The atmosphere in the theater lobby at 3 in the afternoon yesterday, October 18, was electric, buzzing. Must admit, I was myself almost vibrating with excitement. I had a feeling that this show was going to be TOTALLY FUCKED (and that's a good thing). I had even snuck out of a retreat because I didn't want to miss Spring Awakening's last day in Manila.
This was going to be my third time to see the local staging. I was unhappy with the performance on the first night I watched, but I had seen it since and there had been an improvement - energy was higher, flats and sharps were mostly in tune. So I believed with all my heart and love for this gorgeous musical that the local cast was going to peak and rock it on their last day of the run.
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OH MY GOD, IT WAS INSANE. Everything clicked and they brought Spring Awakening to life. I was overjoyed.
