Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Asked why he included "Spring Awakening" among his season selections, Pittsburgh Musical Theater founding director Ken Gargaro answers with his head and his heart.
"First of all: the title. It's a recognizable title and I thought it was a modern, popular piece that was a work of art," he says, knowing that it's easier to sell seats for a familiar, recent Broadway hit.
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Having had the opportunity to see this show on Broadway, I am extremely excited to see how many other productions of this show interperet the play in different ways. While I am in love with the style and overall look of the Broadway production, I feel that because of the complete relatability of this piece, there are going to be many other spectacular productions all over. I feel that as the show is becoming for accessible (in terms of rights and production opporunitities) that more the the message is going to be realized. This show expresses the trials and issues of supression and not knowing. This is perhaps some of the most reliatable emotions felt by a teenage audience. By producing this play and making it available for more people, the more adolencents will understand that they are not alone, ultimatly conveying the message the play was meant to.
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