Recently, rumors have been floating around Twitter and Tumblr about some big Spring Awakening-related news to be revealed. One common rumor speculates that this could be the announcement of a Spring Awakening movie, an idea that has garnered mixed reactions. While some people are thrilled at the idea of a film adaptation, others are hesitant about the prospect of the show in film form. Unfortunately for the proponents (and thankfully for the skeptics), today’s big news is not about a Spring Awakening movie, but rather of some special plans for the show’s seven year anniversary.
Recently, I got to chat with original cast member Brian Charles Johnson after he appeared in a movie at my local film festival. He alluded to plans for an anniversary get-together, but was not specific. The one detail he could reveal was that it would involve a talkback.
Earlier today, the Atlantic Theatre Company published this video, revealing two pieces of exciting news. First, that their theater home to the first workshop productions of Spring Awakening, was being remodeled and would soon open again. Second, that on December 10th, “some cast members”, though it didn’t specify who (but we can speculate that BCJ will be one of them) will host a live video Q&A session to celebrate the show’s anniversary.
Furthermore, Spring Awakening Love, a fan-run blog that sources information on anything related to the show, noted that “we will be getting more news at 5:30 EST later today”. Though we cannot yet vouch for the nature of this news, it is likely related to the upcoming cast reunion!
We’ll make sure to report back as more information becomes available!
Photo via The New York Times