Spring Awakening Not-Love — Page 2

renthead333 - Lord no. Why start something controversial? Simple. Better to have something controversial about a hot new show than the same old drivel about how Sherie Rene Scott is wrong for The Littler Mermaid.

"Sorry but, I feel the need to say "duh." Of course its not like Guettel, its rock music."

Guettel and LaChuisa have written better rock (esque) music than spring Awakening.

Duh, Yankee, don't you know? No negativity allowed on BWW! GEEZ!


TARZAN rocks!

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Gang, it's official -- SPRING AWAKENING is a hit!

Anytime a show inspires such extreme opinions, banter, and ranting -- well -- need I say more?

If it were just a *yawn* and nobody cared, there wouldn't be the uncountable number of threads on this board.

SPRING AWAKENING has gotten people to think, to write, to criticize, to sing, to shake their heads in disgust, and to raise their heads with new optimism. It has done what art is supposed to do. It has inspired all of this.

Congrats to Sater, Sheik, and Mayer!

Oh Munk, I must have missed that in the "Before Posting..." thread.

Dodger - Agreed.

Updated On: 2/20/07 at 10:40 PM

Smartful Dodger-
So has Grey Gardens! There have been plenty of people I've talked to who haved hated Grey Gardens as much as I hated Spring Awakening.
Sorry, had to say it.

If you truly hate Spring Awakening, an entire thread devoted to hating it is not conducive to lowering its profile. It's great if you want to stir the fans into a frenzy that will make them more devoted and vocal.

I've seen plenty of negative opinions and critiques on the neutral threads. If there's anything valid to be said it can be said there.

With that said, if this thread is going to remain open and active, may I suggest a rousing game of 'worst Spring Awakening lyric'? That one always keeps a party fresh, and there are so many good answers.

H'lo, Craww!

Oh, right, you don't know me, because I never do more than lurk. Ever. Anywhere. Ever. Even on LiveJournal. So never mind.

Anyway, though--Yankee doesn't hate it, as she's said; in fact, she supports it. She just... doesn't like it. As for me, I haven't even listened to the music yet (ZOMGZ BLASPHEMEEE) so I can't pass judgement...

...Although it most certainly has succeeded. I agree with Smartful Dodger 100%.

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JV92, the demo of this board and the target for SPRING AWAKENING are more compatible and better aligned than the target for GREY GARDENS and the general population here. Granted, I LOVE both shows. I just don't find the same level of discourse or interest in productions that are outside a fairly narrow band of, dare I say (oh, I'm gonna get nailed for this next statement), "pop" theatre on Broadway. Before folks get angry, I love popular as much as the next guy. There ain't nothing wrong with that!

I'm only saying that SPRING AWAKENING has broken through and has become part of a shared online experience where so many people have opinions or interests -- here, at YouTube, at the show's official site, at MTV, etc. GREY GARDENS has also broken through but in slightly different circles; I'm more apt to talk about that show over dinner and wine with friends who don't live online and who don't respond to viral marketing efforts. GREY GARDENS will continue to build and will get a couple of bumps when the CD is released next month and then again when the awards season starts in April.

Someone define "HIT"
It's an elusive thing, critics may love a show and it may even have a cult following, but SPRING will most likely lose it's investment, it has had good numbers the last few weeks but most weeks have been below the nut and we will see what happens after the last Holiday week.
And touring, high school and/or community productions are most likely out of the question.

I think it is a good show and the Broadway production has a lot of talent and energy, but it is hardly the breakthru or ground breaking show as has been touted.

I think the book and lyrics are it's weakest aspects which are not so apparent on a first viewing.
Sheik's music is terrific, if only he had a better lyricist.
Just my opinion.

Well because everyone said this thread was useless and not needed so rather than posting a thread about it, I posted it here

Because I just felt like posting it here...and I didn't think it was useless I said others think it is useless

Well no Ariel isn't very bright when it comes to learning about "certain" teenage "things"