Spring Awakening (Broadway: Deaf West)
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Spring Awakening (Broadway: Deaf West)
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Spring Awakening (Broadway: Deaf West) NYC Reviews and Tickets

92%
(1429 Ratings)
Positive
96%
Mixed
3%
Negative
1%
Members say
Absorbing, Great staging, Ambitious, Great acting, Must see

About the Show

A revival of the Tony Award-winning rock musical about teenagers discovering the tumult of sexuality, is presented by Deaf West, performed in both American Sign Language and spoken English.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (1,429)

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87 Reviews | 77 Followers
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Absorbing, Exquisite, Must see, Great acting, Great staging

See it if you have any kind of heart. Before this production, I was not a fan of Spring Awakening. This is how the show should always be done.

Don't see it if ...I don't have an answer for this. You MUST see this.

166 Reviews | 9 Followers
98
Exquisite, Great singing, Great staging, Great writing, Must see

See it if you like contemporary dramas, you want incredibly beautiful music, great singing, incredible movement, deep emotional intense amazing show

Don't see it if teen angst annoys you, you don't like deep, sad, dramatic intense shows, you prefer something lighter or you want dance, or special effects

53 Reviews | 10 Followers
98
Enchanting, Masterful, Must see, Profound, Resonant

See it if You have an appreciation for sign language or deaf culture and if you want to see a beautiful story told through a beautiful medium

Don't see it if You do not enjoy more serious, dark musicals with no show stopping dance numbers

66 Reviews | 14 Followers
98
Ambitious, Enchanting, Great staging, Resonant

See it if Amazing reimagining of the musical; seamless blending of deaf and hearing actors, heartfelt and beautiful.

Don't see it if You don't care for rock music in your Broadway shows.

111 Reviews | 18 Followers
98
Exquisite, Great acting, Must see, Relevant, Resonant

See it if you love current music and inclusivity in theater.

Don't see it if you want to take someone to a show who is under the age of 14.

66 Reviews | 13 Followers
98
Absorbing, Must see, Riveting, Profound, Intense

See it if YOU CAN

Don't see it if You're silly

60 Reviews | 34 Followers
98
Profound, Original, Resonant, Riveting, Exquisite

See it if You're breathing. I can't stress enough that EVERYONE should see this.

Don't see it if You're currently on fire and are in need of an extinguisher. Seriously, please do yourself a favor and see this show.

338 Reviews | 70 Followers
98
Breathtaking, Bold, Beautiful, Engaging, Well cast

See it if You like creatively designed and presented rock musicals with a terrific cast led by a fine direction and design

Don't see it if Don't want your mind, ears and eye engaged at the theater.

Critic Reviews (61)

Blog Critics
October 2nd, 2015

"Aided by a tight band of strings and drums, by inspired and precise lighting, and by smartly repressed costuming and somber scenic design with a gorgeous surprise at the end, the brilliant direction and choreography turn 'Spring Awakening,' already a fine if unusual musical, into something really special and new."
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DC Metro Theater Arts
September 27th, 2015

"The score serves the story, and is deserving of further study...The rock sound in the score, and the nineteenth century attitudes in the story make an effective and powerful cocktail. The audience, refreshingly young for Broadway, did a lot of hootin’ and hollerin’, and you know what? So did I."
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NJ.com
September 27th, 2015

"Less than a revelation, this new "Spring Awakening" mostly serves as a reaffirmation of the durability and emotional punch of Sheik and Sater's original conception...See this 'Spring Awakening' anyway, because even a flawed performance of this great musical is still better than most of what's on Broadway right now; and because in a few instances — including the final exit of the teenage characters — Arden really has improved upon the original."
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The Associated Press
September 27th, 2015

"The result is an exhilarating and fluid hybrid of song, word, dance and sign — and a sheer triumph for director Michael Arden and choreographer Spencer Liff. The songs sit seamlessly in the show, often as brightly lit fantasy sequences that snap back into the grim narrative...If anything, the brilliant staging reveals chips and holes in the book and lyrics, which simply don't measure up to the ingeniousness of the new show itself."
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Reflections in the Light
September 28th, 2015

"Let me assure you that Deaf West’s production is well worth seeing...To take in the excellent performances, however, you need to be prepared for potentially offensive content. The show posts a Mature rating and contains nudity and all kinds of sexual activity."
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StageZine
October 5th, 2015

"Michael Arden’s direction and vision are wonderfully executed. However, in the 2006 production, each character was uniquely distinct and identifiable. In this revival, with so many actors (and others doing their voices), the characters are more undistinguishable and the show’s overall impact is less effective."
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As Her World Turns
November 9th, 2015

"Director Michael Arden has staged it with such precision and alchemy, bringing tremendous energy to each number. I challenge you to see this and, regardless of your familiarity with the music, resist the urge to bop along in your seat...Do yourself a favor and see this before it closes in January."
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About Entertainment
October 1st, 2015

"For me it's just that same middling show in an ambitious and well-meaning new package...Director Michael Arden has reimagined every inch of the show, seamlessly interweaving hearing and deaf actors, spoken word and American Sign Language (ASL), into a production that rivals 'Hamilton' in terms of its sheer fluidity and forward motion...This is about as cohesive and powerful a production of this show as I'm ever likely to see."
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