So when I read that "Spring Awakening" on Broadway is closing in January I knew I had to make a point of seeing it ASAP. I've had the music on the ipod for awhile and it's been on the mental to-list, so with this news and a fellow theatre-loving friend in town for the weekend, I figured that it was about damn time.
As far as Broadway musicals go, "Spring Awakening" held its own. Idk if it really deserved a Best Musical Tony in 2007, but to be honest nothing all that special has come out in years. (Well, except for of course "Legally Blonde: The Musical" and the very credible matching reality tv show). Admittedly, I do now have all the music stuck in my head and am trying desperately not to break into song at work, so "Spring Awakening" did its job.
However, I'm about to loose all theatre street cred when I say that one of the best moments of the show was...Hunter Parrish's butt. I know this musical is "edgy" and "sexually free" and all, and as an audience member I'm supposed to be mature about this. But how am I supposed to keep my mind out of the gutter when you cast the amazingly sexy Hunter Parrish (of "Weeds" fame) in the role of Melchior Gabor, have him pull down his pants showcasing his toned yet juicy ass, and proceed to simulate a sex scene?
Me thinks that maybe due to the nature of the show it is designed to allow horny young women like myself to slip into sexual fantasy? Even in my most mature, art connoisseur mindset, there is no way I could not view this as sexy. Am I allowed to feel this way, producers/directors of "Spring Awakening"? Or do I have to grow the hell up and stop fantasizing about 21 year old boys?
Purposeful choice of the "Spring Awakening" creative team or not: Hunter Parrish...text me?
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