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Spring Awakening Thread
Kovak
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So whether some of you may know or not
Spring Awakening is a musical
the music for it is awesome
it is a altrock opera sort of
Anyway it was on broadway or something
and today marks the start of a north american tour.
It's a story of jerkin it and sex, also other things like coming of age and rape, set in late 19th century germany
Here is the official synopsis
it won like hells of tony awards which i guess is cool
here they are
It's soundtrack also won a grammy for being the best ever
Tour Dates are:
If you live near any of these cities you should probably go see it.
probably
Also here is a youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JCoA92y24A
Spring Awakening is a musical
the music for it is awesome
it is a altrock opera sort of
Anyway it was on broadway or something
and today marks the start of a north american tour.
It's a story of jerkin it and sex, also other things like coming of age and rape, set in late 19th century germany
Here is the official synopsis
SPRING AWAKENING takes its inspiration from one of literature’s most controversial masterpieces – a work so daring in its depiction of teenage self-discovery, it was banned from the stage and not performed in its complete form in English for nearly 100 years.
It’s Germany, 1891. A world where the grown-ups hold all the cards. The beautiful young Wendla explores the mysteries of her body, and wonders aloud where babies come from, till Mama tells her to shut it, and put on a proper dress.
Elsewhere, the brilliant and fearless young Melchior interrupts a mind-numbing Latin drill to defend his buddy Moritz – a boy so traumatized by puberty he can’t concentrate on anything. Not that the Headmaster cares. He strikes them both and tells them to turn in their lesson.
One afternoon – in a private place in the woods – Melchior and Wendla meet by accident, and soon find within themselves a desire unlike anything they’ve ever felt.
As they fumble their way into one another’s arms, Moritz flounders and soon fails out of school. When even his one adult friend, Melchior’s mother, ignores his plea for help, he is left so distraught he can’t hear the promise of life offered by his outcast friend Ilse.
Naturally, the Headmasters waste no time in pinning the “crime†of Moritz’s suicide on Melchior and expel him. And soon Mama learns her little Wendla is pregnant. Now the young lovers must struggle against all odds to build a world together for their child.
it won like hells of tony awards which i guess is cool
here they are
- Win/Best Musical
- Win/Best Book of a Musical (Steven Sater)
- Win/Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Music: Duncan Sheik; Lyrics: Steven Sater)
- Nomination/Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Jonathan Groff)
- Win/Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (John Gallagher Jr.)
- Win/Best Direction of a Musical (Michael Mayer)
- Win/Best Choreography (Bill T. Jones)
- Win/Best Orchestrations (Duncan Sheik)
- Nomination/Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Christine Jones)
- Nomination/Best Costume Design of a Musical (Susan Hilferty)
- Win/Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Kevin Adams)
Tour Dates are:
San Diego, CA
August 15 - 31
San Francisco, CA
September 4 - October 12
Seattle, WA
October 13 - 19
Portland, OR
October 21 - 26
Los Angeles, CA
October 27 - December 7
Tempe, AZ
December 9 - 14
Tampa, FL
December 30 - January 4
Houston, TX
January 6 - 18
Des Moines, IA
January 20 - 25
St. Louis, MO
February 10 - 22
East Lansing, MI
February 24 - March 1
Cleveland, OH
March 3 - 15
Toronto, Canada
March 18 - April 19
Boston, MA
April 28 - May 24
Pittsburgh, PA
May 26 - 31
Louisville, KY
June 2 - 6
Baltimore, MD
June 9 - 21
Philadelphia, PA
June 23 - 28
Washington, D.C.
July 7 - August 3
August 15 - 31
San Francisco, CA
September 4 - October 12
Seattle, WA
October 13 - 19
Portland, OR
October 21 - 26
Los Angeles, CA
October 27 - December 7
Tempe, AZ
December 9 - 14
Tampa, FL
December 30 - January 4
Houston, TX
January 6 - 18
Des Moines, IA
January 20 - 25
St. Louis, MO
February 10 - 22
East Lansing, MI
February 24 - March 1
Cleveland, OH
March 3 - 15
Toronto, Canada
March 18 - April 19
Boston, MA
April 28 - May 24
Pittsburgh, PA
May 26 - 31
Louisville, KY
June 2 - 6
Baltimore, MD
June 9 - 21
Philadelphia, PA
June 23 - 28
Washington, D.C.
July 7 - August 3
If you live near any of these cities you should probably go see it.
probably
Also here is a youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JCoA92y24A
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THAT IS NOT A FUCKING SONG YOU FUCKING ASSFUCKS
it's like the artistic form of being about morning wood
And it doesn't even work when in context with the medium.
RENT was pretty fucking awesome when it came out.
Oh I do! Here is is:
F
FUCK YOU DUNCAN SHEIK.
(Yes, I'm aware, secretly it's F7 F6 Fb6 F)
Because that's not a retarded tag at fucking all
Winter for Poland and France
full of woe.
FULLOVIT!
it's cause that dude won awards for one chord
I HAVE NO AFFILIATION WITH ZEE NAZI PA'TY!
god knows i'm sold
Listen do you have any idea how many times I have had to play this shit for auditions and showcases and solos?
It was boring the first time, let alone the 80th.
At least when I have to play JRB 20 times per day it's enjoyable but this is just painful.
Once while playing "I Believe" the music fell on the floor, and I played it one-handed while fumbling to get the music back so I could actually count the number of measures I repeat the same fucking figure and no one noticed.
i mean
:V
one for each inch
And yeah, I know it's a Broadway show and they can't be as experimental or artistic, but you know what? Parade was a pretty damn good show.
Urinetown was fantastic.
Sweeney Todd, especially the revival? Brilliant.
Hell Sunday in the Park with George is still my third favorite musical there is.
they'll already know
it's like something they just know
it's instinct
It competes with a chorus made up entirely of the word "Blah" in stupidity of lyrics with an opening song with the brilliant prechorus:
"I've got lots of things to do
I've got lots of things to do
I've got lots of things to do
I've got lots of things to do
I've got lots of things to do
I've got lots of things to do"
But they still make me wish for death any time I am subjected to one. I just can't help it.
What musicals have you listened to?
Because you see, saying "I hate musicals" if all you've listened to is Evita, Phantom of the Opera, and Scarlet Pimpernel is like saying "I hate movies" if all you've seen is I, Robot, Matrix: Reloaded, and Star wars: Attack of the Clones.
I like Phantom of the Opera
also Sweeney Todd
I'd like to see more musicals
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