My Spring Awakening 2/2 8pm Review

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 7:20pm

So I was onstage in AA 4 and my dad was in AA 6, which were both amazing seats. There were no understudies; it was nice to see the full cast perform. When the whole cast came out through the curtains in the beginning of the show, I became very excited. Even though it was my twelfth time seeing the show, I was still estatic! Out of the twelve times I've seen the show, tonight was the best I've ever seen it!

Mamma Who Bore Me- When Lea is on, she's on. Honestly, her voice is like an angel singing from "heaven". Hah no pun intended. It was the first time I believed her. Granted, the other times I've seen Lea she was amazing. But for some reason tonight was just surreal, every note she sang I believed. She gave a flawless performance and was amazing, especially here.

"Stork" Scene- Honestly I don't know why everyone hates Kate. I love her as the adult woman and I think she's just as good if not better than Christine. This scene was great. The audience was very responsive and both Lea and Kate were exceptional.

Mamma Who Bore Me (Reprise)- Being in the front row onstage truly is surreal. The energy that the girls give off during this number is uncomparable. Lea was so fierce and really was into the song. I say this time and time again when I review this show but Lauren always catches my eye. I love Lauren, honestly she's amazing but she is too melodramatic during this number. The excessive and uneeded stomping was very distracting. I love seeing actors get into songs but I hate when they get too into them that it takes away from the song. Oh Remy, wake up! Enjoy the show! Stop looking so bored all the time!!

All That's Known- J.Groff was great today. He didn't strain on some parts like he usually does(usually towards end). There really isn't a whole lot to say about this song other than it was great!!

The BITCH Of Living- Wow. Just wow. This is honestly one of my favorite songs in the show and everyone was AMAZING! Blake Daniel was so into it! HA He even broke a piece of the chair during this song! See the boys don't cross the line between amazingness and overdoing things. I loved this song and being onstage during this was heavenly. The audience was clapping for about three minutes after the boys finished- they loved this!!!

My Junk- I love this song! JBW was fabuluous and was hysterical! The audience loved him and were laughing hysterically! I just love this song because it has so much inner meaning, if you will. Once one really disects the song and finds what the figurative language really means this song becomes so much better. This was amazing and everyone was spot on!!

Touch Me- Skylar PWNS this song. Like seriously, he is god-like! I love his new riff and he always does this song perfectly. Everyone else was very good as well but I just felt like some recognition to Skylar was needed especially in this scene! I always get goosebumps when they all line up towards the back of the stage and are like "touch me*skylar riff** It's just so beautiful and I think the staging for this number is perfect.

The Word Of Your Body- This is probably my least favorite song in the whole show. I feel like after everyone rocks out during Touch Me this song is kind of in the show to waste time. I feel like it's blah and honestly I don't like this song. But nonetheless, everyone was great and of course Jon and Lea gave stellar performances.

The Dark I Know Well- Hahha I totally understand what everyone means when they say Glenn is creepy when he says "Ilse, story time!" AHHA But Lilli and Lauren gave me goosebumps during this number and they were soso good as usual. They never cease to amaze me and their powerful voices nicely pair with the power of this song.

And Then There Were None- Aw I think Blake Bashoff is so great as Moritz. Dare I say I think he is better than Gallagher himself. I don't know what it is about him that makes me like him so much. I love his line delivery and I think his voice is very solid and strong. I love how he is like a mini-Johnny. He is great and he and Kate were perfect here! This is one of my favorite numbers and I was not disapointed tonight.

The Mirror Blue Light- I love this song. It definetly took a while for the song to grow on me but I really love it now. Groff was great and his "dance" was amazing- he got so into it and made like grunting noises. Haha

I Believe- This was the first time I felt like both Melchior and Wendla were naive. I felt like they were so great tonight at trying to portray the childhood innocence. There's not much to say here other than it was intense, if you will.

The Guilty Ones- Honestly, this is probably the only song in the show I don't like. Like with The Word of Your Body, I feel like this is just thrown into the show to take up time. I feel like it really has no importance, but that's just my opinion.

Don't Do Sadness- I was in awe when Blake was done. He rocked out and he WAS Moritz. He can hit those high notes and he gave a groundbreaking performance. This song is so amazing when done properly, and I must say that Blake was perfect tonight.

Blue Wind- Lauren, I love your voice. It's so different, so unique. But please,please,please, for your last few performances don't rush through your lines. Give the lines some meaning when you say them. I hate how she goes from "he put a gun against my breast" to "So Moritz how are you(In perky voice)". But the song as a whole was great and when Blake and Lauren sang together they really were magnificent.

Left Behind- Groff was on. End of story. For the first time ever, I cried during this show because it was so sweet and so pure. I loved it.

Totally F*CKed- This IS MY JUNK! No joke. This is a major reason as to why I sit onstage. Everyone got so into this song, it was intense to say the least. People were jumping in front of me and I felt like I was dreaming. When the song ended everyone was screaming and shouting for about five minutes. The audience loved this number, as they should(haha cheesy Hanschen pun).

The Word Of Your Body Reprise- Blake and JBW were just as good as always. I do hate, though, how this scene is for comic relief. But nonetheless, the audience got a kick out of this scene and found it to be histerical.

Whispering- This song is amazing. Lea was perfect here. She was fierce and naive at the same time. She was absolutely astonishing and I think she is AMAZING, if you can't tell. Remy fell asleep during this (see below)

Those You've Known- Good as always. This song makes me sad because I realize the show is almost over =[. But it was good, not too much to say here.

Song of Purple Summer- Having Lauren sing in my ear at the beginning of this song was surreal. She is so great. I love when the whole cast stands at the front of the stage towards the end of this song. It was so beautiful and excpetional tonight.

Some Quick Thoughts:

1. Remy always looks dead when I see the show. She's 18 and is on BROADWAY. There are a million other girls who would love to be in her shoes. She seems so stoic and I feel like she doesn't appreciate being on Broadway. When she sat next to me for the second half, she fell asleep during Whispering. I mean come on Remy, show some enthusiasm for being in such an amazing show! Like every time I see her onstage she looks BORED TO DEATH! She was huffing and puffing next to me onstage.

2. Stage door was amazing. Basically everyone came out, except Brian Johnson. I saw Gerard and Phoebe run across the street after the show... I don't know what happened. Lea stagedoored which was nice to see and everyone was very sweet!

I loved the show and am going back for my 13th time ont he 16th =D

I hope you all liked the review!!!

Updated On: 2/4/08 at 07:20 PM

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 7:23pm

Didn't you say you walked out of the show during "Purple Summer" the first time you saw it? And now you've seen it 12 times?

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 7:24pm

Remy fell asleep during this (see below)

She what?? I don't know if that's hilarious or sad. (I looked "below" and didn't see anything else)

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 7:29pm

DRSisLOVE: I never said that. I adore Spring Awakening.

[Zeituojo]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 7:37pm

Yea i tryed out too bee in it and the casting guyz loved me i think im gonna be the new melkior!

[jake6970]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 7:52pm

Well one of you said you walked out during Purple Summer.

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 7:54pm

Remy fell asleep during this (see below)

Nothing against her, because she's my favorite cast member, but I've met Remy a couple times and each time she's seemed a tad...odd.

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 7:57pm

DRSisLOVE: I never said that. I adore Spring Awakening.

Oh, yea? Then who posted "walking out on purple summer in SA cuz it just sucked." in this thread?

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=936548#3043483

Oh and don't bother editing it...I screencapped it.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 7:59pm

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 7:59pm

"Zeitoujo
Broadway Star
joined: 5/3/06
re: Your best feeling leaving a show
Posted On: 5/28/07 at 01:22 PM


leaving the majestic at phantom.
walking out on purple summer in SA cuz it just sucked.
dancing after one in a chorus line.
laughing at the end of spamalot.
crying at the end of les mis.

=D "

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 8:15pm

Good... for a second I thought I was going crazy.

[Renthead#1]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 8:19pm

"Yea i tryed out too bee in it and the casting guyz loved me i think im gonna be the new melkior!"

Uh, brag much?

[fnyboi88]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 8:26pm

Renthead, I love the Dresden Dolls picture!

[Renthead#1]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 8:35pm

Oh yeah I love them too. One of my all-time favorites

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 8:41pm

Uh, you guys do realize that ZeitOUjo is real and ZeitUOjo is a troll, right?

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 8:42pm

We do, however my point was the one who posted the review, was the one who posted that he hated Spring Awakening. I thought it was ironic that he said how much he disliked it, and has now apparently seen it 12 times.

[fabala4077]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 10:54pm

Opinions change. I hated Rent the first time I heard it... after another couple listens I started to really like it. Same thing with Spring Awakening. I remember watching their performance at the Tonys and being like, "WHAT?" but now I think it's all right.

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 11:23pm

Glad you had a nice time!

[cheesymustard]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 12:17am

i was actually AT this performance, but i'd have to disagree with you on blake's performance. I dont think he was a very good moritz, and didnt serve the part justice. Especially right before "dont do sadness" when he comes on saying "ENOUGH! ENOUGH!" he sounded fake and like an untrained actor, and missed a lot of the high notes. i believe he rocked out and had a nice lower register, but the previous moritz was 100 times more incredible.

AND I CAN NOT AGREE WITH YOU MORE ON REMY.

[HBBrock]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 9:33am

I've never seen any shows on Broadway where people clap for 3 and 5 minutes straight in between songs.

This sounds a little exaggerated.

[JKlock]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 9:37am

I HIGHLY doubt it was 5 minutes but when I saw Spring Awakening last June the applause after Totally F***** was just about 2 minutes long

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 10:08am

My opinion changed drastically over time. The first time I was kind of confused and didn't get a lot of the figurative language and poetry. Once my aunt explained a lot of it to me, I fell in love with the show. It's amazing. I intend on seeing the show many more times in the future! It's a great show! One of my favorites!!

[Zeituojo]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 10:51am

Ima poopoo doodie heAD.