Spring Awakening Description

For those of you who don't know what the amazing musical Spring Awakening is about, here's the full description from their website (www.springawakening.com)


SPRING AWAKENING takes its inspiration from one of literature’s most controversial masterpieces – a work so daring in its depiction of teenage self-discovery, it was banned from the stage and not performed in its complete form in English for nearly 100 years.

It’s Germany, 1891. A world where the grown-ups hold all the cards. The beautiful young Wendla explores the mysteries of her body, and wonders aloud where babies come from, till Mama tells her to shut it, and put on a proper dress.

Elsewhere, the brilliant and fearless young Melchior interrupts a mind-numbing Latin drill to defend his buddy Moritz – a boy so traumatized by puberty he can’t concentrate on anything. Not that the Headmaster cares. He strikes them both and tells them to turn in their lesson.

One afternoon – in a private place in the woods – Melchior and Wendla meet by accident, and soon find within themselves a desire unlike anything they’ve ever felt.

As they fumble their way into one another’s arms, Moritz flounders and soon fails out of school. When even his one adult friend, Melchior’s mother, ignores his plea for help, he is left so distraught he can’t hear the promise of life offered by his outcast friend Ilse.

Naturally, the Headmasters waste no time in pinning the “crime” of Moritz’s suicide on Melchior and expel him. And soon Mama learns her little Wendla is pregnant. Now the young lovers must struggle against all odds to build a world together for their child.

Spring Awakening... Again!!

I saw SA yet again last night and it was fantastic as usual. I went with a group of friends and I talked them into staying afterwards to meet the cast because I knew they would have a blast. Here are some pictures from last night!


My group of friends and I with Blake Daniel (Ernst)

The group with Blake Bashoff (Moritz)

Skylar Astin (George) and I

The Group with Brian Charles Johnson (Otto). He goes to NYU!

I had to save the best for last! Jonathan Groff (Melchior) and I. I asked him if he's ever heard of potato candy (he's from Lancaster). He has not.

Final Project Songs

Ok, so I'm finally taking voice lessons. For our final project we have to pick a song and perform it for the class. Seeing as I would love to perform in a professionally musical (preferably on Broadway), I'm looking at songs from different Broadway musicals. There are so many great songs that I can't decide! You can click on the links to listen to either the whole song or a section of the song. For the links that take you to Amazon, scroll down until you find the song lists and thin click on the link to play the sample. Suggestions are greatly appreciated! (especially when it comes to older musicals) Right now I'm looking at sining one of the following:

Spring Awakening:
Mama Who Bore Me
Whispering
The Song of Purple Summer

Wicked:
Defying Gravity
For Good
As Long As You're Mine

Beauty and the Beast:
Home

Aida:
Every Story is a Love Story
I Know the Truth

Les Miserables:
On My Own

Music Quiz Thingy

I did this quiz, I saw it and thought meh, I'm bored, I'll try it...
Ok I'll admit I thought it might be interesting...
So here we go...



RULES:
1. Put Your itunes, windows media player etc. on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. you must write that song name down no matter how silly it sounds.


IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY?' YOU SAY?
Layla (Derek and the Dominos)

HOW WOULD YOU BEST DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Johanna (Sweeney Todd Movie Soundtrack)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Name (Goo Goo Dolls)

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Make Them Hear You (Ragtime Original Broadway Soundtrack)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Broadway (Goo Goo Dolls)

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Who'll Stop the Rain (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Too Bad (Nickelback)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Lullaby for a Stormy Night (Vienna Teng)

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
The Logical Song (Supertramp)

WHAT IS 2 + 2?
I Thought of You (Old Springs Pike)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BESTIE?
Candyman (Christina Aguilera)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Iris (Goo Goo Dolls)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFES STORY?
No Place Like London (Sweeney Todd Movie Soundtrack)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
The River (Garth Brooks)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
It's Delovely (Anything Goes)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Next Contestant (Nickelback)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Rockin' the Paradise (Styx)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Taking Over Me (Evanescence)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBIE/INTEREST?
Dread Rock (Paul Oakenfold: Matrix Soundtrack)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Daughter (Vienna Teng)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
I Want to Be Loved (Bon Jovi)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
It's My Life (Bon Jovi)

Well that was interesting indeed! Apparently I describe myself as Johanna, I want to be a river when I grow up, and my biggest fear is my daughter (which is non exisitant). Hmm. Although, if my life's purpose is Broadway, I won't complain!!!