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Jan 13 2010

Spring Awakening Part II

Spring Awakening Playbill

So last week you may remember that I had the chance to giveaway a pair of tickets to opening night of Spring Awakening, the eight-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical on performance now at the Aronoff through January 24 (Congrats again to Nancy at the blog Bride Face! I hope you enjoyed the show.).

Well in addition to getting a pair of tickets to giveaway, the people with Spring Awakening were kind enough to give me a pair of tickets to last night’s premier as well. Wooo!

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Here’s a little bit about the show, courtesy of Spring Awakening:

The musical is about three German teenagers coming of age in 1890′s Germany–juxtoposed with a Grammy-winning rock score by Duncan Sheik.  This adaptation of a play from the 1890s really serves to show how little has changed in a hundred years.  Teenagers still have the same questions, and parents still don’t know how to communicate honestly and effectively with their children.   We thought this subject matter would be of interest to your readers who may have teens, pre-teens, or care about parenting in general.

With my friend Laura getting ready to move to Seattle (booooo), I invited her to see the show with me.

Cincinnati Spring Awakening

Let me just cut to the chase and say that we both loved it.  From the stage set up (they have on-stage seating) to the music (a Grammy-winning score by Duncan Sheik!!) to the actors themselves, the show took me on an emotional roller coaster covering every issue you can imagine.  One moment I was laughing, the next I was close to tears.  You really connect with the characters.

I don’t want to give away the plot, but I would recommend seeing it – and perhaps doing so with someone you won’t embarrass easily around (there are some scenes that push the envelope a little).

One final note, one thing that I thought was really cool is that the lead female role of Wendela is played by a CCM graduate – Christy Altomare.

The show will be in Cincinnati through January 24th so there’s plenty of chances to get your tickets.  You can actually get them online for as low as $22.50, HERE.


CCM Graduate Christy Altomare in Spring Awakening
CCM Graduate Christy Altomare in Spring Awakening
Taylor Trensch plays Moritz, my favorite character
Taylor Trensch plays Moritz, my favorite character

Bottom 2 photos provided by Spring Awakening. Credit Photo: ©2008 Paul Kolnik

Jan 3 2010

Spring Awakening Ticket Giveaway

{Closed} Congratulations to Nancy at the blog Bride Face. She and a friend will be attending Tuesday’s opening of Spring Awakening at the Aronoff!

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A few months ago Marty & I had the chance to see Avenue Qat the Aronoff and ever since we’ve been talking about seeing another play or musical.  Well you can bet I was excited a few weeks ago when I saw that Spring Awakening was coming to Cincinnati. The highly talked about musical is coming to the Aronoff  Jan 12-24th and tickets start as low as $22.50!

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Spring Awakening is the groundbreaking fusion of morality, sexuality and rock & roll about three teens coming of age in provincial and oppressive 1890′s Germany.

Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical with a Grammy-winning score by Duncan Sheik, Spring Awakening celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, a poignancy and a passion you will never forget.

I bring this up because representatives with the musical recently contacted me to see if I’d be interested in giving away a pair of tickets through my blog. That’s right, I have a pair of premium tickets to giveaway! One lucky winner will get to see Spring Awakening with their BFF or loved one, courtesy of Mommy Bits.

Note from SA Representatives: While the show is as much a celebration of youth, with rocking anthems that bring down the house, it also deals honestly with serious issues including teen pregnancy, suicide, masturbation, homosexuality and abuse. It has tasteful partial nudity, strong language, and sexual situations and is not intended for young children. That said, the show has engendered communication between parents and their teens. Click on the 1st video below to see what parents are saying about the show and click the 2nd video to see Spring Awakening on The View, back in 2007:


Win Tickets to Spring Awakening
One lucky Mommy Bits reader will win a pair of premium seats to opening night on Tuesday, January 12th at 8p.m.

There are several ways to enter, you can do one or all of them for additional chances:

  1. Leave a comment letting me know the best life advice your mom gave you when you were a teen.
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  6. Tweet  “Check it out, @shannanb is giving away tickets to Spring Awakening at the Aronoff on her blog” and leave a comment letting me know you did so.

Submissions are due by 5 pm on Friday, January 8th, 2010. Winner will be selected using a random number generator.