is described as an electropop opera based on a seventy page slice of War and Peace
is described by a friend of mine as eastern european folk music but also country
but he’s wrong so actually don’t listen to that
phillipa soo is in it
PHILLIPA SOO
why would you pass up a chance to listen to pippa’s amazing voice belt to this crazy lovely strange music
I was blasting it the other day and my parents came home and my dad’s reaction was basically, “we step out for five minutes and you’re throwing a rave”
no, dad, this is not a rave
because it’s tolstoy, there’s just so much nineteenth century russian etiquette and I’m a nerd who is incredibly entertained by it
and the characters narrate their own actions as they happen, which always sounds idiotic when I do it, but here I am just inexplicably charmed by it
there’s this one note that lucas steele, who plays anatole kuragin, sings that apparently was written as a joke because nobody was going to sing that ridiculously high note
but lucas fucking HITS THAT NOTE
I swear from a technical standpoint this musical is unbelievable and between lucas and pippa I basically spend the entire time freaking out because hot damn your range
deaf west’s production of spring awakening has been closed on broadway for 12 years. many shows have come and gone through the brooks atkinson theatre. people say that if you listen closely you can still hear sean grandillo from his old dressing room
Send me a number and I’ll sing (part of) a song that fits the ask!
1. An Underrated Musical - I’ll sing a song from a musical I think is underrated. 2. An Overrated Musical - I’ll pick a song from a musical I think is overrated. 3. A Happy Musical - I’ll sing a song from a musical that makes me happy. 4. A Sad Musical - I’ll pick a song from a musical that is hella sad. 5. A Musical Flop - I’ll pick a song from a musical that flopped. 6. A Long-Running Musical - I’ll pick a song from a musical on this list. 7. Favorite Composer or Lyricist - I’ll pick a song by my favorite composer/lyricist! 8. Off-Broadway Show - I’ll pick a song from a show that started off-broadway. 9. Love > Hate - I’ll pick a song from a musical I USED to love, but now hate. 10. Hate > Hate - I’ll pick a song from a musical I have always hated. Go ahead, torture me. 11. Guilty Pleasure - I’ll pick a musical theater song that is my guilty pleasure. 12. Leading Player - I’ll pick a song sung by the Lead in a musical. 13. Featured Player - I’ll pick a song sung by a Featured role in a musical. 14. Ensemble - I’ll pick a group song from a musical. 15. Disappointment - I’ll pick a song from a musical I thought would be awesome, but disappointed me. 16. From a Movie - I’ll pick a song from a musical movie. 17. Adaptation - I’ll pick a song from a musical that was adapted from a book, movie, or anything else. 18. Robbed! - I’ll pick a song from a musical I think was robbed of a Tony. 19. It Changed Me - I’ll pick a song from a musical that had a profound impact on my life. 20. Last I Listened To - I’ll sing whichever musical song I last listened to. 21. Starring… Me! - I’ll sing a song from a musical I’ve been IN. 22. Dream Role - I’ll sing a song from a dream role of mine. 23. Genderbend - I’ll sing a song originally done by the opposite sex. 24. Best… Book - I’ll sing a song from the musical I think has the best book. 25. Best… Choreography - I’ll sing a song from the musical I think has the best choreography. 26. Best… Set - I’ll sing a song from the musical I think has the best set design. 27. Best… Costumes - I’ll sing a song from the musical I think has the best costumes. 28. Best… Revival - I’ll sing a song from the musical I think has had the best revival. 29. Best… Musical - I’ll sing a song from MY favorite musical of all time. 30. Asker’s Choice - I’ll sing a song from a musical you choose.
Instead of me hitting the tumblr post limit two more times, here’s my audio of the last show of Spring Awakening on January 24th, 2016 at 7:30pm. Enjoy, loves. (Please do not share outside of Tumblr)
