Spring Awakening Tour — Page 3

Thanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it!

Supportivemom, look out for me in the stage right back corner. You'll see me bopping around foolishly with my instrument. :)

I'm sure there's some NoCal stops that just haven't been announced.

Of course! I always exit out of the stage door, so feel free to say hi. :)

Great! Hopefully it will be warm there... We've just spent a week of 20something degree weather in Tucson. We were hoping it would be warmer. Haha.

Either way, glad you're pumped. We'll give you a great show!

Just got back from seeing the tour in Akron, Ohio.

Having seen the first national tour, I can say that this production is scaled down a bit physically, as mentioned by others in earlier posts, but nothing that detracts from the performance at all. I did find it odd that the stage crew removed part (or all, I couldn't see from my seat) of the center "raised" portion of the stage during intermission.

That being said, what a great group of actors and musicians!! Everyone was completely together and in top form. I was a bit hesitant going in, thinking the performances might be a bit toned down due to the tour schedule, but MANY kudos to everyone for being so energetic and sincere, and having to travel city-to-city practically every night.

It was great to see a fresh take on these roles... I was pleased to see these actors and actresses taking risks with their roles and adding little nuances that made the characters their own. There were some slight orchestration changes as well that added some extra flair and seemed to give the musicians a chance to try something new, too.

I definitely recommend this production!

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Updated On: 3/10/11 at 01:02 AM

sbflyfan, to my knowledge, we are playing the original Broadway orchestration. I'm not sure what you're referring to, but I'm glad you enjoyed! The audience in Akron was incredible!

And yes, the schedule is grueling. We get a lot of energy from the audiences, and it kind of rejuvenates us to play a new theatre with new audiences nearly every night. But the long bus rides (like the one I'm on now) can really take it out of you.

Saw the show in Buffalo tonight and the cast was amazing. Ilse (Courtney Markowitz) was a standout-really stunning and phenomenal. Her duet with Coby Getzug stopped the show with its heartbreaking vulnerability.

I will say it was a disappointment that Chris Wood was out as Melchoir and no disrespect but Tim Hogan reads as really old on stage next to the really young looking cast. His voice was beautiful, but he looked way to old for Wendla and many people in the audience made mention of it. It changed the dynamic of the show in some ways.

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I liked Courtney Markowitz, too!

She has such a striking appearance... when she made her entrance after "Don't Do Sadness," someone near me in the audience actually gasped.

I also liked the mascara running down from her eyes... I thought it added a slightly eerie touch to the scene, emphasizing Ilse's unhappiness.

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does anyone know if the tour will be extended past may? because i would really love to see this cast again!

While I don't normally attend a lot of national tours, and since it is so close to my home here in central Jersey, I was intrigued by this thread last night, and I was at today's matinee at the State Theatre. There was a long line at the will call. I'm just wondering how many others like me were there.
All in all I enjoyed the show very much, the cast was wonderful, especially Courney Markowitz as Ilse as has been mentioned a few times here. The band sounded great, especially the guitarist, oh and that viola guy hiding in the right corner!

Im going to be seeing the show tonight in Stony Brook, I have stage seats
I haven't seen it since it closed on Broadway, Im excited to finally see the show again

I'm going to be honest. I didn't like it.
I don't know if it was the acoustics at the State Theatre, the production/story itself, or the fact the performers sounded like they swallowed their mics while singing, but I didn't really enjoy it. It was a Christmas present so not worth waiting for.

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