Spring Awakening & Co.

Next thing to do:

watch "Spring Awakening".

I had never heard about it until I found out that two members of the TV show Glee (Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff) were the main characters of this musical which seems to be fantastic.

Another musical I would like to see is "Next to Normal", I guess it deals with family problems; just seen the Tony performance on Youtube and I think it might be very moving.

This leads me to think about the latest version of "Rent" in theatre, the one with Vanessa Hudgens and Nicole Scherzinger. I've seen a few videos on Youtube and I was horrified by the way Hudgens ruined the musical with her performance. Out of tune, out of key, completely wrong. What surprised me was the performance of Pussycat Dolls's leader who played Maureen. Great interpretation! Different, of course, from Idina Menzel, but still funny and unconventional!

Anyway, the old cast is the best.

Just look at this:

I miss you

(Photo by Bill Wadman)

I've been sitting here for a long time,

thinking about you

and wondering where you are now.

You, my best friend,

to whom I used to talk about everything.

Talking to each other on the phone was so fun,

and the afternoons with your piano and my voice,

do you remember those days?

I miss you,

and hope you're OK.

You know me

You were always there, by my side

I had not been kind sometimes,

made you sad many times

But I do care about you

just like I always have.

This is for you and for all you've given me across these years. I'll never forget a friend like you. Just let me know you're all right, OK? Love you.