Spring Awakening Reviews in Costa Mesa

Costa Mesa has been treating us like rock stars with a truly glitzy party at Sports Club/LA this past Thursday. Jenna Ushkowitz from Glee and Skylar Astin (both from the Broadway cast) were also in the house that night:




Steffi D and Taylor Trensch performed at the Bloomingdale's promotion and signed posters. Here is a video from the performance featuring a mini interview with Taylor's mom!



and a photo of the poster signing:

More Photos from Bloomingdale's here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ocpac/sets/72157622720229891/


REVIEWS

We received terrific reviews with more to come! Here is my favorite quote from this batch; it's from BroadwayWorld:

"...one of the most soul-stirring, beautifully-scored, creatively innovative musicals to have come out of Broadway in the past few years...Some may say that this is "a musical only for young people," which is the exact type of dismissive phrase that the play is trying to warn against. On the contrary, SPRING AWAKENING suggests—as it is sung in the show's final song—to "listen to what's in the heart of a child.""

http://costamesa.broadwayworld.com/article/REVIEW_SPRING_AWAKENING_Rocks_the_Body_and_Stirs_the_Soul_at_OCPAC_20010101

Orange County Register:

Taylor Trensch is entertaining and persuasive in the role of Moritz...[he] also finds ways to make the character lovable...Jake Epstein's Melchoir is the self-confident alpha dog whose exterior conceals a mass of insecurities. When Wendla draws him into a torture game, Epstein makes the moment seem truly heartrending for his character....Wendla could easily seem like little more than a naïve victim, but Christy Altomare gives her satisfying complexity."

http://artsblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/18/spring-awakening-lots-of-sex-thin-story/22375/

OC Arts and Culture:

"The weight of it all didn’t hit me until it was all over. It’s different from many musicals in the sense that it makes you think–most have you check your brain at the door, which isn’t a bad thing, sometimes it’s nice to just sit and watch fluff, but let it be known this isn’t that–this is a night where you’re going to look back at your own teenage years, whether that was yesterday or 40 years ago, whether it be fond remembrance or relief that they’re over with."
http://ocartsandculture.com/2009/11/spring-awakening/

We are in Costa Mesa until Nov 29th only! Make sure your friends know they can't miss us! Buy tickets here: http://bit.ly/SpringAwakening

Spring Awakening in Costa Mesa!!

We start performances in Costa Mesa this week! The entire cast is excited to be back in Southern California, not the least of which is because they will be able to see Blake Bashoff and Kyle Riabko again! Here's a pic of Christy and Kyle already jamming away in Los Angeles as tweeted by Kimiko:



Tickets start as low as $20! Go here to purchase:
http://bit.ly/SpringAwakening

STAGE SEATS
All stage seats are sold out for the Costa Mesa engagement. We had more than 400 Guilty Ones in Costa Mesa! Here's just a few who showed up to the kick off party:


STAGE DOOR
Come say hi after the show! Stage door is on Avenue of the Arts.

DID YOU KNOW...
Orange County's economy is larger than all but 31 nations in
the world, ranking ahead of Israel, Portugal, and Singapore.

EVENTS IN COSTA MESA

Reminder: Bloomingdale's Concert and Poster Signing, South Coast Plaza,
Thur Nov 19th 3 pm

Reminder: Upright Cabaret, Los Angeles
Mon Nov 23rd 9-11 pm
http://totallytrucked.blogspot.com/2009/11/spring-awakening-cabaret-in-los-angeles.html

For more events, including dates for talk backs, restaurant discounts, and our $10-$30 Thanksgiving day discount, go to our previous post: http://totallytrucked.blogspot.com/2009/11/spring-awakening-costa-mesa-promotions.html

PRESS

Check out these great interviews

BROADWAYWORLD.COM: Interview with Matt Shingledecker asks many questions that a fan would ask: http://dallas.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW_INTERVIEWS_Matt_Shingledecker_Talks_Career_and_SPRING_AWAKENING_Tour_1117_1129_20091112

BROADWAYWORLD.COM: Interview with Jake Epstein
http://costamesa.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW_INTERVIEWS_Jake_Epsteinfrom_TV_Teen_Idol_to_Stage_Leadin_SPRING_AWAKENING_Tour_1117_1129_20091117

SAN DIEGO NEWS NETWORK - Peter Armado, our costume contest winner, gets interviewed as a Guilty One..he's definitely getting his 15 minutes of fame this week! http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-11-17/blog/culture-cruncher/adolescent-angst-is-timeless-in-spring-awakening

OC ARTS AND CULTURE: Interview with Sarah Hunt
http://ocartsandculture.com/2009/11/interview-with-sarah-hunt/

OC REGISTER: Interview with Duncan Sheik
http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/-219302--.html

Please help us out by writing a review on these sites. Many people in the OC decide what to see based on these reviews. You can make a difference! http://events.ocregister.com/costa-mesa-ca/events/show/86874320-spring-awakening

http://www.sparkoc.com/event/detail/440291138

Spring Awakening Costa Mesa Promotions

We're in Costa Mesa next week from Nov 17-Nov 29th! Hope everyone in Orange County is excited!

To purchase tickets, go to: http://bit.ly/SpringAwakening


JOIN US FOR TALK BACKS AND DEEPEN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SHOW:

With Members of the Spring Awakening Cast:
Wednesday, November 18
Tuesday, November 24

With Center President Terry Dwyer and a panel of experts:
Tuesday, November 17
Saturday, November 21 (Matinee)

WIN FREE TICKETS! Win a free pair of tickets to opening night in Costa Mesa. Just tell us your most memorable/ funny/ awkward coming of age moment at OCArtsandCulture. Entries due by midnight on 11/15: http://ocartsandculture.com/2009/11/spring-awakening-contest/

BLOOMINGDALE'S CONCERT AND POSTER SIGNING! Save the date. The cast will be doing an in-store performance and poster signing at the Bloomingdale's in South Coast Plaza on Nov 19th at 3 pm. The event will be located at the cosmetics entrance on the second level of Bloomingdale’s. Additionally, customers who spend $200 in the Y.E.S. Contemporary Sportswear Department between Saturday, November 14 and Thursday, November 19 will receive a 50 percent discount coupon for selected performances of Spring Awakening.

EXTEND THE FUN AFTER THE SHOW! Show your Spring Awakening ticket stub and get discounts on these great restaurants and bars after the show:

Scott's Seafood
3300 Bristol St.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714-979-2400
www.scottsseafood.com
Offer: $1.00 off any drink, excluding already discounted Happy Hour specials.

Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale's
3333 Bristol St
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-1873
(714) 352-2525
http://www.charliepalmer.com/Properties/CharliePalmerAtBloomingdales/
Offer: One free glass of sparkling wine with the purchase of any drink, appetizer, or entree.

Bluewater Grill
2409 Park Avenue
Tustin, CA 92782
Phone 714 258 3474
http://www.bluewatergrill.com/locations/tustin.htm
Offer: $5 for your first cocktail or martini

THANKSGIVING DAY SPECIAL PLUS FOOD DRIVE:
We'll generously offer discounted tickets on Thanksgiving Day if you bring a few cans of food for our food drive.

The Orange County Performing Arts Center is offering a limited number of specially priced tickets to the November 26 Thanksgiving Day performance. These tickets are $10, $20 and $30, and may be purchased now at OCPAC.org, at the Center’s Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa of by calling 714.556.2787. When purchasing tickets, patrons need to use the promo code THANKS.

Patrons who take advantage of this special opportunity should bring non-perishable food items to the performance where Orange County Food Bank will be accepting donations on behalf of the Center and Spring Awakening.