Spring Awakening: Those You've Known—HBO's documentary about the Spring Awakening original Broadway cast reunion concert, held in November 2021 to benefit The Actors Fund—premieres May 3 at 9 PM ET on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
Watch the trailer here.
The entire original cast took part in the Spring Awakening concert, with Jonathan Groff, Lauren Pritchard, Lea Michele, Skylar Astin, John Gallagher, Jr., Gerard Canonico, Lilli Cooper, Jennifer Damiano, Christine Estabrook, Gideon Glick, Robert Hager, Brian Charles Johnson, Krysta Rodriguez, Stephen Spinella, Phoebe Strole, Jonathan B. Wright, and Remy Zaken all reuniting. Original director Michael Mayer helmed the concert.
Check out photos from the documentary's screening below:
Original Company of Spring Awakening
John Gallagher Jr., Sara Ramirez, Nancy Abraham, Lea Michele, and Jonathan Groff
John Gallagher Jr., Dave Sirulnick, Meredith Bennett, Lea Michele, Michael John Warren, and Jonathan Groff
Sara Rodriguez, Nancy Abraham, and Jonathan Groff
Steven Sater, Emily Sater and Lauren Pritchard
Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, and John Gallagher Jr.
Lauren Pritchard, Steven Sater, Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff, Dunkin Sheik, and John Gallagher Jr.
Dunkin Sheik
Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany
Jonathan B. Wright
Phoebe Strole
Gerard Canonico
Brian Charles Johnson
Krysta Rodriguez
Robert Hager
Jennifer Damiano
Gideon Glick
Skylar Astin
Lilli Cooper
Darren Criss
Darren Criss and Lea Michele
John Gallagher Jr.
Jonathan Groff
Lea Michele
Lea Michele
Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele
Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele
Jonathan Groff
Gideon Glick, Skylar Astin, Jonathan Groff, Jonathan Gallagher Jr., Lauren Pritchard
Gerard Canonico, Gideon Glick, Skylar Astin, Jonathan Groff, John Gallagher Jr., and Lauren Pritchard
Lea Michele
Lea Michele
Dunkin Sheik, Lea Michele, Remy Zaken, and Phoebe Strole
Dunkin Sheik, Lea Michele, Remy Zaken, and Phoebe Strole
Dunkin Sheik, Lea Michele, Remy Zaken, Phoebe Stroll, Gerard Canonico, Gideon Glick, Skylar Astin, Brian Charles Johnson, Jonathan Groff, and John Gallagher Jr.
Lea Michele, Remy Zaken, Phoebe Strole, Gerard Canonico, Gideon Glick, Skylar Astin, Brian Charles Johnson, Jonathan Groff, and John Gallagher Jr.
Phoebe Strole, Remy Zaken, Lea Michele, Lauren Pritchard, Jennifer Damiano, and Krysta Rodriguez
The HBO Documentary Films presentation also features Spring Awakening lyricist and playwright Steven Sater, composer Duncan Sheik, and lead producers Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman.
The documentary showcases the reunited original cast and creative team at rehearsals, in their homes, and backstage with performances from the reunion concert, newly filmed interviews, archival video, and photographs, as well as performance footage from the original production.
The RadicalMedia production is directed by Michael John Warren, produced by Dave Sirulnick and Meredith Bennett, executive-produced by Jon Kamen, Jonathan Meyers, Groff, and Michael John Warren, and co-produced by Pritchard.
The senior producer for HBO is Sara Rodriguez with executive producers Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller.
With music by Sheik and a book and lyrics by Sater, Spring Awakening opened at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre December 10, 2006. That original production earned eight Tony Awards, including prizes for Best Musical, Direction, Book, Score, and Featured Actor (Gallagher). It returned to Broadway in 2015 in a production from Deaf West Theatre.
