Spring Awakening Tour Archives: Day at Chicago Beach
During these frigid winter months of record breaking snowstorms, we take you back into the SA Tour archives of a warm summer day, Chicago beach style. Join the SA cast as they soak up the August sun in the always freezing Chicago waters of Lake Michigan. Swimsuits, carnivals, Ferris Wheels, Sears Tower, Navy Pier - oh, to trade in the scarfs and gloves for a little SA fun in the sun. This video was narrated by Anthony Lee Medina (mostly) and edited by Krystina Alabado. Enjoy!
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9/23/09
Video: Spring Awakening sings anthem at White Sox Game
Spring Awakening Tour Video: White-Sox National Anthem
The SA cast got a chance to sing the White Sox National Anthem while stopping in Chicago. Get some behind the scenes look at their warm-up backstage and the on the field glory. By the way, did we say this was also "Senior Stroll The Bases" day? Yeah, you'll also see a 98 year old throw out the first pitch...awesome. Play ball!
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The SA cast got a chance to sing the White Sox National Anthem while stopping in Chicago. Get some behind the scenes look at their warm-up backstage and the on the field glory. By the way, did we say this was also "Senior Stroll The Bases" day? Yeah, you'll also see a 98 year old throw out the first pitch...awesome. Play ball!
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9/2/09
Videos: Apple Store Performances, Chicago
A Little Bit of Apple with Jake Epstein
Many of you have asked for videos with our new Melchior, Degrassi's Jake Epstein, and we are happy to provide you with not one, but two videos of his take on some classic SA tunes (plus, of course, Mama Reprise by our fab female cast).
A couple weeks before the break, SA continued our nationwide relationship with the Apple Store, this time hitting up the store on North Michigan Avenue in
Chicago, performing and talking about how the show utilizes Macs to run and market the show. Thanks to everyone who came out for this intimate concert!
Video 1 - Bitch of Living
Video 2 - Touch Me
Video 3 - Mama Reprise
Many of you have asked for videos with our new Melchior, Degrassi's Jake Epstein, and we are happy to provide you with not one, but two videos of his take on some classic SA tunes (plus, of course, Mama Reprise by our fab female cast).
A couple weeks before the break, SA continued our nationwide relationship with the Apple Store, this time hitting up the store on North Michigan Avenue in
Chicago, performing and talking about how the show utilizes Macs to run and market the show. Thanks to everyone who came out for this intimate concert!
Video 1 - Bitch of Living
Video 2 - Touch Me
Video 3 - Mama Reprise
8/11/09
Spring Awakening in Chicago: Reviews and Press
We have only one more week left in Chicago! Make sure to tell all your friends and family so they don't miss out, and remember, $25 student rush tickets are available at the box office two hours before each performance.
REVIEWS:
CHICAGO TRIBUNE “Spring Awakening” is a must-see for anyone interested in the trajectory of the American musical theater. It pulses with life, youth and creativity. Blake Bashoff is startling and moving...Steffi D adds a whole new complexity to Ilse which felt much less exciting on Broadway. Many of the featured roles are performed in similarly spectacular fashion, including Andy Mientus’ provocative Hanschen and Ben Moss' earnest Ernst." http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2009/08/revolutionary-spring-awakening-arrives-in-chicago-radical-spirit-mostly-intact.html
CHICAGO SUN TIMES "The kids are all right in vivid Spring Awakening. An ingeniously wrought mix of the old and new...seductive, poetic score...a thoughtful, intense Jake Epstein...the impressive Steffi D, with a captivating voice and German Expressionist aura..."
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/weiss/1702881,CST-FTR-Weiss06.article
BROADWAYWORLD.COM "Spring Awakening is a rockin' journey of passion & neon...offers the best all-around crafted tour to hit Chicago since JERSEY BOYS...the angelically voiced Christy Altomare shines as the important, yet underwritten, Wendla...if you want to chalk up major Coolest Parent of the Summer points, bring your teenagers to see this show!
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SPRING_AWAKENING_Is_a_Rockin_Journey_of_Passion_Neon_20090805
GAPER'S BLOCK (popular Chicago specific blog)
REVIEWS:
CHICAGO TRIBUNE “Spring Awakening” is a must-see for anyone interested in the trajectory of the American musical theater. It pulses with life, youth and creativity. Blake Bashoff is startling and moving...Steffi D adds a whole new complexity to Ilse which felt much less exciting on Broadway. Many of the featured roles are performed in similarly spectacular fashion, including Andy Mientus’ provocative Hanschen and Ben Moss' earnest Ernst." http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2009/08/revolutionary-spring-awakening-arrives-in-chicago-radical-spirit-mostly-intact.html
CHICAGO SUN TIMES "The kids are all right in vivid Spring Awakening. An ingeniously wrought mix of the old and new...seductive, poetic score...a thoughtful, intense Jake Epstein...the impressive Steffi D, with a captivating voice and German Expressionist aura..."
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/weiss/1702881,CST-FTR-Weiss06.article
GAPER'S BLOCK (popular Chicago based blog) "A lot of teen drama performances come off as whiny reruns. Spring Awakening, however, makes you feel for these teens. Never mind that sometimes it feels a little like 'American Idol.' These kids are pissed and they ought to be."
http://gapersblock.com/ac/2009/08/09/an-awakening-for-any-season/
BROADWAYWORLD.COM "Spring Awakening is a rockin' journey of passion & neon...offers the best all-around crafted tour to hit Chicago since JERSEY BOYS...the angelically voiced Christy Altomare shines as the important, yet underwritten, Wendla...if you want to chalk up major Coolest Parent of the Summer points, bring your teenagers to see this show!
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SPRING_AWAKENING_Is_a_Rockin_Journey_of_Passion_Neon_20090805
ONCHICAGOTHEATRE.COM "The entire cast gives confident, powerful performances--they sing with great passion and skill and they make the characters believable and sympathetic. I found Bashoff, as the bizarre, tortured Moritz, particularly fascinating. I was also terribly amused by Andy Mientus (looking a bit like Draco Malfoy from the Harry Potter movies)--who also has what may be the funniest and creepiest masturbation scene of the contemporary stage."
http://onchicagotheatre.blogspot.com/2009/08/blog-exclusive-review-spring-awakening.html
UNPROFESSIONAL CRITIC: This was not a review so much as a response and analytical conversation between two or three people who had just seen the show. While I disagree with some of their analysis, I found it an interesting read:
http://unprofessionalcritic.blogspot.com/2009/08/when-angst-meets-analysis-conversation.html
TIME OUT CHICAGO "The terrific young touring cast gets it just right: For teenagers, whether in 1891 or 2009, all that yearning and churning does feel like life and death. Perhaps never before on stage has that feeling of roiling teen turmoil been better expressed than in the explosive second-act showstopper “Totally Fucked,” with Bill T. Jones’s jittery choreography perfectly capturing agitation and angst, while Kevin Adams’s lighting design rivals the MCA’s Olafur Eliasson show for the city’s best use of fluorescents. Simply put: It rocks."
http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/theater/77465/spring-awakening-theater-review
FEATURES:
CHICAGO TRIBUNE: "Something Different in Awakening." Includes interview with Michael Mayer: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/stage/chi-0731-spring-awakening-previejul31,0,2475709.column?obref=obnetwork
CHICAGO SUN TIMES: "Spring Awakening Rocks As Classic Play Meets Modern Music." Includes interview with Steven Sater. http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/weiss/1693634,WKP-News-Stage31.article
CHICAGOIST.COM: "A musical you can believe in" http://chicagoist.com/2009/08/04/a_musical_you_can_believe_in.php
CHICAGO 3 MEDIA: VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH JAKE EPSTEIN:
http://www.chicago3media.com/video-categories.html?task=viewvideo&video_id=167
REVIEWS:
CHICAGO TRIBUNE “Spring Awakening” is a must-see for anyone interested in the trajectory of the American musical theater. It pulses with life, youth and creativity. Blake Bashoff is startling and moving...Steffi D adds a whole new complexity to Ilse which felt much less exciting on Broadway. Many of the featured roles are performed in similarly spectacular fashion, including Andy Mientus’ provocative Hanschen and Ben Moss' earnest Ernst." http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2009/08/revolutionary-spring-awakening-arrives-in-chicago-radical-spirit-mostly-intact.html
CHICAGO SUN TIMES "The kids are all right in vivid Spring Awakening. An ingeniously wrought mix of the old and new...seductive, poetic score...a thoughtful, intense Jake Epstein...the impressive Steffi D, with a captivating voice and German Expressionist aura..."
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/weiss/1702881,CST-FTR-Weiss06.article
BROADWAYWORLD.COM "Spring Awakening is a rockin' journey of passion & neon...offers the best all-around crafted tour to hit Chicago since JERSEY BOYS...the angelically voiced Christy Altomare shines as the important, yet underwritten, Wendla...if you want to chalk up major Coolest Parent of the Summer points, bring your teenagers to see this show!
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SPRING_AWAKENING_Is_a_Rockin_Journey_of_Passion_Neon_20090805
GAPER'S BLOCK (popular Chicago specific blog)
REVIEWS:
CHICAGO TRIBUNE “Spring Awakening” is a must-see for anyone interested in the trajectory of the American musical theater. It pulses with life, youth and creativity. Blake Bashoff is startling and moving...Steffi D adds a whole new complexity to Ilse which felt much less exciting on Broadway. Many of the featured roles are performed in similarly spectacular fashion, including Andy Mientus’ provocative Hanschen and Ben Moss' earnest Ernst." http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2009/08/revolutionary-spring-awakening-arrives-in-chicago-radical-spirit-mostly-intact.html
CHICAGO SUN TIMES "The kids are all right in vivid Spring Awakening. An ingeniously wrought mix of the old and new...seductive, poetic score...a thoughtful, intense Jake Epstein...the impressive Steffi D, with a captivating voice and German Expressionist aura..."
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/weiss/1702881,CST-FTR-Weiss06.article
GAPER'S BLOCK (popular Chicago based blog) "A lot of teen drama performances come off as whiny reruns. Spring Awakening, however, makes you feel for these teens. Never mind that sometimes it feels a little like 'American Idol.' These kids are pissed and they ought to be."
http://gapersblock.com/ac/2009/08/09/an-awakening-for-any-season/
BROADWAYWORLD.COM "Spring Awakening is a rockin' journey of passion & neon...offers the best all-around crafted tour to hit Chicago since JERSEY BOYS...the angelically voiced Christy Altomare shines as the important, yet underwritten, Wendla...if you want to chalk up major Coolest Parent of the Summer points, bring your teenagers to see this show!
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SPRING_AWAKENING_Is_a_Rockin_Journey_of_Passion_Neon_20090805
ONCHICAGOTHEATRE.COM "The entire cast gives confident, powerful performances--they sing with great passion and skill and they make the characters believable and sympathetic. I found Bashoff, as the bizarre, tortured Moritz, particularly fascinating. I was also terribly amused by Andy Mientus (looking a bit like Draco Malfoy from the Harry Potter movies)--who also has what may be the funniest and creepiest masturbation scene of the contemporary stage."
http://onchicagotheatre.blogspot.com/2009/08/blog-exclusive-review-spring-awakening.html
UNPROFESSIONAL CRITIC: This was not a review so much as a response and analytical conversation between two or three people who had just seen the show. While I disagree with some of their analysis, I found it an interesting read:
http://unprofessionalcritic.blogspot.com/2009/08/when-angst-meets-analysis-conversation.html
TIME OUT CHICAGO "The terrific young touring cast gets it just right: For teenagers, whether in 1891 or 2009, all that yearning and churning does feel like life and death. Perhaps never before on stage has that feeling of roiling teen turmoil been better expressed than in the explosive second-act showstopper “Totally Fucked,” with Bill T. Jones’s jittery choreography perfectly capturing agitation and angst, while Kevin Adams’s lighting design rivals the MCA’s Olafur Eliasson show for the city’s best use of fluorescents. Simply put: It rocks."
http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/theater/77465/spring-awakening-theater-review
FEATURES:
CHICAGO TRIBUNE: "Something Different in Awakening." Includes interview with Michael Mayer: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/stage/chi-0731-spring-awakening-previejul31,0,2475709.column?obref=obnetwork
CHICAGO SUN TIMES: "Spring Awakening Rocks As Classic Play Meets Modern Music." Includes interview with Steven Sater. http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/weiss/1693634,WKP-News-Stage31.article
CHICAGOIST.COM: "A musical you can believe in" http://chicagoist.com/2009/08/04/a_musical_you_can_believe_in.php
CHICAGO 3 MEDIA: VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH JAKE EPSTEIN:
http://www.chicago3media.com/video-categories.html?task=viewvideo&video_id=167
8/4/09
Chicago Student Rush $25 tix avail
$25 rush tickets available!
$25 tickets at the Oriental box office only (24 W. Randolph). Student rush tickets will be available 2 hours prior to each performance. You must show a current student ID to purchase tickets. Tickets are cash only and there is a limit of two per person. Subject to availability.
$25 tickets at the Oriental box office only (24 W. Randolph). Student rush tickets will be available 2 hours prior to each performance. You must show a current student ID to purchase tickets. Tickets are cash only and there is a limit of two per person. Subject to availability.
Spring Awakening in Chicago! News and Events
We're in the windy city! First thing the cast did? Went out to try some traditional deep dish pizza! Raves all around.
DISCOUNT CODE EXPIRES TODAY. Don't forget that if you want to use our discount code, tickets must be purchased by today!! http://totallytrucked.blogspot.com/2009/07/spring-awakening-in-chicago-discount.html
You must also purchase tickets today if you're planning on joining us at the Cast Q&A after this Friday's performance (see last blog post).
DVR ALERT! LIVE In Studio TV Interview and Performance
Wed Aug 5th 11:45 am WBAL-TV (ABC Affiliate)
Steffi D and Blake Bashoff perform “Don’t Do Sadness/Blue Wind” and chat with hosts Sylvia Perez and Linda Yu.
APPLE STORE LIVE PERFORMANCE AND DISCUSSION. DON'T MISS IT!
WHEN: TUE AUGUST 11TH @ 5 PM
WHERE: APPLE STORE 679 NORTH MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL
WHAT: Meet the cast of Spring Awakening. The cast will give you an intimate concert followed by a Made on a Mac discussion. Q&A if time permits.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: http://www.apple.com/retail/northmichiganavenue/map/
DISCOUNT CODE EXPIRES TODAY. Don't forget that if you want to use our discount code, tickets must be purchased by today!! http://totallytrucked.blogspot.com/2009/07/spring-awakening-in-chicago-discount.html
You must also purchase tickets today if you're planning on joining us at the Cast Q&A after this Friday's performance (see last blog post).
DVR ALERT! LIVE In Studio TV Interview and Performance
Wed Aug 5th 11:45 am WBAL-TV (ABC Affiliate)
Steffi D and Blake Bashoff perform “Don’t Do Sadness/Blue Wind” and chat with hosts Sylvia Perez and Linda Yu.
APPLE STORE LIVE PERFORMANCE AND DISCUSSION. DON'T MISS IT!
WHEN: TUE AUGUST 11TH @ 5 PM
WHERE: APPLE STORE 679 NORTH MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL
WHAT: Meet the cast of Spring Awakening. The cast will give you an intimate concert followed by a Made on a Mac discussion. Q&A if time permits.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: http://www.apple.com/retail/northmichiganavenue/map/
7/31/09
Spring Awakening Fan Meet up in Chicago
ANNOUNCEMENT
Guilty Ones from across the nation have organized a nationwide Fan Meet Up in Chicago.
The festivities kick off Friday August 7th, 2009 and continue through the weekend.
If you would like more information, contact Erin, the coordinator, at:
SAChicagoMeetUp09 (at) yahoo (dot) com
or RSVP via Facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=92745507746
As part of the festivities, we are offering a cast Q and A after the Friday August 7th performance. You must attend the show to participate in the Q and A. BroadwayinChicago has generously offered the following discount to all Guilty Ones who want to attend the performance:
25 percent off mid & upper balcony seating for Friday, August 7 performance
Must use code “ONES” when purchasing here: http://bit.ly/9tmsF
Must purchase by August 4th.
Q and A following the show will be in the lower lobby of the theater.
Go down the stairs (or take the elevator). It’s on the same level as the lower level bathrooms.
Can't make it to Chicago? We'll video the Q and A. Send your questions to
@springtour on Twitter by 5pm 8/5 and we will select a few to ask the cast. Sign up now for our twitter feed: www.twitter.com/springtour
Guilty Ones from across the nation have organized a nationwide Fan Meet Up in Chicago.
The festivities kick off Friday August 7th, 2009 and continue through the weekend.
If you would like more information, contact Erin, the coordinator, at:
SAChicagoMeetUp09 (at) yahoo (dot) com
or RSVP via Facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=92745507746
As part of the festivities, we are offering a cast Q and A after the Friday August 7th performance. You must attend the show to participate in the Q and A. BroadwayinChicago has generously offered the following discount to all Guilty Ones who want to attend the performance:
25 percent off mid & upper balcony seating for Friday, August 7 performance
Must use code “ONES” when purchasing here: http://bit.ly/9tmsF
Must purchase by August 4th.
Q and A following the show will be in the lower lobby of the theater.
Go down the stairs (or take the elevator). It’s on the same level as the lower level bathrooms.
Can't make it to Chicago? We'll video the Q and A. Send your questions to
@springtour on Twitter by 5pm 8/5 and we will select a few to ask the cast. Sign up now for our twitter feed: www.twitter.com/springtour
7/24/09
Spring Awakening in Chicago Discount Code and Promos
$50 MAIN FLOOR SEATS FOR SPRING AWAKENING IN CHICAGO PLAYING AUG 4-16, 2009 AT THE FORD ORIENTAL THEATRE
Use the code GUILTY in the 'Promotions and Special Offers' box when
ordering main floor seats to any Sunday - Thursday evening performance.
But hurry! You must purchase before August 4!
*Valid only on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday evening
performances. Not available with any other offer or on previously
purchased tickets. Valid only on main floor seating. Normal ticketing
fees and other restrictions may apply. Subject to availability. Expires
on Tuesday, August 4, 2009. Offer subject to end without notice.
Click here now to take advantage of this amazing offer before Aug 4th: http://bit.ly/13xt8T
_______________________________________________________________________________
Want to win free tickets for the Tue Aug 4th performance? AND get dinner, a personal limo AND review the show on radio?
Click here to see our promotion with The Big 89, WLS 890 AM: http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=1400712&spid=18042
Use the code GUILTY in the 'Promotions and Special Offers' box when
ordering main floor seats to any Sunday - Thursday evening performance.
But hurry! You must purchase before August 4!
*Valid only on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday evening
performances. Not available with any other offer or on previously
purchased tickets. Valid only on main floor seating. Normal ticketing
fees and other restrictions may apply. Subject to availability. Expires
on Tuesday, August 4, 2009. Offer subject to end without notice.
Click here now to take advantage of this amazing offer before Aug 4th: http://bit.ly/13xt8T
_______________________________________________________________________________
Want to win free tickets for the Tue Aug 4th performance? AND get dinner, a personal limo AND review the show on radio?
Click here to see our promotion with The Big 89, WLS 890 AM: http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=1400712&spid=18042
7/23/09
Chicago Guilty Ones Street Team Meeting tomorrow
Grace, our Guilty Ones coordinator in Chicago, has asked me to post this. They are planning a big blitzkreig in Chicago this weekend and are having a meeting for everyone interested in helping to promote Spring Awakening. Meet other fans in your area, eat pizza, hang out, get a T-shirt, and learn about how to get great "junk."
Subject: Guilty Ones Chicago Meeting
When: Friday, July 24, 2009 4:00 PM-5:30 PM (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada).
Where: 17 N. State St. Chicago IL 60602 Suite 810 Broadway In Chicago
If you cannot make it to the meeting but would still like to participate, send an email with your name, age, and phone number to guiltyoneschi (at) gmail (dot) com. You should live no further than an hour outside of Chicago and be able to help out frequently.
Thanks!
Subject: Guilty Ones Chicago Meeting
When: Friday, July 24, 2009 4:00 PM-5:30 PM (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada).
Where: 17 N. State St. Chicago IL 60602 Suite 810 Broadway In Chicago
If you cannot make it to the meeting but would still like to participate, send an email with your name, age, and phone number to guiltyoneschi (at) gmail (dot) com. You should live no further than an hour outside of Chicago and be able to help out frequently.
Thanks!
5/28/09
Tickets Now on "soft sale" for Spring Awakening in Chicago
Tickets for our Chicago engagement don't officially go on sale to the public until June 15th...
but you can now buy them before everyone else during our "soft sale."
Go to http://www.broadwayinchicago.com to get the best seats now!
Aren't you glad you're a subscriber to our blog...? :)
but you can now buy them before everyone else during our "soft sale."
Go to http://www.broadwayinchicago.com to get the best seats now!
Aren't you glad you're a subscriber to our blog...? :)
