Me tooooo! I was there and the energy of that performance/audience was UNREAL! I was so hoping they'd release the full footage of the concert since they were recording it.
@@itsyagirljessssss someone did post the full audio on here - they also had captions that described what was going on at key events in the show. That being said, I also wish footage had been released. They could’ve made even more money for the Actor’s Fund with it
The documentary was way better than I thought it would be. I loved how we got to hear about the different cast experiences, especially folks like Lauren and Lilli. I wish they had talked more though about the incredible choreography. It made the show so special. They all though are so crazy talented and sounded amazing!!
I watched it and I cried when Lea started singing “Mama Who Bore Me” in the rehearsal room and the camera panned to Groff’s face watching her….and didn’t stop crying for the rest of the documentary. Ha
Dudeee I had a huge spring awakening hyperfixation in early 2021 in the absolute pits my mental health and it was just an unbelievably helpful comfort for me. I protected onto Moritz so unbelievably hard in regards to his initial disgust towards his sexuality (im aroace ironically but the self hatred was a /lot/) and the overwhelming academic stress I felt, seeing his story pan out really put into perspective that I desperately needed to start helping myself and I can't express how thankful I am for it. I don't think about it as often anymore but its had so many lasting impacts on me as a person, as well as being the reason I've been learning and am applying to study BSL at uni next year!!! Sorry for the monologue but 10/10 banging musical I am Emotional
I had a similar experience with the show in early 2020. as an ace person also i really related to may of the characters in different ways. I think that’s one of the things that makes it such a classic is the different ways it touches people at certain times of their lives. Agreed 10/10 amazing show 👍👍
@@edeneleora2908 dude I have no idea how I'm just reading this now but I agree 100%! The fact that the original play was written in 1891 and is still so specifically relevant in so many ways is really stunning, it really is a testament to how consistent and universal the human experience is. And fuck yeah ace solidarity happy pride month!!! Also your pfp is kinda giving moomin very cool :)
I loved the doc! My one complaint is how little they focused on the other cast members outside of the big 3. I mean there are SO many big names that came out of that show and they each only got like... one line. I would've loved to hear more from them!
It’s so weird for me to think about the OBC of Spring Awakening because my introduction to it was the Deaf West revival. I absolutely cannot picture the show being performed without ASL
I grew up in the Buddhist community Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater met through, and it made me so happy to hear them mention it in the doc! I met them a while back and they are a solid, genuine pair.
Spring awakening has been my favourite musical since I was like 14 and watching the documentary put me RIGHT back into my spring awakening phase and I have been living!
honestly i have been a fan of spring awakening for years and loved the documentary… my biggest critique was not mentioning or showing any scenes of hanschen and ernst (but showing and talking about all the other songs) and instead making time for lea and jonathan 85% of the time?
I just finished watching it… So many secrets divulged, so many connections realized, and the overall experience is, not easily put into words. But with every story told, you understand not only the characters onstage, but the amazing dynamic people that portrayed them. This was something I needed to see today, and I’m so glad I did! And I did it, essentially, to watch this video and not have to worry about spoilers.
It's still so funny to me that this musical exists! Living in Germany, I remember reading Wedekind's play in German class in 10th grade long before I even got into musicals. Needless to say it was quite a weird experience discussing an old play with such an unexpected, scandalous story! I haven't gotten into the musical yet, but one day, I'll really have to give it a listen, I think I'd love it.
An aside about Lea Michele; I paid more attention to how the cast was around her than reading into everything she said in light of the allegations, and there seemed to be genuine love there. Plus, I took the whole church/Tony awards thing as an inside joke between her and Groff. But that's just me.
I’ll get back to you when I’m done crying. SA literally saved my life. I had a lot of those experiences and I saw it in a really pivotal time in my life where I was processing a lot of garbage.
I got to see Spring Awakening in 2008 from the stage and then from the front row. Jonathan Groff was super nice at the stage door. The documentary gave me all the feels.
In light of the allegations, I wasn't really surprised that there seemed to be genuine love between Lea and whole cast. Because I think anyone in theatre knows someone who is a different person to those they deem "worthy". If you're viewed as "talented" enough, they'll be kind, accepting, and cool with you. But bring in anyone they view as "not worthy" and another version comes out. Dismissive, cold, and openly mean sometimes. I have no doubt she and the cast , or she and Groff have a great friendship. Because she's always deemed them "worthy". Just IMO. 🙏
IM SORRY TO GET POLITICAL however I think that spring awakening really shows the consequences of a teenage girl getting an unsafe abortion and why roe v wade shouldn’t be overturned
I thought it was really telling how cast members described the stay at Groff's farm as really special and then Lea Michele said something like "oh my GOD that was the WORST!"
I did! I also enjoyed it. I agree I would’ve also loved to hear more from other cast members but I really liked it. I truly discovered Spring Awakening about a year ago and that’s more or less around the time I fell in love with Jonathan Groff. I have heard such lovely things about him and hope to meet him someday. I love how they included footage from the cast visiting his family farm. I am so happy he and Lauren Pritchard were able to make the reunion concert happen. Everyone did an amazing job.
I loved the documentary! Although I think I saw Lea differently than you did. I think this actually endeared me to her. The moment she describes about falling in love with Jonathon, running up to him and asking him why he didn’t love her back was incredibly “Rachel” of her but that immediate realization, the “oh I see” moment and the willingness to let it go, not make it a thing and let him be honest with her when he felt ready was a level of empathy I wasn’t sure she had. And I adore Jonathan Groff so his clear love for her made me feel for her more. Like yeah she clearly has diva moments, she may not always see past her own needs all the time, she may have even said some real shitty things (and I’m not saying we just forget and move on from that either) but there must also be kindness there to get him to care for her the way he does ya know.
@@KittenUndercover Yeah that's what I meant from saying real shitty things that we shouldn't forget or move on from. But when Naya Rivera died I read comments on the internet basically saying it should have been Lea that died instead. Working in the mental health field, I'd like to leave room for people to have done awful things and not be completely bad humans with no redeeming qualities who can never grow or change. The many allegations about her left a bad taste in my mouth. Seeing her in this setting with some of the positive stories told about her make me think that perhaps she was raised poorly in those respects, perhaps she has some serious entitlement and insecurities but she isn't completely lacking in empathy and understanding for others so there is enough there that maybe she can grow into a better human. That doesn't mean we forget what she's done. It doesn't mean everyone needs to get over it and forgive it. It just means that I'm not ready to write her off entirely just yet. I'm Latina, I've had coworkers ask me not to speak Spanish in the office to my other peers because it offended my other white English speaking coworkers. I've seen racism and micro aggressions happen fairly frequently. But I've also seen people grow and learn and change. Hell therapy is all about trying to break out a bad patterns, grow, change, and learn to be more flexible, more considerate and more inclusive. If I framed my view of others as they've exhibited this behavior and that will never change and that is all that defines them as a person then I wouldn't have much of a job to do.
I loved this documentart. And seeing all the behind the scenes of how it was made to now, the interviews with the careers,to the cast talking about their experiences. I absolutely loved every minute of it. Also the break in of the theatre part was jaw dropping lol
I discovered Spring Awakening when I was 18 & it was the musical that brought me back to loving musical theatre. Absolutely adored this documentary!! The only thing is I wish they would have done more interviews w other cast members other then the main 3. I would have loved to hear from them as well!
I loved it, I cried so many times because it was so beautiful. Another content creator mentioned though the frustration that the choreographer wasn't highlighted more!!!
I love how you say maddening with a smile on your face. We can see you love theater and this documentary and your love fornit shines through all the terrifyingly real relevance of Spring Awakening in a funny and touching manner.
Loved this documentary! It was very healing for our community theater since we are currently trying to put on a production of Spring Awakening in a highly conservative state. At the beginning of our journey our first venue was canceled on us due to backlash and higher ups in the community not wanting it put on. Watching this documentary and persevering despite this has made the whole experience even more important and inspired for us. It is showing next weekend and I am so proud of the cast. There is something so magical about Spring Awakening that just brings a cast together and watching it you can see that connection and love.
I would love to see it. But if I’m being honest, seeing Lea Michael just rubs me the wrong way now. It’s hard to see her and not think of all the things she has done despite her talent. I can’t watch it with an unbiased perspective.
This sent me back to 2008-10 and obsessively watching the First National Tour Cast videos on RUclips and reading their blog posts and everything to do with that cast (which included Christy Altomare, Andy Mientus, Krystina Alabado, current Fanny Brice standby Julie Benko, and Kimiko Glenn!).
I’m not sure why you think Lea Michele going to church to pray for a Tony is connected to her alleged diva like behavior. If you watched the documentary closely, up until the Tony Awards SA, despite awesome reviews, was having bad ticket sales after moving to Broadway. So much so, they assumed they wouldn’t stay on Broadway long. Jonathan Groff then states that he realized that one of the biggest points of the Tony’s is to “sell your show”. So the night before the nominations, he and Lea went to the church. And she did not say she was praying that she got nominated. She said, “please God…please help us tomorrow with the Tony nominations”. Not “me”. Please help “us”. They wanted to be nominated so that their show would survive. And all the nominations and wins accomplished that for the show. And made their show begin having full audiences and selling out. On top of that, Lea made a joke about how Jonathan gave money at the church and she didn’t, and they joked about that being why he got nominated and she didn’t. But it was funny. And hardly diva-esk. I’m not saying that the allegations against her on the set of Glee aren’t true. But you are making drama in your comment, where there isn’t any. Watch it again. If anything, it sounded like it was Jonathan’s idea. And to me, it sounded very much like a very tight knit cast just wanted their show to survive. “‘Spring Awakening’ without the Tony Awards would have gone away.”~The show’s director If you are set on believing something about somebody, that’s all you’re going to see…your own projection.
i watched the documentary at the beginning on this month and i LOVED it! i would love for them to do more documentaries about Broadway show i really enjoyed it :)
Totally understand if you don’t want to, but can we get a life update video? There’s a boyfriend, there’s a cat, there’s a new place! We want the deets!
The last five minutes of the doc made me cry…song of purple summer was the first solo I felt confident enough to audition for when I was in show choir in high school and I got it!! 6 years later I still find myself singing it from time to time😊
Wept like a baby, a really special look at these performers looking back - so candid and honest. I will agree with some comments here, I would like to have seen more interviews with the rest of the cast - it was really heavy on the top three. And WHERE was Bill T. Jones?? Not even a mention? He was so integral to the success of the show, and such an important theater artist still doing some brilliant things - there must have been a stipulation, or contractual issue, or something.
Hello Katherine. My name is Ari. I watched the Spring Awakening documentary and I love it so much! By the way, I performed Spring Awakening in my community college which was absolutely a lot of fun. I played Anna.
I think that as much as I went into the doc with Lea’s allegation in mind, something about everyone else made me forgot about them, I mean just for the runtime of course, but I do think we got that glance of Lea Michele being Lea Michele and everyone else, specially Jonathan Groff, loving her, in spite of that. I think she is as human as everyone can be
Boy, can we all just get over whatever really happened Between star Lea, and her wanna be diva cast mates . This is 2022. Everyone successful is horrible. I saw Spring Awaking in 2006. Amazing. Lea was standout. She has earned the right to be as much bItch as Mariah or Whitney or Barbra. She carried Glee for six years, a glee stadium tour, countless hits, a relationship with her costar and dealt with the VERY public loss. That hating girl never even met Cory. Give the poor girl a break. And it's all those twitters about her are not information. It is just rumors. All these you tubers jumping on the vigilante trend to get easy likes. That is irresponsible. How you frame things is important.
I’ve never seen Spring Awakening but I remember when it came out. I’m actually here to comment, boyfriend?! What??! New film location? Where is the life update? I also didn’t think we were going to actually see the bf. I was over here trying to see clues in the reflective surfaces and then bam reveal 😂
Hey Katherine, I was wondering if you’ve heard of (or watched) Ride The Cyclone or The Ninth Hour. You can find professional recordings (ones of ‘em’s a theatre archive) of both of them on the internet and I’ve been loving them both as of late. Really think you’d enjoy them both if you haven’t already
Spring Awakening is one of those shows I'm aware of, but never seen. My teenage angst musical was "Fame"! Perhaps I'll have to download the cast album...
I took my daughter to see Spring Awakening based on her recommendation. She was in her 20s, so don't judge. I really enjoyed the documentary and think the cast was and is amazing. I know there is a lot of hatred for Lea Michele because of her terrible behavior during Glee. Even though I can't defend that, I fear that we are in a time where we are always defined by the behavior of her past. I hope Lea has grown and learned since then, but I wonder how classic divas like Katherine Hepburn and Betty Davis would have fared in the age of social media. I don't think so well.
No I have not seen the documentary (I didn't know it was a thing?!?! Is it even available in the UK?!) BUT I shall ALWAYS remember singing the songs from Spring Awakening back in 2014, my most treasured performance ever ;,) Also hi Kat, i hope you're well
I used to think spring awakening was weird when I discovered it in middle school. But then my friend was in it and I watched it. Let’s just say I loved it. I don’t have HBO Max but I would love to watch the documentary. From what you said, I think I would like it. Spring Awakening revival?
I still have yet to watch this documentary. Pre-pandemic, I had plans to produce Spring Awakening which obviously got postponed and later changed to being Urinetown instead. I do plan on watching the doc within the next week, especially since I hope to come back to Spring Awakening in the near future. Also, as I'm writing this there are 69 comments so I do apologize sincerely for changing it to 70. I'm also here for the wholesome content in the new apartment!
I'm curious, was Skylar Astin much of a part of this documentary? I know that being in the cast of this show also started his career, but besides that my knowledge of the show is pretty limited. He's just one of my absolute favorite dudes in the industry. If any of y'all have seen Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist you'll get why.
No, he wasn't really. Like he was there, but wasn't really focused on... it really focused on Groff and Lea the most with a moderate focus on John Gallagher jr and some on Lauren Pritchard. I would have LOVED a little bit more focus on the rest of the cast too (also a huge Skylar fan since Zoey's) he does sing some in tge doco, but no real proper interview moment with him
There is a short interview with the doc director where he discusses that there was so much to work with that he focused on the story of SA, the rise of the show after the Tonys, the reunion and the special bond between JG and LM that he discovered and loved.
Watched it even though never seen the show or listened to cast recording. Hope there's a production in Sydney Australia sometime soon. I just wish they interviewed more of the cast not just like mainly 3 of them.
hello this question has nothing to do with this video but still where do YOU buy tickets to a Broadway musical because I don't know what to trust anymore BUT I trust you
They announced Wednesday that there will be an NYC production of Light in the Piazza and I will be buying a ticket because of you. You can give yourself credit for convincing me to see it. 😉
When I watched the documentary I compared it a lot to my somewhat recent watching of the Merrily We Roll Along Documentary (the best worst thing that ever happened). Both documentaries were about shows designed for teenage/college aged actors to get a strong debut with a raw emotional performance, but its interesting seeing how the vibe of the cast differed so much between the two shows. Merrily flopped hard, and the cast was very much bittersweet about the experience, but admit it was a great thing even if they were still sad it failed, and most of the cast had smaller scale careers compared to the Spring Awakening cast, whose leads all went on to strong TV careers while others like Lilli Cooper and Jenn Damaniano became tony noms in other musicals later on.
I wish the rest of the cast beyond the big 3 got more than 1 line. And usually that line was like, yeah, I had fun, it was a weird thing. I feel like it focused so much on Lea and Jonathan Groff, and to a slightly lesser extent John Gallagher Jr. Like, I see enough of Lea and Jonathan on tv, I want to hear what the people who stayed more on the theatre side of the world did and thought about it.
Am I the only person on earth who has just learnt that Kat has a bf?? It's been a while, good to be back!! Also can't believe that we have showstopper musicals here in Spain in Sept and I'm moving to Belgium where there is 0 broadway. Any tips on how to deal with that? I'm missing first time they produce: - Charlie and the chocolate factory - In the heights - The Addams family - Singing in the rain - The Neverending story - Bridges of Madison County
@@dd2394 nah I think the more likely thing is bc Lea is nice to Groff he internally excuses everything else. If everyone else had issues with her then it’s probably her.
I love this show, I got into it WAY late but still love it so much. I was kind of curious why some people really didn’t get interviewed much? Hoping it was just scheduling conflicts and not being overlooked. I will say there was a point in the doc, maybe an hour in when I was starting to get annoyed. I thought they were covering the show/songs in order so they suddenly jumped to totally fucked and I was very confused. Like are we gonna talk about Lea Michele’s vagina and not Moritz’s story? But thankfully they got to it eventually.
I haven’t seen the documentary but Spring Awakening was a big nostalgic show for me, it was the first time I watched an…ahem…”slime tutorial” of the OBC on RUclips and it was in 10 minute parts and horrible quality but my little gay heart sang when I saw Lea’s boobs 😂. I also have a lot of nostalgia for the West End cast because Iwan Rheon played Moritz and i looooooved Misfits at the time. Ah memories.
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I really wish they’d just released the proshot but I still liked this
Me tooooo! I was there and the energy of that performance/audience was UNREAL! I was so hoping they'd release the full footage of the concert since they were recording it.
@@itsyagirljessssss someone did post the full audio on here - they also had captions that described what was going on at key events in the show.
That being said, I also wish footage had been released. They could’ve made even more money for the Actor’s Fund with it
The documentary was way better than I thought it would be. I loved how we got to hear about the different cast experiences, especially folks like Lauren and Lilli. I wish they had talked more though about the incredible choreography. It made the show so special. They all though are so crazy talented and sounded amazing!!
I watched it and I cried when Lea started singing “Mama Who Bore Me” in the rehearsal room and the camera panned to Groff’s face watching her….and didn’t stop crying for the rest of the documentary. Ha
Omg Kat I was the girl in the front center that Jonathan Groff sang ‘totally f*cked’ to LMAOOO
NO WAY!!!! omg you’re living the dream :’)
I saw the video on IG!
Can I be you?!? Lmao
Dudeee I had a huge spring awakening hyperfixation in early 2021 in the absolute pits my mental health and it was just an unbelievably helpful comfort for me. I protected onto Moritz so unbelievably hard in regards to his initial disgust towards his sexuality (im aroace ironically but the self hatred was a /lot/) and the overwhelming academic stress I felt, seeing his story pan out really put into perspective that I desperately needed to start helping myself and I can't express how thankful I am for it. I don't think about it as often anymore but its had so many lasting impacts on me as a person, as well as being the reason I've been learning and am applying to study BSL at uni next year!!! Sorry for the monologue but 10/10 banging musical I am Emotional
I had a similar experience with the show in early 2020. as an ace person also i really related to may of the characters in different ways. I think that’s one of the things that makes it such a classic is the different ways it touches people at certain times of their lives. Agreed 10/10 amazing show 👍👍
@@edeneleora2908 dude I have no idea how I'm just reading this now but I agree 100%! The fact that the original play was written in 1891 and is still so specifically relevant in so many ways is really stunning, it really is a testament to how consistent and universal the human experience is. And fuck yeah ace solidarity happy pride month!!! Also your pfp is kinda giving moomin very cool :)
I loved the doc! My one complaint is how little they focused on the other cast members outside of the big 3. I mean there are SO many big names that came out of that show and they each only got like... one line. I would've loved to hear more from them!
I literally love Lea
It’s so weird for me to think about the OBC of Spring Awakening because my introduction to it was the Deaf West revival. I absolutely cannot picture the show being performed without ASL
SAME.
ME TOO
We were supposed to see the DW show but Storm Jonas had other plans. I can only assume it was freaking perfect
omg me too
I loved all the behind the scenes stuff in this. it was all so cute and awesome to see. especially when they broke into the theatre 😭
I grew up in the Buddhist community Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater met through, and it made me so happy to hear them mention it in the doc! I met them a while back and they are a solid, genuine pair.
I had no idea that was how they met until I heard it in the documentary!So cool :)
Spring awakening has been my favourite musical since I was like 14 and watching the documentary put me RIGHT back into my spring awakening phase and I have been living!
honestly i have been a fan of spring awakening for years and loved the documentary… my biggest critique was not mentioning or showing any scenes of hanschen and ernst (but showing and talking about all the other songs) and instead making time for lea and jonathan 85% of the time?
I loved it. And yeah, I know Lea definitely has her problems, but I think the relationship between her and Jonathan is so cute.
I just finished watching it… So many secrets divulged, so many connections realized, and the overall experience is, not easily put into words. But with every story told, you understand not only the characters onstage, but the amazing dynamic people that portrayed them. This was something I needed to see today, and I’m so glad I did! And I did it, essentially, to watch this video and not have to worry about spoilers.
I thought Lea came across really authentic and passionate! It was so lovely to see ❤️
It's still so funny to me that this musical exists! Living in Germany, I remember reading Wedekind's play in German class in 10th grade long before I even got into musicals. Needless to say it was quite a weird experience discussing an old play with such an unexpected, scandalous story! I haven't gotten into the musical yet, but one day, I'll really have to give it a listen, I think I'd love it.
An aside about Lea Michele; I paid more attention to how the cast was around her than reading into everything she said in light of the allegations, and there seemed to be genuine love there. Plus, I took the whole church/Tony awards thing as an inside joke between her and Groff. But that's just me.
Yeah same. I was just focused more on the whole documentary rather then Lea. (Liiiiiike with West Side Storyyyyyyy *focused on Arianna DeBose*)
Now I need a documentary on the Deaf West version
I’ll get back to you when I’m done crying. SA literally saved my life. I had a lot of those experiences and I saw it in a really pivotal time in my life where I was processing a lot of garbage.
I got to see Spring Awakening in 2008 from the stage and then from the front row. Jonathan Groff was super nice at the stage door. The documentary gave me all the feels.
I want to meet him so much 🥰
the reunion concert doc was incredible imo. I CRIED SM.
SAME
Same. But what we all REALLY want is the full concert to come out. :)
@@seppyq3672 FOR SUREEEEE
I watched it as soon as I could once I heard it was available. Just such a wonderful film and I will be watching it again soon.
In light of the allegations, I wasn't really surprised that there seemed to be genuine love between Lea and whole cast. Because I think anyone in theatre knows someone who is a different person to those they deem "worthy". If you're viewed as "talented" enough, they'll be kind, accepting, and cool with you. But bring in anyone they view as "not worthy" and another version comes out. Dismissive, cold, and openly mean sometimes. I have no doubt she and the cast , or she and Groff have a great friendship. Because she's always deemed them "worthy".
Just IMO. 🙏
This makes sense.
She has friends out of Broadway you know...
IM SORRY TO GET POLITICAL however I think that spring awakening really shows the consequences of a teenage girl getting an unsafe abortion and why roe v wade shouldn’t be overturned
This +
Or why sex education needs to be taught in schools, so this tragedy doesn’t happen.
I thought it was really telling how cast members described the stay at Groff's farm as really special and then Lea Michele said something like "oh my GOD that was the WORST!"
She meant sleeping in a tent. She says those were truly special memories.
I did! I also enjoyed it. I agree I would’ve also loved to hear more from other cast members but I really liked it.
I truly discovered Spring Awakening about a year ago and that’s more or less around the time I fell in love with Jonathan Groff. I have heard such lovely things about him and hope to meet him someday. I love how they included footage from the cast visiting his family farm.
I am so happy he and Lauren Pritchard were able to make the reunion concert happen. Everyone did an amazing job.
I loved the documentary! Although I think I saw Lea differently than you did. I think this actually endeared me to her. The moment she describes about falling in love with Jonathon, running up to him and asking him why he didn’t love her back was incredibly “Rachel” of her but that immediate realization, the “oh I see” moment and the willingness to let it go, not make it a thing and let him be honest with her when he felt ready was a level of empathy I wasn’t sure she had. And I adore Jonathan Groff so his clear love for her made me feel for her more. Like yeah she clearly has diva moments, she may not always see past her own needs all the time, she may have even said some real shitty things (and I’m not saying we just forget and move on from that either) but there must also be kindness there to get him to care for her the way he does ya know.
Same for me
Diva moments and racist moments. Don’t forget her racism.
@@KittenUndercover thats true.
@@KittenUndercover Yeah that's what I meant from saying real shitty things that we shouldn't forget or move on from.
But when Naya Rivera died I read comments on the internet basically saying it should have been Lea that died instead.
Working in the mental health field, I'd like to leave room for people to have done awful things and not be completely bad humans with no redeeming qualities who can never grow or change. The many allegations about her left a bad taste in my mouth. Seeing her in this setting with some of the positive stories told about her make me think that perhaps she was raised poorly in those respects, perhaps she has some serious entitlement and insecurities but she isn't completely lacking in empathy and understanding for others so there is enough there that maybe she can grow into a better human.
That doesn't mean we forget what she's done. It doesn't mean everyone needs to get over it and forgive it. It just means that I'm not ready to write her off entirely just yet.
I'm Latina, I've had coworkers ask me not to speak Spanish in the office to my other peers because it offended my other white English speaking coworkers. I've seen racism and micro aggressions happen fairly frequently. But I've also seen people grow and learn and change. Hell therapy is all about trying to break out a bad patterns, grow, change, and learn to be more flexible, more considerate and more inclusive. If I framed my view of others as they've exhibited this behavior and that will never change and that is all that defines them as a person then I wouldn't have much of a job to do.
@@KittenUndercover alleged racism. No one besides the racist Samantha ware has ever called her racist.
I loved this documentart. And seeing all the behind the scenes of how it was made to now, the interviews with the careers,to the cast talking about their experiences. I absolutely loved every minute of it. Also the break in of the theatre part was jaw dropping lol
I discovered Spring Awakening when I was 18 & it was the musical that brought me back to loving musical theatre. Absolutely adored this documentary!! The only thing is I wish they would have done more interviews w other cast members other then the main 3. I would have loved to hear from them as well!
I loved it, I cried so many times because it was so beautiful. Another content creator mentioned though the frustration that the choreographer wasn't highlighted more!!!
I love how you say maddening with a smile on your face. We can see you love theater and this documentary and your love fornit shines through all the terrifyingly real relevance of Spring Awakening in a funny and touching manner.
Loved this documentary! It was very healing for our community theater since we are currently trying to put on a production of Spring Awakening in a highly conservative state. At the beginning of our journey our first venue was canceled on us due to backlash and higher ups in the community not wanting it put on. Watching this documentary and persevering despite this has made the whole experience even more important and inspired for us. It is showing next weekend and I am so proud of the cast. There is something so magical about Spring Awakening that just brings a cast together and watching it you can see that connection and love.
I would love to see it. But if I’m being honest, seeing Lea Michael just rubs me the wrong way now. It’s hard to see her and not think of all the things she has done despite her talent. I can’t watch it with an unbiased perspective.
Always dig seeing Kat
This sent me back to 2008-10 and obsessively watching the First National Tour Cast videos on RUclips and reading their blog posts and everything to do with that cast (which included Christy Altomare, Andy Mientus, Krystina Alabado, current Fanny Brice standby Julie Benko, and Kimiko Glenn!).
It was a really well done documentary probably one of my favorites
As a fan of the OBC’s Spring Awakening I love love love this documentary, I cried and sang every single song.
I’m not sure why you think Lea Michele going to church to pray for a Tony is connected to her alleged diva like behavior.
If you watched the documentary closely, up until the Tony Awards SA, despite awesome reviews, was having bad ticket sales after moving to Broadway. So much so, they assumed they wouldn’t stay on Broadway long.
Jonathan Groff then states that he realized that one of the biggest points of the Tony’s is to “sell your show”. So the night before the nominations, he and Lea went to the church. And she did not say she was praying that she got nominated. She said, “please God…please help us tomorrow with the Tony nominations”. Not “me”. Please help “us”.
They wanted to be nominated so that their show would survive. And all the nominations and wins accomplished that for the show. And made their show begin having full audiences and selling out.
On top of that, Lea made a joke about how Jonathan gave money at the church and she didn’t, and they joked about that being why he got nominated and she didn’t. But it was funny. And hardly diva-esk.
I’m not saying that the allegations against her on the set of Glee aren’t true.
But you are making drama in your comment, where there isn’t any.
Watch it again. If anything, it sounded like it was Jonathan’s idea. And to me, it sounded very much like a very tight knit cast just wanted their show to survive.
“‘Spring Awakening’ without the Tony Awards would have gone away.”~The show’s director
If you are set on believing something about somebody, that’s all you’re going to see…your own projection.
i watched the documentary at the beginning on this month and i LOVED it! i would love for them to do more documentaries about Broadway show i really enjoyed it :)
um casual BOYFRIEND REVEAL?!?
also did you move??
the whole "dark I know well" segment in the doc I was just cryingg my eyes out
I just...love John Gallagher Jr so much
Yaaayyy I needed a Kat video today!!
SAME!!!
i really liked this documentary, cried many times
Totally understand if you don’t want to, but can we get a life update video? There’s a boyfriend, there’s a cat, there’s a new place! We want the deets!
The last five minutes of the doc made me cry…song of purple summer was the first solo I felt confident enough to audition for when I was in show choir in high school and I got it!! 6 years later I still find myself singing it from time to time😊
I hadnt seen spring awakening, or known anything about it aside from having sung "I Believe" at MT School, This doco BROKE me, i wasnt ready
Wept like a baby, a really special look at these performers looking back - so candid and honest. I will agree with some comments here, I would like to have seen more interviews with the rest of the cast - it was really heavy on the top three. And WHERE was Bill T. Jones?? Not even a mention? He was so integral to the success of the show, and such an important theater artist still doing some brilliant things - there must have been a stipulation, or contractual issue, or something.
Hello Katherine. My name is Ari.
I watched the Spring Awakening documentary and I love it so much!
By the way, I performed Spring Awakening in my community college which was absolutely a lot of fun. I played Anna.
Lucky! I would love to do that show.
Whoa, thanks Kat! 🙆♀️
Spring Awakening is my favorite musical.
It was way better than I thought it would be.
John Gallagher, Jr. is the artistic love of my life
He seems very nice and chill
I think that as much as I went into the doc with Lea’s allegation in mind, something about everyone else made me forgot about them, I mean just for the runtime of course, but I do think we got that glance of Lea Michele being Lea Michele and everyone else, specially Jonathan Groff, loving her, in spite of that. I think she is as human as everyone can be
There’s being human and then there’s being rude and a brat for years on a set. This cast knew her before that, but it’s also a pretty white cast, so…
@@agalo3631 the issue is that… you can almost sympathize with young Lea… ADULT LEA in the other hand though…..
Boy, can we all just get over whatever really happened Between star Lea, and her wanna be diva cast mates . This is 2022. Everyone successful is horrible. I saw Spring Awaking in 2006. Amazing. Lea was standout. She has earned the right to be as much bItch as Mariah or Whitney or Barbra. She carried Glee for six years, a glee stadium tour, countless hits, a relationship with her costar and dealt with the VERY public loss. That hating girl never even met Cory. Give the poor girl a break. And it's all those twitters about her are not information. It is just rumors. All these you tubers jumping on the vigilante trend to get easy likes. That is irresponsible. How you frame things is important.
my british self is so upset that I can't see this ANYWHERE 😭 spring awakening is what I live and breathe, so it better be avaliable soon!
it’s on sky documentaries now !!
Loved it!
What do you think about the Tony awards this year?
I’ve never seen Spring Awakening but I remember when it came out. I’m actually here to comment, boyfriend?! What??! New film location? Where is the life update? I also didn’t think we were going to actually see the bf. I was over here trying to see clues in the reflective surfaces and then bam reveal 😂
Hey Katherine, I was wondering if you’ve heard of (or watched) Ride The Cyclone or The Ninth Hour. You can find professional recordings (ones of ‘em’s a theatre archive) of both of them on the internet and I’ve been loving them both as of late. Really think you’d enjoy them both if you haven’t already
Omg boyfriend????? What did I miss??????
Thomas Jefferson: what'd I miss? What'd I miss?
Congrats with new apartment🎉🥳
It was too short! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Spring Awakening is one of those shows I'm aware of, but never seen. My teenage angst musical was "Fame"! Perhaps I'll have to download the cast album...
I took my daughter to see Spring Awakening based on her recommendation. She was in her 20s, so don't judge. I really enjoyed the documentary and think the cast was and is amazing. I know there is a lot of hatred for Lea Michele because of her terrible behavior during Glee. Even though I can't defend that, I fear that we are in a time where we are always defined by the behavior of her past. I hope Lea has grown and learned since then, but I wonder how classic divas like Katherine Hepburn and Betty Davis would have fared in the age of social media. I don't think so well.
No I have not seen the documentary (I didn't know it was a thing?!?! Is it even available in the UK?!) BUT I shall ALWAYS remember singing the songs from Spring Awakening back in 2014, my most treasured performance ever ;,) Also hi Kat, i hope you're well
how old do you have to be to watch Spring Awakening
I used to think spring awakening was weird when I discovered it in middle school. But then my friend was in it and I watched it. Let’s just say I loved it. I don’t have HBO Max but I would love to watch the documentary. From what you said, I think I would like it. Spring Awakening revival?
The over 16s group at my theatre school are doing this as their summer show idk how they're going to since I've heard it's rather scandalous
I still have yet to watch this documentary. Pre-pandemic, I had plans to produce Spring Awakening which obviously got postponed and later changed to being Urinetown instead. I do plan on watching the doc within the next week, especially since I hope to come back to Spring Awakening in the near future. Also, as I'm writing this there are 69 comments so I do apologize sincerely for changing it to 70. I'm also here for the wholesome content in the new apartment!
I'm curious, was Skylar Astin much of a part of this documentary? I know that being in the cast of this show also started his career, but besides that my knowledge of the show is pretty limited. He's just one of my absolute favorite dudes in the industry. If any of y'all have seen Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist you'll get why.
No, he wasn't really. Like he was there, but wasn't really focused on... it really focused on Groff and Lea the most with a moderate focus on John Gallagher jr and some on Lauren Pritchard. I would have LOVED a little bit more focus on the rest of the cast too (also a huge Skylar fan since Zoey's) he does sing some in tge doco, but no real proper interview moment with him
There is a short interview with the doc director where he discusses that there was so much to work with that he focused on the story of SA, the rise of the show after the Tonys, the reunion and the special bond between JG and LM that he discovered and loved.
i watched it today and i cried
In fact, when Lea and Jonathan decided to leave the show together (besties) they had ANOTHER sleep over in the teather just the two of them LOL 😂😂😂
Watched it even though never seen the show or listened to cast recording. Hope there's a production in Sydney Australia sometime soon.
I just wish they interviewed more of the cast not just like mainly 3 of them.
hello this question has nothing to do with this video but still where do YOU buy tickets to a Broadway musical because I don't know what to trust anymore BUT I trust you
They announced Wednesday that there will be an NYC production of Light in the Piazza and I will be buying a ticket because of you. You can give yourself credit for convincing me to see it. 😉
Kat can you talk about the musical Trevor getting streamed on Disney +
As someone who hasn't gotten a chance to see the show I would've loved to have a proshot instead
When I watched the documentary I compared it a lot to my somewhat recent watching of the Merrily We Roll Along Documentary (the best worst thing that ever happened). Both documentaries were about shows designed for teenage/college aged actors to get a strong debut with a raw emotional performance, but its interesting seeing how the vibe of the cast differed so much between the two shows. Merrily flopped hard, and the cast was very much bittersweet about the experience, but admit it was a great thing even if they were still sad it failed, and most of the cast had smaller scale careers compared to the Spring Awakening cast, whose leads all went on to strong TV careers while others like Lilli Cooper and Jenn Damaniano became tony noms in other musicals later on.
I wish the rest of the cast beyond the big 3 got more than 1 line. And usually that line was like, yeah, I had fun, it was a weird thing. I feel like it focused so much on Lea and Jonathan Groff, and to a slightly lesser extent John Gallagher Jr. Like, I see enough of Lea and Jonathan on tv, I want to hear what the people who stayed more on the theatre side of the world did and thought about it.
Am I the only person on earth who has just learnt that Kat has a bf?? It's been a while, good to be back!! Also can't believe that we have showstopper musicals here in Spain in Sept and I'm moving to Belgium where there is 0 broadway. Any tips on how to deal with that? I'm missing first time they produce:
- Charlie and the chocolate factory
- In the heights
- The Addams family
- Singing in the rain
- The Neverending story
- Bridges of Madison County
The fact that wonderful shiny sweet Groffsauce is BFFs with Lea Michele has always boggled my mind.
Because maybe all those nasty things you've heard about her aren't all true. There's a lot of jealousy on TV sets and in theater.
@@dd2394 nah I think the more likely thing is bc Lea is nice to Groff he internally excuses everything else. If everyone else had issues with her then it’s probably her.
Are we not gonna talk about the desk lamp???
🙈 that part was…unexpected, to say the least.
I was sitting there like 👁👄👁
and honestly I bet that’s the face Jonathan made too 😂
Why does no one ever talk about Groff showing his entire butthole to half the audience back in the day...
It's crazy that that was scandalous when it's a regular Monday in the media nowadays lol
I don’t have HBO max so I wasn’t able to see it
Life updates please!
Would love to know your thoughts on the Rent Documentary!
I love this show, I got into it WAY late but still love it so much. I was kind of curious why some people really didn’t get interviewed much? Hoping it was just scheduling conflicts and not being overlooked.
I will say there was a point in the doc, maybe an hour in when I was starting to get annoyed. I thought they were covering the show/songs in order so they suddenly jumped to totally fucked and I was very confused. Like are we gonna talk about Lea Michele’s vagina and not Moritz’s story? But thankfully they got to it eventually.
i've actually never seen spring awakening:(((( should i see it? (watch a bootleg i mean)
Yes!!! There's a couple good bootlegs on RUclips, but I cried even watching the bootleg!!!
I haven't watched your videos in a hot minute. (oops sorry. senior year busy af) but BOYFRIEND WHAT?!?!?!?!
We should just let go of the allegations as that happened when they are all so young and people change and we need to give Lea a 2nd chance.
Hi I like Broadway musical I seen lots of musical New York City Detroit Michigan
"... transported back to your middle school bedroom."
I thought this documentary was about Spring Awakening not Kiss of the Spider Woman
Hi I like Broadway musical so much I seen lots of musical over the years on Broadway new yuck city and Detroit
I’ve never seen spring awakening and I actually really no enjoyed this documentary. I would have loved a pro-shot, but this was fantastic.
I was sad about the lack of Krysta Rodriguez in the documentary :/
that is NOT HOW YOU USE A KNIFE KATHERINE
I haven’t seen the documentary but Spring Awakening was a big nostalgic show for me, it was the first time I watched an…ahem…”slime tutorial” of the OBC on RUclips and it was in 10 minute parts and horrible quality but my little gay heart sang when I saw Lea’s boobs 😂. I also have a lot of nostalgia for the West End cast because Iwan Rheon played Moritz and i looooooved Misfits at the time. Ah memories.
Boyfriend? Congrats!✨
It’s funny that Hello Fresh is sponsoring this video when they dropped Lea Michele as an ambassador after all the awful stories about her came out.