Spring Awakening
by Steven Sondheim
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard Feb 2026 on Good Hang with Amy Poehler.
The general take
Amy Poehler was genuinely impressed by Spring Awakening, calling it an amazing original musical and highlighting how remarkable it was for the cast to achieve such success and Tony nominations at just 21 years old. She saw the original production herself and spoke about it with clear enthusiasm and admiration.
About
“This brave new musical, haunting and electrifying by turns, restores the mystery, the thrill to that shattering transformation that stirs in all our souls.”—Charles Isherwood, The New York Times “The staggering purity of this show will touch all open hearts…In its refined, imaginative simplicity, it daringly reverses all the conventional rules by returning the American musical to an original state of innocence.”—John Heilpern, The New York Observer “An unexpected jolt of sudden genius, edgy in its brutally honest, unromanticized depiction of human sexuality.”— New York Post Spring Awakening is an extraordinary new rock musical with book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Grammy Award-nominated recording artist Duncan Sheik.
Who said what
Amy Poehler👍 Recommends
…amy discussing jonathan's tony nomination at 21 for spring awakening
“And then 21 years old, you get nominated for a Tony. 21. I mean, Spring Awakening. I'm feeling— I mean, that musical. I saw you in that musical. I saw the original. Oh, my God. Come on. So amazing. Oh, my God. I mean, an original musical that's so successful at that age.”
Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Jonathan Groffat 36:21
Listener reviews
Bought Spring Awakening after hearing about it? Tell everyone how it went.
