Spring Awakenings - Am I Missing Something?

It had its moments but it also escapes me as to what people see in that show. To each his own.

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For starters, there was only one "Awakening"

I personally have not seen the show, but from what I hear it is not a universally liked show. So I'm sure you are not alone. I can say personally I had to let the music grow on me. There are certain songs that I love, and others that I just can't listen to.

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It's what's called a "snob hit": a play that's not necessarily good but people seem to think they're *supposed* to like because, well, after all, everybody else does.

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No - you did not miss anything, its just we are not TONY VOTERS!! and

Spring Awakening is actually a good show compared to some other new musical that opened this year , probably it deserved to win the TONYS for New Musical but all the awards it got last Sunday. For me- There's so much going on at the end of ACT 2- suicide, abortion, becoming an atheist and I said on the other thread (which is gone now-dont know why? ) after the show, I felt NUMBED already. I dont care as to what happened to Wendla ( Lea Michelle) . The show spoon fed the message the the audience.. Its like saying .. This is what will happen if you dont have any tolerance...there's nothing left to reflect or think. It won the TONYS bec. of the buzz, the MTV publicity and the hype that its the HIP show.But that's ALL BEEN DONE BEFORE- this show never really pushed new envelop aside to the fact its "innovative" in using rock music to convey teenager's emotion in the 19th century Germany. THe first time I saw the show last December- I thought it was RENT REVIVAL. Unfortunatley- I am not a Tony Voter bec. definitely I would have voted for Grey Gardens, but I am over that now- the TONYS is a popularity contest and one more thing- you are not alone with your thoughts-

I wish for the BEST for Spring Awakening, its my second favorite new musical this year. As I said , I would rather see it win the Best Musical rather than going to Mary Poppins-j*

Updated On: 6/12/07 at 09:46 PM

Stick, meet dead horse.

You didn't miss anything, just because it won a Tony, it doesn't mean you have to like it.
We all have different taste, I personally loved it, but I hated many Broadway hits and Tony winners in the past.

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"It's what's called a "snob hit": a play that's not necessarily good but people seem to think they're *supposed* to like because, well, after all, everybody else does."

What a completely thoughtless comment to make and assume.

I knew nothing about the alleged hype surrounding the show before I saw it. I read a synopsis of all the shows and "Spring Awakening" was one of the shows I chose to see. I enjoyed it and guess what? I came to that conclusion on my own.

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I agree. I haven't seen the show but i LOVE it! After Spring Awakening had that whole discussion thing wtih Degrassi, i wanted to know more about the show, i bought the cd and fell in love with it. So its annoying now that everyone else hates it.

But i see your point, its not for everyone.

springs awakenings- made by snobs, for snobs.

"SA is one of those examples of, to me, the original play being better than the adaptation. Everything that is "daring" in the show is to be found in the play."

I have to disagree BFB. After seeing the musical twice, I decided to read Wedekind's original play and I was shocked to find that I thought Sater's adaptation was better in some ways. And this is coming from someone who thought the Book was one of the weaker parts of the musical. Besides the rape, which I wish they would have left in as it was done at Atlantic, Sater's ending is actually an improvement on Wedekind's craziness with Moritz's headless ghost and some mysterious Masked Man. The closure in Wedekind's play is just BAD in my opinion. At least in the musical there is some sense of resolution. I didn't find much of a resolution in the play.

On another note to some on this board:

I realize that many people dislike the show. As someone who has a very diverse variety of tastes in theatre, it is one of the most memorable pieces of theatre I have seen in some time for good reasons. You don't need to be a SNOB to like 'Spring Awakening', just like you don't need to be an ASS if you hate it.

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I do think it's a love or hate thing. I don't see it lasting for years and years, though. It seems like it's mostly geared toward emo teens.

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Let it go? The Tonys were only two days ago. If we wanna discuss it, I think we can.

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