The real question about Spring Awakening is...

[ruprecht]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 10:06am

now that it's gotten all these over the top love letters, is it going to translate into actual ticket sales? I'm not fully convinced that it will but I could be wrong. Thoughts?

[Amneris]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 11:04am

can anyone really answer that? Not addressing that at you but, how can one tell until we see playbill.com figures.

[Danielm]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 1:09pm

I hope it lasts. I would like to see it but won't get to NY until March.

[shiksa_goddess]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 1:27pm

I think that maybe with all the rave reviews shows like "The View" may take notice, or the show can actually get some more money and in turn promote the show more effectively.

[Corine2]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 1:37pm

The music is great! I think it will run for years.
Run and get your tickets before it becomes like Jersey Boys.Trust me. It is a sure fire hit for adults over 13.
I love this show. I can't stop hearing THE BITCH OF LIVING.

Updated On: 12/11/06 at 01:37 PM

[Mamamia Sammy2]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 1:44pm

I have reviewed SA for Corine's Corner.

Look for the review sometime after the 1st of the year.

[Gpvegas]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 1:50pm

Corine, I think I saw you at the show on Sat night, you were talking to Michael Musto - was that you?

I hope that today is busy that the box office. That would be the first sign things are picking up. I know I got some more tickets today.

[Luscious]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 1:52pm

They couldn't have asked or hoped for better reviews. It's all in the hands of the marketing department now.

Serious question...
Can anyone recall a show that received this much critical acclaim and flopped?

[Smaxie]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 1:57pm

While their reviews were not as universal as Spring Awakening, Passion and Side Show are two examples of shows with plenty of raves in their corner that flopped.

[joe5]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 1:59pm

I hope it makes it to April? Does anyone know if they will open a new bolck of tickets? I would like to get tickets for April.....

[Mamamia Sammy2]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 2:01pm

Yes, GPVegas. That was Corine.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 2:23pm

Well SA is a much smaller show than Passion and Side Show, so at least it has that going for it.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 2:29pm

Spring Awakening actually has a larger cast than Passion. And Side Show only had five more cast members than Spring Awakening. They aren't THAT far off, although Spring Awakening has a smaller band than either of those shows.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 3:01pm

Not musicals, but last season The Lt. of Inishmore and Well received nearly across the board raves and still flopped.

[BreeDaniel]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 3:06pm

There are also examples of critically maligned shows that went on to somewhat healthy runs and even a few award nominations. You can never tell. The problem with SA is still that it is NEVER going to be a family friendly show. So it's a valid point Rup brought up.

[Phantom2]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 11:22pm

January is Corine2's coming of age.

[McFrenzied]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 11:37pm

"The problem with SA is still that it is NEVER going to be a family friendly show"

Huh? I agree that it has a more limited audience than the Tarzans of the world, but are you suggesting that only family friendly shows can survive on Broadway?

[nobodyhome]

Posted: 12/11/06 at 11:48pm

My memory is that apart from the Times, the Side Show reviews were distinctly mixed and nothing like the almost universal raves that SA has received.

You might actually look to last year's Sweeney Todd, which was a success but by no means a smash despite getting nearly universal raves.

But for a new musical to get almost universal raves and not have at least a pretty good run, you might have to go all the way back to The Golden Apple.

[TheEnchantedHunter]

Posted: 12/12/06 at 1:00am

"Passion and Side Show are two examples of shows with plenty of raves in their corner that flopped."

Which only proves critics can't fool audiences, thank God.





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[gustof777]

Posted: 12/12/06 at 1:40am

omg just got the cast recording on itunes...it's feirce as F*CK!!

[wicked_mimi]

Posted: 12/12/06 at 4:49am

We can only hope the ticket sales sky rocket because this show deserves to be around for a while. It is AMAZING!

[Talent lover]

Posted: 12/16/06 at 9:32am

hey there i saw spring awakening and it blew me away. I rdered the cd from amazon and should arrive today i cant wait to relive the experience.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 12/16/06 at 9:44am

Hardly sky-rocketing
it's on TKTS everyday and some shows on TDF.
It can last a while but it needs to do better than it is and it deserves an audience.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 12/16/06 at 12:11pm

I hope it runs. This is a show that deserves a teen/young adult following at least as much as the more sentimental and feel-good RENT. The subject matter is universal in the best sense, and despite the 1890s setting, unlike RENT, its not about a rarified corner of the sub-culture and their issues -- heroin addiction and HIV on the lower east side (and the characters' youth and naivete resonate. None of that "why don't they appreciate me for my art; better shoot-up" POV The angst here IS universal.

I am an old fart, in terms of a "taget" audience, and I adored it, top to bottom, mics and all. It's just a true piece of musical theater, not rock songs grafted onto something cute and "ironic." It's daringly EARNEST by the standards of the day, when teens are forever portrayed in "whatever" mode, indifferent to everything but reality avoidance and technology dependence. I expected something more precious and inaccessible -- yep, ironic, too. But this show is the real deal, it's moving, emotion-rich, and the musicalized moments deeply enhance the foreground Wedekind scenes. It would be a shame for itto not find its audience. Should it not, the songs and score will be in the repetoire forever.

[jimnysf]

Posted: 12/16/06 at 12:16pm

"Rent" is a "feel good" show? It's about a bunch of slackers with AIDS. How does that translate to "feel good"?