Beacon School, a public high school in Manhattan, is putting on reportedly the first 'Spring Awakening' revival in New York City. Kudos to the cast, crew, director/teacher and the school for tackling such topical yet timeless material. Their dedication and enthusiasm for the show is infectious. Anyone else seen other high school productions of 'Spring Awakening'?
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Willis in Ghettoland?" - Dave19, in reference to the new ANNIE remake.
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The production of August mentioned above didn't change a word.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
My High School in Texas did August, but we changed the pot scene between Jean and Steve to a drinking scene, and most of the language was replaced, for instance, "cooch" became "birth canal",
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Reminds me of the "first Off-Broadway revival" of The Fantasticks I saw years ago. Turned out to be an amateur group that rented a tiny space near Times Square for a couple of weeks. There were probably six people in the audience and at most four after intermission though I can't verify that. I believe there were a couple of Equity actors in the production which made me believe AEA had an Amnesty Day and were just passing out memberships at Wal-Mart next to the Pepsi Challenge tasting booth. It was one of the worst productions I've ever seen anywhere in the world. And that's not hyperbole.
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Posted: 5/5/12 at 12:35am