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Posted: 12/28/06 at 9:07pm
Last night I was lucky enough to catch Spring Awakening, and not only catch, but catch from the center of the first row, which never ever happens to me so I believe I can brag a little bit. 
I'd been dying to see this show from word of mouth of my friends, and from the fabulous cast recording, but let me say it completely exceeded all expectations.
Side note: Before the show a woman behind me started asking if Billy Joel was here, and I turned around and sure enough, two rows back he sat, with Paul Reisner and a few other women, one of which I persumed to be his daughter? That got the audience a little keyed up.
But the show... I've never seen a show, or performace of a show, with that much energy and intensity and color. The applause for "Bitch of Living" was nearly unstoppable, I swear, it felt like it went on for 5 minutes. No one wanted to stop clapping. The same went for "Totally f*****", the orchestra finally had to cut in and keep the show going. The audience, the actors, the musicians, everything felt so alligned, it was really a special experience for me. I've seen many Broadway shows, but never been lucky enough to witness something like that until last night. The curtain call was madness, the audience was so hyped up, the actors came out for bows three times. So great.
I'm not going to review the show, because many others have done that, and I could gush about it forever and still have more good things to say. I personally think it's one of the most important things to happen to Broadway in a very long time, not to mention one of the best. But then again, I'm just a college kid who found something that really touched her.
I make it a rule to never do the stage door, but I made an exception last night. The cast was very, very sweet and signed and took pictures with whoever wanted them. At one point Billy Joel and Paul Reisner popped out of the stage door, which was funny in a random way, since no one was expecting to see them. No one bothered them, thankfully, they looked like they were in a rush. Duncan Sheik and Steven Satar wandered out as well, and after a few minutes of debating I timidly asked them to sign my Playbill and mumbled some incoherent compliments, I was so in awe.
I feel like the buzz is really picking up on this show, and I truly felt it last night. I forsee very good things in the future for Spring Awakening. :) Lets hope the general public will catch on.
I'd been dying to see this show from word of mouth of my friends, and from the fabulous cast recording, but let me say it completely exceeded all expectations.
Side note: Before the show a woman behind me started asking if Billy Joel was here, and I turned around and sure enough, two rows back he sat, with Paul Reisner and a few other women, one of which I persumed to be his daughter? That got the audience a little keyed up.
But the show... I've never seen a show, or performace of a show, with that much energy and intensity and color. The applause for "Bitch of Living" was nearly unstoppable, I swear, it felt like it went on for 5 minutes. No one wanted to stop clapping. The same went for "Totally f*****", the orchestra finally had to cut in and keep the show going. The audience, the actors, the musicians, everything felt so alligned, it was really a special experience for me. I've seen many Broadway shows, but never been lucky enough to witness something like that until last night. The curtain call was madness, the audience was so hyped up, the actors came out for bows three times. So great.
I'm not going to review the show, because many others have done that, and I could gush about it forever and still have more good things to say. I personally think it's one of the most important things to happen to Broadway in a very long time, not to mention one of the best. But then again, I'm just a college kid who found something that really touched her.
I make it a rule to never do the stage door, but I made an exception last night. The cast was very, very sweet and signed and took pictures with whoever wanted them. At one point Billy Joel and Paul Reisner popped out of the stage door, which was funny in a random way, since no one was expecting to see them. No one bothered them, thankfully, they looked like they were in a rush. Duncan Sheik and Steven Satar wandered out as well, and after a few minutes of debating I timidly asked them to sign my Playbill and mumbled some incoherent compliments, I was so in awe.
I feel like the buzz is really picking up on this show, and I truly felt it last night. I forsee very good things in the future for Spring Awakening. :) Lets hope the general public will catch on.
If you limit your choices to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise."- Robert Fritz
Updated On: 12/28/06 at 09:07 PM
