It’s crazy the amount of future stars came from this OBC not even just the stars but people in the chorus and company have gone on to to future Broadway TV and move success it really was a special show
For anyone wondering, this is where Lea Michelle came from. She starred in this small musical that started off broadway and caught fire, moving to the Eugene O'Neill. 2 years later, she was starring in Glee. Add in John Gallager Jr and Jonathan Groff and this was one of the best Musicals I was able to see with the original cast back in '07. So stylized, but the cast absolutely devoured. It won best musical 5 minutes after this.
Oh my god, 2:47-2:49! Groff jumps his legs together from separate chairs super high and then lands all the way down on the ground, as smooth as a cat, ON HIS KNEES. I've rewound it so many times to see it happen and it still looks impossible. Ok so it's not quite landing on the knees, it's landing on his toes for a millisecond and then immediately gliding down to his knees, but the level of strength and control is insane
As much as I love this casting of Spring Awakening, I wish that they cast actual teen agers in the roles. Its easier to feel empathy for the characters when they are actually your age instead of adults pretending to be your age. I just think many of the scenes (especially mamma who bore me) would be so much more powerful if it weren't 20-30 year olds pretending to be 14.
