Spring Awakening Reunion? — Page 8

I guess I really lucked out. When I was walking to pick up tickets I saw there were two lines, one of which was MUCH shorter than the other. I asked about the difference and was told one was orchestra and the other was mezzanine. I was only in line about 10 mins outside before waiting in the lobby for tickets. That part was insane because it was around 6:45 and tickets were still being stuffed into envelopes. Only had to wait for about 10-15 more mins before getting my tickets and entering. Also snagged one of the t-shirts quickly upon entering.

The evening was honestly way more than I expected because I came in thinking this was just going to be a concert of the songs. We got an entire run through of the show with many cast members completely off book and emoting as if they were in the show yesterday. Unlike the other posters, I wasn't a fan of Skylar's choices here. He was always my second favorite from the OBC (Groffsauce 5eva!) but it felt like he wanted to show he was Mr. Pitch Perfect now and oversing/mug a lot. Obviously Lea and Jonathan were the standouts having memorized the whole script and acting the hell out of it. The whole cast really seemed happy to have reunited and it was a joy to watch. As others said, Totally F**ked was the highlight and really conveyed the energy of the whole evening. Something I'll never forget.

As for the audience, I was kind of surprised that after the initial excitement and rapturous applause after everyone sang a line they calmed down. The exception being a group of girls in the front row that screamed like banshees at several parts involving Jonathan. It felt like they didn't grow up from their days of seeing the show 100s of times and likely thinking the entire cast were their friends.

ETA: They also had the original band performing last night which I don't think was mentioned anywhere and was really nice to see. There were some hotties that I recognized right away.

Updated On: 11/16/21 at 10:03 AM

Also, can we take a moment to appreciate the string orchestrations in this show? I wish there was an official instrumental version of the finished score because some of those sections are really exceptional.

I was front mezz, and the audience was fairly well contained. I was honestly expecting a lot more standing ovations, etc. The only time the crowd actually got up (outside of entrance and curtain call) was following Totally F*cked. There was definitely enthusiasm in the crowd, but it wasn't anywhere close to the reopening hooplah some of the shows have had.

They showed a video before Act 2 with clips of old talk show appearances, award shows, etc. It was pure nostalgia, and the audience loved it.

Updated On: 11/17/21 at 12:40 PM

I was glad as well, but I was surprised. I was afraid we wouldn't even be able to hear the actors, so I was glad that wasn't the case.