spring awakening for the musicals ask game!
Leave a musical in my ask and I will tell you…
Oooh man, I have to pick, don’t I??
Well, I am a true Moritz stan (you can quote me on that) and I do love him a lot, but we also stan Ilse and Wendla on this blog. If haaaaad to pick though, I’d go with Moritz.
• a song that reminds me of my favourite character
I’m gonna do all three that I mentioned bc I’m a rebel like that
Moritz - “Start Again” by Conrad Sewell
Ilse - “Hurricane” by Halsey
Wendla - “If I Die Young” by The Band Perry
• a character that deserved better
*bursts into confetti that spells out Martha*
• an unpopular opinion about one of the characters
I’m not good with unpopular opinions tbh. I’m not good at serving tea in the way some people in this fandom are.
HOWEVER I do have some strong feelings about the general characterization of my boy Ernst that I see in this fandom. Ernst as a character on his own is awesome, we stan, but for some reason the fandom doesn’t do him justice (I too am guilty of this, but at least I am aware and I actively try to be better)
oh, and I also don’t hate Melchior as strongly as some people. I recognize his flaws and I don’t condone his actions, and I do give him a hard time for the memes, but I don’t hate him in the way some people do.
• the character that has the best development
Am I allowed to say Melchior, or will that open Pandora’s Box of negativity in my ask box? I mean, Melchior is the only character of the main characters that survives and actually gets to have decent development.
I wanna say Wendla, but y’know, she ded.
• my least favourite character
Any adult character. Fanny Gabor can stay, but she’s on thin fucking ice.
• the character that I relate to the most
I don’t think I necessarily relate to any of the kids, but I did take to Moritz right away when I first discovered the musical.
• the character (if any) I have an inexplicable crush on
Otto and Thea. Like bro, they’re barely there but when they are there, I love them to pieces.
• my favourite version of my favourite character (which production? who played them?)
In the original Broadway run, I absolutely love Gerard Canonico’s Moritz. He’s one of my favourite actors for Moritz, and tumblr is hardcore sleeping on Gerard’s version of him.
However, nothing will ever surpass Daniel Durant and Alex Boniello as Moritz in the Deaf West production. Their chemistry on stage is something unlike anything I’ve ever seen on a stage. Daniel is a fantastic actor and I admire him a lot, and all of his choices for Moritz worked so well and Alex bouncing off of what Daniel did while simultaneously bringing life to Moritz’ subconscious is something that I have yet to see again on a stage.
I also hardcore stan Sandra Mae Frank and Katie Boeck’s Wendla, for many of the same reasons. Lea Michele who??
• a random headcanon about one of the characters
Otto writes. That’s it, that’s the headcanon. He writes poems, stories, notes, diaries.