Tuesday, December 29, 2009
SPRING AWAKENING!
go see @springtour @BlumenthalShows in Charlotte, NC ! February 2~7 2010! www.springawakening.com / http://www.blumenthalcenter.org/ /PEACE!
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Spring Awakening Nominations & Awards!
Awards and nominations
Tony Awards
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)
Outer Critics Circle Awards
Win/Outstanding New Broadway Musical
Win/Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Win/Outstanding Director of a Musical (Michael Mayer)
New York Drama Critics Circle Award
Win/Best Musical
2008 Grammy Awards
Win/Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album
Drama Desk Awards
Win/Outstanding Musical
Nomination/Outstanding Actor in a Musical (John Gallagher Jr.)
Nomination/Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Jonathan Groff)
Nomination/Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Lea Michele)
Win/Outstanding Director of a Musical (Michael Mayer)
Nomination/Outstanding Choreography (Bill T. Jones)
Win/Outstanding Music (Duncan Sheik)
Win/Outstanding Lyrics (Steven Sater)
Nomination/Outstanding Book of a Musical (Steven Sater)
Nomination/Outstanding Orchestrations (Duncan Sheik)
Drama League Awards
Win/Distinguished Production of a Musical
Nomination/Distinguished Performance (John Gallagher Jr.)
Nomination/Distinguished Performance (Jonathan Groff)
Lucille Lortel Awards
Win/Outstanding Musical (tied with In the Heights)
Nomination/Outstanding Director (Michael Mayer)
Nomination/Outstanding Choreographer (Bill T. Jones)
Nomination/Outstanding Costume Design (Susan Hilferty)
Win/Outstanding Lighting Design (Kevin Adams)
Nomination/Outstanding Sound Design (Brian Ronan)
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Other SA Productions!
A U.S. national tour (with one stop in Toronto, Canada) opened August 15, 2008 at The Balboa Theatre in San Diego, California. Tour dates have been announced through to May 2010.
The European premiere took place on August 30, 2008, at Värmlandsoperan in Karlstad, Sweden. The production is directed by Per Eltvik and choreographed by Åsa Thegerström. The Swedish text is by Fredrik Fischer and Linnea Sjunnesson. It stars Joán Alderman (Melchior), Mari Haugen Smistad (Wendla) and Ole Aleksander Bang (Moritz). This production closed in March 2009.
Spring Awakening at the Novello Theatre in 2009, taken shortly after the opening night
The London production began 23 January 2009 at the Lyric Hammersmith and transferred to the Novello Theatre on March 21 2009. It closed on May 30, 2009.
An English-language production will open in Valletta, Malta at the St. James Cavalier Theatre on 17 April, 2009. This production will be directed by Wesley Ellul, choreographed by Fiona Barthet, Renzo Spiteri will be the musical director, and Alex Vella Gregory will be the vocal coach. This will be produced by the MADC. See Official Website
The Hungarian-language (first non-replica) production premiered on 7 February 2009 in Budapest at Budapest Operetta and Musical Theatre. It is often praised for its use of eccentric interpretive dance and disco cubes.
The second Swedish-language production opened in Helsingborg, Sweden on 20 March 2009.
There is a third Swedish production planned, as well as three productions in Norway.
The South Korean production will open in Seoul in 2009. Spring Awakening Korea
The Philippine production will open in Manila, on the 25th of September for a short run till the 17th of October 2009. It will be in English and is directed by Chari Arespachochaga. It will show in the Carlos P. Roumolo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza
The German-language premiere opened in Vienna, Austria in a limited run at the Ronacher Theatre on March 21, 2009, and closed on May 30, 2009. A live cast recording was released.
The Finnish production opened in Helsinki in February 2009.
The Japanese-language production opened in Tokyo at the Shiki Theatre Jiyu May 2, 2009. Spring Awakening Tokyo
Sydney Theatre Company has announced they will stage the first Australian production, a non-replica production, in February 2010. A national tour is possible, but not confirmed.
The Brazilian Production in Rio de Janeiro is now running with the title "O Despertar da Primavera". This Portuguese-language production was the first non-replica version to be made.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
SPRING AWAKENING halloween:)
I Had Fun being Mortiz For Halloween! We Went TrickrTreat(:ing:) & We Spread The Word About Spring Awakening! So Here's Some Footage From Last Nite!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Touring Cast & London Cast:)
Touring Roles and Cast Information
Original Touring Cast
Melchior - Kyle Riabko
Wendla – Christy Altomare
Moritz – Blake Bashoff
Adult Men – Henry Stram; U/S Todd Cerveris
Adult Women – Angela Reed; U/S Kate Fuglei
Ilse – Steffi D
Georg/Dieter – Matt Shingledecker
Martha – Sarah Hunt
Ernst/Reinhold – Ben Moss
Otto/Ulbrecht – Anthony Lee Medina
Anna – Gabrielle Garza
Hanschen/Rupert – Andy Mientus
Thea – Kimiko Glenn
Ensemble - Julie Benko, Perry Sherman, Claire Sparks, Lucas A. Wells
Swings - Krystina Alabado, Chase Davidson
Notable Tour Replacements:
Kate Hampton replaced Kate Fuglei as Adult Women Understudy
Matt Doyle temporarily replaced Kyle Riabko as Melchior
Kyle Riabko returned to the role of Melchior
Jake Epstein replaced Kyle Riabko as Melchior
Krystina Alabado replaced Claire Sparks as Ensemble
Krista Pioppi replaced Krystina Alabado as Swing
Claire Sparks' temporarily replaced 'Kimiko Glenn as Thea
Taylor Trensch replaced Blake Bashoff as Moritz
Ben Fankhauser replaced Ben Moss as Ernst/Reinhold
Kayla Foster replaced Julie Benko as Ensemble
Justin Scott Brown replaced Perry Sherman as Ensemble
John Wojda replaced Henry Stram as Adult Men
David Breitbarth replaced Todd Cerveris as Adult Men u/s
Kimiko Glenn returned to the role of Thea
Current Touring Cast
Melchior - Jake Epstein
Wendla – Christy Altomare
Moritz – Taylor Trensch
Adult Men – John Wojda; U/S David Breitbarth
Adult Women – Angela Reed; U/S Kate Hampton
Ilse – Steffi D
Georg/Dieter – Matt Shingledecker
Martha – Sarah Hunt
Ernst/Reinhold – Ben Fankhauser
Otto/Ulbrecht – Anthony Lee Medina
Anna – Gabrielle Garza
Hanschen/Rupert – Andy Mientus
Thea – Kimiko Glenn
Ensemble - Kayla Foster, Justin Scott Brown, Krystina Alabado, Lucas A. Wells
Swings - Krista Pioppi, Chase Davidson
[edit]London Roles and Cast Information
Original London Cast:
Melchior – Aneurin Barnard
Wendla – Charlotte Wakefield
Moritz – Iwan Rheon
Ilse – Lucy Barker
Martha – Hayley Gallivan
Thea – Evelyn Hoskins
Anna – Natasha Barnes
Hanschen – Jamie Blackley
Ernst – Harry McEntire
Georg – Jos Slovick
Otto – Edd Judge
Male Swing – Chris Barton
Male Swing – Jamie Muscato
Male Swing – Richard Southgate
Female Swing – Natalie Garner
Female Swing – Mona Godwin
Female Swing – Gemma O'Duffy
Adult Woman – Sian Thomas (1st Understudy Yvonne O’Grady, 2nd Understudy Connie Walker)
Adult Man – Richard Cordery (1st Understudy Andrew McDonald, 2nd Understudy Geoffrey Towers)
Spring Awakening Original Cast:)
Broadway Roles and Cast Information
- Original Broadway cast
- Melchior – Jonathan Groff
- Wendla – Lea Michele
- Moritz – John Gallagher Jr.
- Adult Men – Stephen Spinella
- Adult Women – Christine Estabrook
- Ilse – Lauren Pritchard
- Georg/Dieter – Skylar Astin
- Martha – Lilli Cooper
- Ernst/Reinhold – Gideon Glick
- Otto/Ulbrecht – Brian Charles Johnson
- Anna – Phoebe Strole
- Hanschen/Rupert – Jonathan B. Wright
- Thea – Remy Zaken
- Ensemble - Gerard Canonico, Robert Hager, Jennifer Damiano, Krysta Rodriguez
- Swings - Frances Mercanti-Anthony, Rob Devaney
Final Broadway Cast:
- Melchior;- Hunter Parrish
- Wendla – Alexandra Socha
- Moritz – Gerard Canonico
- Adult Men – Glenn Fleshler
- Adult Women – Christine Estabrook
- Ilse – Emma Hunton
- Georg/Dieter – Andrew Durand
- Martha – Amanda Castaños
- Ernst/Reinhold – Blake Daniel
- Otto/Ulbrecht – Gabriel Violett
- Anna – Emily Kinney
- Hanschen/Rupert – Matt Doyle
- Thea – Caitlin Kinnunen
- Ensemble - Morgan Karr, Alice Lee, Eryn Murman, Zach Reiner-Harris
- Swings - Tony Carlin, Frances Mercanti-Anthony, Jesse Swenson, Jenna Ushkowitz
Notable Broadway Replacements:
- Melchior – Kyle Riabko;
- Moritz – Blake Bashoff;
- Adult Women – Kate Burton
- Hanschen - Drew Tyler Bell
[edit]
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Spring Awakening Characters!
Characters
Melchior, a headstrong, handsome and smart boy who knows more than the others because of what he reads in books. An atheist.
Moritz, Melchior's insecure best friend whose dreams of women haunt him to failure.
Wendla, a childhood friend of the boys who falls for Melchior.
Ilse, another childhood friend who runs away from a broken home to become a Bohemian; Moritz's last offer of hope.
Hanschen, a classmate of the boys who easily seduces Ernst.
Ernst, a naive classmate of the boys who falls for Hanschen's seduction.
Georg, another classmate who lusts after his older, busty piano teacher.
Martha, one of Wendla's friends who is sexually abused by her father.
Otto, another classmate who dreamt of his mother.
Thea, Wendla's best friend, a girl who tries to brush her feelings of sexual desire under the carpet to please adults.
Anna, Martha's best friend, who cannot wrap her head around Martha's trials.
Fanny, Melchior's mother. Very open to the idea of her son understanding his body and desires.
Herr Gabor, Melchior's father. He allows Fanny to dictate the way their son lives his life, but ultimately is the one to send him away.
Herr Stiefel, Mortiz's father. He has high standards for his son and is furious when Moritz fails, but later mourns his death thinking he is to blame.
The Teachers, who favour Melchior in the beginning and who dislike Moritz and make him fail.
Spring Awakening Film!
Film adaptation
Warner Bros. has announced consideration of making a movie adaptation of Spring Awakening. McG is announced as being attached to direct.
Spring Awakening Song List!
Musical numbers
Act I
“Mama Who Bore Me” – Wendla
“Mama Who Bore Me (Reprise)” – Wendla and Girls
“All That's Known” – Melchior
“The Bitch of Living” – Moritz, Melchior and Boys
“My Junk” – Girls and Boys
“Touch Me” – Boys and Girls
“The Word of Your Body” – Wendla and Melchior
“The Dark I Know Well” – Martha, Ilse and Boys
“And Then There Were None” – Moritz and Boys
“The Mirror-Blue Night” – Melchior and Boys
“I Believe” – Boys and Girls
Act II
“The Guilty Ones” – Wendla, Melchior, Boys and Girls
“Don’t Do Sadness/Blue Wind” – Moritz and Ilse
“Left Behind” – Melchior, Boys and Girls
“Totally Fucked” – Melchior and Full Company (except Moritz)
“The Word of Your Body (Reprise)” – Hanschen, Ernst, Boys and Girls
“Whispering” – Wendla
“Those You’ve Known” – Moritz, Wendla and Melchior
“The Song of Purple Summer” – Ilse and Full Company
++Note: “The Guilty Ones” replaced off-Broadway version’s Act II opening, “There Once Was A Pirate”; the latter is available as a bonus track sung by composer Duncan Sheik on the original cast recording.
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Friday, October 23, 2009
About Spring Awakening!
Spring Awakening is a Tony Award-winning rock musical adaptation of the controversial 1891 German play of the same title by Frank Wedekind. It features music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. Set in late-nineteenth century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of sexuality. The original play was banned in Germany due to its portrayal of masturbation, abortion, rape, child abuse and suicide. In the musical, alternative rock is employed as part of the folk-infused rock score.
After a number of workshops, concerts and rewrites over a seven-year period, Spring Awakening premiered Off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theatre Company on May 19, 2006 and ran through August 17, 2006. The show then opened on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on December 10, 2006 and received favorable reviews.[1]Spring Awakening received eleven 2007 Tony Award nominations, winning eight, including Tonys for best musical, direction, book, score and featured actor. The show also won four Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical. The production is directed by Michael Mayer and choreographed by Bill T. Jones.
Decca Broadway released the original cast recording on December 12, 2006, which won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2008. The guitar Sheik used to compose songs for Spring Awakening is on display at the New York Library For The Performing Arts.
Spring Awakening closed on Broadway on January 18, 2009, after 888 performances (859 on Broadway, 29 previews).
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Peace Center
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Spring Awakening Street Team Member Introduces Himself!
Hello! My Name Is Melchoir:) Just Kidding It's Travis! This Is My First Entry In My First Ever Spring Awakening Street Team Member Journey! So Strap Yourselves In For A Ride Through The Times When Melchoir & Wendla Fell In Love!
As You Can See This Is My Spring Awakening Orginal Cast Playbill!
So If Your A Guilty One This Is The Blog For You!
We Are The Guilty Ones.
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