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Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Spring Awakening

Hello!

On Sunday we had an Audi convoy headed toward East Lansing for the final night of Spring Awakening's run at MSU! ^_^

Overall, I really really enjoyed the entire musical: the music was great, I thought the stage set up was really good, and of course the actors were good as well [and goodlooking! xD]. I loved how they mixed rock with pop and folk for the soundtrack, while utilizing the singers' voices without compromising their talent. The stage layout was really nice too, and there were even members of the audience sitting up there.=P

Plot
The story is based on a German play written in the 1890s and it is set in a provincial German town of the same period. It's basically about the sexual awakening - or rather, discovery of sex and its implications - of a bunch of German teenagers and how it affects them. It's a controversial story and includes a "sex" scene which I guess, would make it unsuitable for young audiences.=P Trust me, when it erm. Suddenly occurred, I was rather surprised.. Haha..

Music
Great soundtrack!!! I love the music they used in the musical. I was expecting a more traditional soundtrack like that of Wicked or The Phantom of the Opera but was pleasantly surprised to hear them use contemporary music like rock and pop. It worked very well with the angst(!) that those teenagers were wont to express. Also, it injected a vibrancy to the musical which worked very well I think, since it's all about discovery and teenage woes.=P

Stage
The stage set-up was really nice, and well thought out if you ask me. I really liked the little details they inserted into the background of the stage. They also utilized the stage to its fullest potential, having a moving platform in the middle for example, and leaping around the stage using the stage prop's heights to introduce more movement in the musical. =D

I guess with this, another Tony-award winning musical has been added to the notches on my post. I'm looking forward to watching MORE musicals as they come along!! ^_^ Perhaps Sweeney Todd will be next, or something else that captures my attention and comes along at the right time [ie: when there are no exams].=D

It's strange though, to be watching a musical called Spring Awakening just as spring itself is [hopefully] approaching! Still, thanks to Groundhog Day [I don't get the point of it but o well], there's still at least 6 weeks of winter to go.=P

In the meantime, it's back to school and cold but sunny Ann Arbor days.^_^
cheers
*[-witchstone-]*

[music : Spring Awakening OST!]
[mood : ^_^]
[food : spaghetti sauce!]

ZL: You can go there too!! =D

Labels: musical review, Spring Awakening

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