Rude Awakening

So I finally made it to Spring Awakening last night and although I missed out on seeing the original cast, I'm glad I saw the show. Although the subject matter is a bit odd (late 19th century German repressionism), the music was a lot of fun and the current cast was very engaging.

The only problem I had all evening in fact was my fellow patrons. Now I understand that once a show's been out awhile the crowd becomes more weighted with the out-of-towners and less with New Yorkers and I accept that there will be plenty of people who do not normally go to Broadway shows or any live theater for that matter. However, there are some things that I just can't accept. Namely, the dozen blond teenage girls sitting in the row behind me. They seemed completely baffled by the plot (which is quite easy to follow), they snickered and giggled at every sexual suggestion (it's just a little nudity - get over it!) and they outright gagged and called out gross when two of the male characters kissed. One girl in the row seemed to enjoy it more than the others and she cried at the show's hearbreaking finale. That caused her companions to openly make fun of her for the last section of the show. I know not all out of town teenagers behave like this (I was with my teenage cousin from L.A. who was also annoyed at their behavior) but I have to say that I feel like I encounter it every time I'm at a show with a high tourist ratio (ex., Cry-Baby). I'm glad you've come to my city dropping your dollars but for god's sake learn how to behave. And please, please, please, please stop buying those counterfeit bags - everyone can tell they're fake and you're only supporting gangs and terrorists.

P.S. Another "Lost" mystery - even though Karl appears to have been shot along with Rousseau, he actually managed to come back to life and star in the show last night. Or perhaps it was just the ghost of Karl. Either way, he has a very nice voice.