Spring AWAKENING reunion concert to be featured in HBO documentary

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HBO will release a new documentary following the premiere of the upcoming Spring Awakening reunion concert.

Deadline reports that the documentary will feature performances from the sold-out concert, behind-the-scenes footage with the cast members as they reunite for the first time in 15 years, new interviews and archive footage from the original production of Broadway.

The documentary will debut on HBO and HBO Max next year.

The Actors Fund recently announced that the original cast of Tony Award-winning best musical, Spring Awakening, will come together for a special one-night-only benefit concert. The concert will feature the original cast members Skylar Astin, Gerard Canonico, Lilli cooper, Jennifer damiano, Christine Eastbrook, John gallagher, Jr., Gideon Glick, Jonathan groff, Robert Hager, Brian johnson, Lea Michele, Lauren Pritchard, Krysta Rodriguez, Stephane Spinella, Phoebe strole, Jonny B. Wright, and Remy Zaken.

Directed by the original director, Michel mayer, the concert will take place on Monday, November 15 at 7 p.m. ET at the Imperial Theater (249 West 45th Street), home of Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations.

With the music of Duncan Sheikh and a book and lyrics by Steven sater, Spring Awakening opened at the Eugene O’Neill Theater on December 10, 2006 to rave reviews, and quickly became the season’s most talked-about new musical. This original production won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Direction, Book, Score and Featured Actor (Gallagher), and shed light on a new generation of performing stars.

Photo credit: Monique Carboni

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