The kids aren’t all right, but they’ve grown up.
The original Broadway cast of Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's Spring Awakening reunited at the Imperial Theatre last night for a one-night-only concert to benefit the Actors Fund.
The concert included Skylar Astin, Gerard Canonico, Lilli Cooper, Jennifer Damiano, Christine Eastbrook, John Gallagher Jr., Gideon Glick, Jonathan Groff, Robert Hager, Brian Johnson, Lea Michele, Lauren Pritchard, Krysta Rodriguez, Stephen Spinella, Phoebe Strole, Jonny B. Wright, and Remy Zaken. Michael Mayer, who helmed the 2006 production, returned to direct this special concert.
Based on the 1891 Frank Wedekind play and set against the backdrop of a repressive and provincial late-19th-century Germany, Spring Awakening tells the timeless story of teenage self-discovery and budding sexuality as seen through the eyes of three teenagers.
As reported yesterday, segments of the concert will be featured in a forthcoming documentary which will be released on HBO.