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Spring Awakening: Those You've Known

2022

Michael John Warren

Documentary, Self: Skylar Astin, Gerard Canonico, Lilli Cooper ...

7.3

38

Documentary. Musical The film picking up 15 years after the smash Broadway run of Spring Awakening watches as the original cast and creative team reunite for a spectacular, one-night only reunion concert to benefit The Actors Fund. Chronicling their whirlwind journey back to the stage, it follows the players as they reconnect and rediscover the beauty and timelessness of the hit musical, examining the show’s underdog origins, its path to Tony glory, its ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Nicolas Rapold The New York Times	"A sure-handed blend of making-of explainer, theater-kid scrapbook and jukebox documentary"	POS
United States	Madeline Ducharme Slate	"You’d have to be a staunch cynic not to be moved by these self-assured adults returning to the frayed nerves of characters they literally grew up with."	POS
United States	Brian Lowry CNN	"Part valentine to the theater, part unconventional love story, 'Spring Awakening: Those You've Known' celebrates the show and its original cast"	POS
United States	John Serba Decider	"It asserts the musical’s relevance, then and now (...) It’s hard not to be moved by Groff’s story of intense personal awakening"	POS
United States	Lex Briscuso SlashFilm	"A nostalgic documentary brimming with warmth (...) The documentary really taps into the importance of this show: why it needed to be seen and how much good it did despite its dark subject matter"	POS

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