing was also stellar.

I tried.

Updated On: 11/16/06 at 11:41 PM

I was wondering if the cast every came down close to the audience. At the Atlantic, they came down the front of the stairs to the stage and stood right in front of the audience for the final song. I assume the characters still use the mics. How did that go over?

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But the part that made me mad was that the entire audience was laughing during the "beating" part between Melchior and Wendla.

Ugh. I haven't seen the musical yet, but I have seen the play. I thought that was one of the most heartbreaking scenes. I know that people only laugh at those situations because they feel awkward, but it's still completely inexcusible.

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Having not been around the theater scene when it first started, I'm curious: are the reactions described similar to the reaction to Rent?

Sounds wonderful. This show is most definately on my "must-see" list.

RENT is WAY tame compared to this.

Where can you hear "I Don't Do Sadness"?

It's on the MySpace page:

http://www.myspace.com/springawakeningonbroadway

Akiva

For those who have seen it... what's the theatre like? Big, medium, small house? How does it translate to a larger Broadway house? I have 7th row center orchestra seat tickets for early January. Are these good seats for this theatre/show?

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Thanks for the review! I'm so excited to be seeing this next week!