Spring Awakening

Review: Good news! The Mark Taper Forum is back. Bad news? ‘American Idiot’ misfires
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Review: Good news! The Mark Taper Forum is back. Bad news? ‘American Idiot’ misfires

The cast of Green Day’s “American Idiot” at the Mark Taper Forum, produced by Center Theatre Group in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre. Daniel Durant and Mars Storm Rucker, center, …

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How Maria Friedman and Jonathan Groff cracked the riddle of Sondheim’s ‘Merrily’
10 months, 1 week ago

How Maria Friedman and Jonathan Groff cracked the riddle of Sondheim’s ‘Merrily’

“Merrily We Roll Along” director Maria Friedman and star Jonathan Groff at the Hudson Theatre in New York on May 21, 2024. “Anyone who’s ever had anything to do with …

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A new ‘Spring Awakening’ has a diverse cast. It’s more transgressive than ever
1 year, 5 months ago

A new ‘Spring Awakening’ has a diverse cast. It’s more transgressive than ever

This past weekend, I attended the wedding of a wonderful arts journalist who, along with his playwright groom, delivered the most beautifully written vows I’ll probably ever hear. And when …

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"Funny Girl" gives Lea Michele a stage to poke fun at those literacy rumors
2 years, 6 months ago

"Funny Girl" gives Lea Michele a stage to poke fun at those literacy rumors

The audience at Lea Michele's opening night as Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of "Funny Girl" brought as much drama as the musical performance playing out onstage. The boisterous …

Salon
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Lea Michele is Broadway’s next ‘Funny Girl.’ So Beanie Feldstein is leaving early
2 years, 8 months ago

Lea Michele is Broadway’s next ‘Funny Girl.’ So Beanie Feldstein is leaving early

It’s official: Lea Michele will soon star in “Funny Girl” on Broadway. The “Glee” actress is set to follow Beanie Feldstein in the first Broadway revival of the beloved musical, …

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Lea Michele stands out in black dress and enjoys Jonathan Groff's company at the Tony Awards
2 years, 9 months ago

Lea Michele stands out in black dress and enjoys Jonathan Groff's company at the Tony Awards

Lea Michele attended the 75th annual Tony Awards held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday evening. All there: Lea Michele attended the 75th annual Tony …

Daily Mail
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What Made Spring Awakening So Good Happened Offstage
2 years, 11 months ago

What Made Spring Awakening So Good Happened Offstage

In Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known, a new HBO documentary from director Michael John Warren, 37-year-old actor John Gallagher Jr. reflects on the journey of a fictional 19th century German …

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Cast of Broadway’s ‘Spring Awakening’ reunite and reminisce
2 years, 11 months ago

Cast of Broadway’s ‘Spring Awakening’ reunite and reminisce

NEW YORK — While many of John Gallagher Jr.'s peers went to college, he didn’t. His university became “Spring Awakening.” Gallagher spent much of what would have been his prime …

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Cast of Broadway's 'Spring Awakening' reunite and reminisce
2 years, 11 months ago

Cast of Broadway's 'Spring Awakening' reunite and reminisce

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Lea Michele reveals she once showed Spring Awakening co-star Jonathan Groff her ‘whole vagina’
2 years, 11 months ago

Lea Michele reveals she once showed Spring Awakening co-star Jonathan Groff her ‘whole vagina’

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Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff And 'Spring Awakening' Cast To Reunite For Concert
3 years, 5 months ago

Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff And 'Spring Awakening' Cast To Reunite For Concert

John Gallagher Jr., Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff from "Spring Awakening." The original cast of the Tony Award-winning musical, including Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff, Skylar Astin and John Gallagher Jr., …

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Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff Join Parkland Survivors For 'Spring Awakening' Rehearsal
6 years, 11 months ago

Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff Join Parkland Survivors For 'Spring Awakening' Rehearsal

Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele pose with Stoneman Douglas school shooting survivors Sawyer Garrity, bottom left, and Cameron Kasky, top right. Lea Michele A group of students who survived February’s …

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"Rise": NBC's spring awakening
7 years ago

"Rise": NBC's spring awakening

One somewhat underemphasized detail about the student activists stepping onto the national scene in response to the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., is that a number of them are theater …

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Dear Hollywood, Let Broadway Show You What Diversity Looks Like
8 years, 11 months ago

Dear Hollywood, Let Broadway Show You What Diversity Looks Like

This morning, the sweetheart of musical theater, "Hamilton," shattered records by earning 16 Tony Award nominations in categories spanning acting, directing, composition, design, choreography and more. The nominations for "Hamilton," …

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Complete list of Tony winners and nominees
8 years, 11 months ago

Complete list of Tony winners and nominees

The 2016 Tony Awards have been handed out, and “Hamilton” has emerged the night’s big winner. 5 / 49 Cynthia Erivo accepts the award for lead actress in a musical …

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‘Spring Awakening’ and Deaf West’s unlikely road to three Tony nominations
8 years, 11 months ago

‘Spring Awakening’ and Deaf West’s unlikely road to three Tony nominations

From its humble start in a small theater space in downtown Los Angeles to its three Tony Award nominations on Tuesday, including a nod for musical revival, Deaf West’s production …

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The ‘Hamilton’ Effect: The hit re-shapes Broadway’s Tony season
8 years, 11 months ago

The ‘Hamilton’ Effect: The hit re-shapes Broadway’s Tony season

Springtime on Broadway is usually racked with strategy, stress and speculation. See more of Entertainment’s top stories on Facebook >> “What we all have to do is look at the …

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What It’s Like to Sign a Song: An Interview With Two of the Stars of Deaf West’s Spring Awakening
9 years, 5 months ago

What It’s Like to Sign a Song: An Interview With Two of the Stars of Deaf West’s Spring Awakening

The hottest ticket on Broadway this fall for a show that doesn’t involve rapping patriots is a revival of Spring Awakening. The original, Tony-winning production of Steven Sater and Duncan …

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Critic’s Choice: An emotionally charged ‘Spring Awakening’ by Deaf West Theatre
10 years, 6 months ago

Critic’s Choice: An emotionally charged ‘Spring Awakening’ by Deaf West Theatre

For anyone who didn’t quite connect with the 2008 Ahmanson Theatre production of “Spring Awakening” on an emotional level, the current production by Deaf West Theatre will redress that deficit …

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The Sunday Conversation: Jonathan Groff is having the time of his life
12 years, 7 months ago

The Sunday Conversation: Jonathan Groff is having the time of his life

Jonathan Groff, 27, who earned a Tony nomination for “Spring Awakening,” squares off opposite Alfred Molina in the Mark Taper Forum’s production of “Red,” about the Abstract Expressionist painter Mark …

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Critic’s Notebook: ‘American Idiot’ and the fate of the contemporary musical
14 years, 10 months ago

Critic’s Notebook: ‘American Idiot’ and the fate of the contemporary musical

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. Does “American Idiot,” the artfully laid out Green Day jukebox musical now at …

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