finished seeing 春之觉醒 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Spoken drama @ Soulpepper
I didn’t know anything when I came to watch it. I had a vague idea from the title. Since I had seen it several times, I knew it was an adaptation, hence a classic. But I only came to realize that spring means sex in this play. Spring, sex, teenagers. When education is all about rules, repression, and avoidance, tragedy happens.
As it’s a play written in the last century, some of the words used are quite obscure. And the outfits. And their hair. But I still felt a little disappointed. I didn’t see much complexity in it. It was so straightforward, so blunt.
Performance
春之觉醒
Spring Awakening Douban
Steven Sater
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Frank Wedekind
genre:
Musical
other title:
Spring Awakening
director:
Michael Mayer
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Per Eltvik
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actor:
乔纳森·格罗夫 Jonathan Groff
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丽亚·米雪儿 Lea Michele
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小约翰·加拉赫 John Gallagher Jr.
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Jonathan B. Wright
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克里斯汀·艾斯布鲁克 Christine Estabrook
音乐剧《春之觉醒》根据Frank Wedekind在1891创作的同名戏剧改编，描写了一群19世纪德国的少男少女在青春期的迷茫和躁动，该剧由于涉及到自慰、堕胎、强暴、自杀等内容而备受争议，曾在英国被禁演长达80年。
2007年该剧被Steven Sater和Duncan Sheik以摇滚音乐剧的形式搬上了纽约百老汇的舞台，结果大获成功，在当年的戏剧托尼奖（Tony Awards）上一举夺得包括最佳音乐剧、最佳音乐剧剧本、最佳音乐、最佳音乐剧男配角等在内的8项大奖！
今夏华纳暑期档大片《终结者4》（Terminator Salvation）导演McG目前正在洽谈把百老汇获奖音乐剧《春之觉醒》（Spring Awakening）搬上大银幕，他本人将担任导演和制片人，原剧的编剧和词作者Steven Sater将继续担任编剧兼作词。
McG与音乐缘份不浅，最初他就是以音乐人的身份出道的，曾制作过Sugar Ray的首张专辑，并与之合写了第二张专辑里的歌曲。之后他又当了MV导演，再后来就成为电影导演。如今的他还同时负责监制《橘镇风云》（The O.C.）、《超市特工》（Chuck）、《舞台灯光》（Limelight）等多套剧集，堪称全面开花的多面手。