OT - Spring Awakening - Page 2

> Lucille wrote:
>> It sounds great, but I assure you it will never come to my town.
>>> Well- I feel compelled to share this. Last night we saw this show at
>>> Ken
>>> Ctr - Spring Awakening. Absolutely fabulous - we actually got up for a
>>> standing ovation - that was well deserved. And, we met a transplanted
>>> Canadian friend - who of course we know 'cause he's a hockey coach. It
>>> was
>>> no wonder why this show won 8 Tonys in 2007 (one of the producers is Tom
>>> Hulce of Amadeus fame). For about the 2nd time we actually bought the CD
>>> after the show (in the gift shop, with our member discount). Here's a
>>> link
>>> to the info on the show:
>>> http://tinyurl.com/kofhbq
>>> Why am I sharing? Well, it so struck us - and I wanted to say for those
>>> of
>>> you with at least slightly open minds (as in language in some of the
>>> songs)
>>> - if a touring company comes to your area, go! Donna, Ericka, Sue &
>>> Sue -
>>> seriously - I think you can get good tix for weeknights - the weekends -
>>> a
>>> bit tougher. They also sell some seats for on the stage - there are
>>> restrictions - but they had about 20 people that weren't part of the
>>> cast
>>> just sitting on chairs to either side - mixed in with cast members who
>>> sit
>>> in those areas while others are in the center. And I believe KCtr also
>>> has
>>> some $25 day of tix.
>>> What's the big deal - the show was written in 1891 in Germany - and
>>> banned.
>>> The topic is really adolescents coming into adulthood - and the language
>>> of
>>> the show is addressing young girls wanting to get the full facts of life
>>> from their mother (opening) to the young men's school, to their "dreams"
>>> and
>>> bodies waking, the brutality of education, society, etc. It is so
>>> relevant,
>>> and poignant, yet kind of uplifting. The set and lighting is incredibly
>>> clever, the band is actually on the rear of the stage, and a couple of
>>> the
>>> actors actually participate as musicians at times. The costumes - of
>>> the
>>> day - but the boy's hairdo's - well - straight out of something else
>>> (though
>>> I'm convinced that one of them is an homage to Munchkinland and the
>>> Wizard
>>> of Oz). The music -from ballad to very, extremely contemporary. With
>>> great, distinctive choreography - a bit rock 'n roll for lack of a
>>> better
>>> term. Some of it is hilarious - when the "It's a Bitch" song come - the
>>> audience broke up laughing. Similarly with "You're F***D" - of course
>>> being
>>> sung by cast in 1890s German school child clothing. One really brave,
>>> and
>>> riotous scene - the boy who looks like the young Aryan (clearly very
>>> bleached to be super blonde) is on a chair, in his night shirt, reading
>>> poetry to Desdemona - and, well - the other hand goes under the shirt.
>>> Then
>>> his father pounds on the imaginary door - freeze action. This scene
>>> continues - eventually the boy is singing, the cast has encircled him -
>>> singing/dancing and there is the counterpoint of the parent pounding on
>>> the
>>> door telling him to go to sleep. It was a great bit of counterpoint,
>>> and
>>> the singing while acting this part - very mutli-tasked - so to speak.
>>> Not
>>> an offensively done thing - but in keeping with the story.
>>> So, it is a little rare, and a great surprise, when we see something
>>> this
>>> striking. DH actually wanted to go out after - and we brought a
>>> playbill in
>>> to talk about the cast more while eating. Ah, for the Canadians in our
>>> midst - a lot of the cast are Canadian. The young man playing the lead
>>> is
>>> from the most recent "DeGrassi High" tv show. The cast is young, with 2
>>> adults who play all the "adult women or men" roles (1 each) - and both
>>> very
>>> recognizable (all these NY actors do a lot of Law & Order - one had in
>>> their
>>> bio - "Law & Order - Trifecta." The boys and girls - ranged from a
>>> recent
>>> high school grad to a couple of recent college grads, with most in
>>> school
>>> now - I guess they switch in fall, or take a term off.
>>> Anyhow - thought I'd share a blurb.
>>> Ellice
> Don't be so sure. It's doing the "Broadway Across America" tour, so who
> knows where it'll go?
> Thanks for the recommendation, Ellice. This either was just in B'more or
> is coming soon...I entered a contest for tickets from the local newspaper.
> Now I'll go check out timing/ticket prices.
> Sue
> --
> Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
> The Magazine of Folk and World Music
> www.dirtylinen.com

> Why am I sharing? Well, it so struck us - and I wanted to say for those of
> you with at least slightly open minds (as in language in some of the songs)
> - if a touring company comes to your area, go! Donna, Ericka, Sue & Sue -
> seriously - I think you can get good tix for weeknights

> ellice wrote:
>
>> Why am I sharing? Well, it so struck us - and I wanted to say for those of
>> you with at least slightly open minds (as in language in some of the songs)
>> - if a touring company comes to your area, go! Donna, Ericka, Sue & Sue -
>> seriously - I think you can get good tix for weeknights
>
> I'd love to go, but I am so booked over my head for the
> next couple of weeks that there's no way :-( Will have to hope
> for another opportunity. I had heard from several that it was
> very well done. I stared at the posters a lot while doing my
> two week run to the KenCen every day and wait for a few hours ;-)
>
> Best wishes,
> Ericka

>
>> ellice wrote:
>>> Why am I sharing? Well, it so struck us - and I wanted to say for those of
>>> you with at least slightly open minds (as in language in some of the songs)
>>> - if a touring company comes to your area, go! Donna, Ericka, Sue & Sue -
>>> seriously - I think you can get good tix for weeknights
>> I'd love to go, but I am so booked over my head for the
>> next couple of weeks that there's no way :-( Will have to hope
>> for another opportunity. I had heard from several that it was
>> very well done. I stared at the posters a lot while doing my
>> two week run to the KenCen every day and wait for a few hours ;-)
>
> Excuses, excuses - work getting in the way of life! I hope you can work it
> out - I'm sure that you and DH would love it.

> I'm directing VBS this week, and have the big annual
> audit coming up at work in less than two weeks (with still a
> lot more preparation to do) and owe several documents to clients!
> I'm not sure when I'm going to sleep the next three weeks, much
> less go see a show ;-) Stitching? What's that?!
>
> In August, however, I am going to take a break!
>
> Best wishes,
> Ericka