Spring Awakening, both the 1891 play (Frühlings Erwachen) by Frank Wedekind and this, the 2006 American musical based on it, is – overtly and explicitly – about the pains of youth...The story retains its power to shock.
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But as Covid restrictions force us all further apart, its rich atmosphere of longing feels powerfully current. It’s as soft and heartbreaking as an overheard sob in the night.
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This revival is marked for the abundant talent in its young cast...The performances are all striking and the leads seem on their way to becoming tomorrow’s stars.
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This is a superior coming of age piece that never loses sight of Wedekind’s subtitle, A Children’s Tragedy, yet is vastly entertaining and even laugh-out-loud funny at times.
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