Spring Awakening: Those You've Known

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Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
Directed byMichael John Warren
Written by Steven Sater
Produced by
  • Jonathan Groff
  • Jonathan Meyers
  • Jon Kamen
  • Michael John Warren
Starring
Edited byJoshua L. Pearson
Music by Duncan Sheik
Production
companies
Distributed by HBO (United States)
Running time
83 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Spring Awakening: Those You've Known is a 2022 American documentary film directed by Michael John Warren.

The film follows the 15 year reunion of the original cast of the Tony-winning Broadway run of Spring Awakening , who reunite to perform a benefit concert for The Actors Fund in November 2021. The film chronicles their whirlwind journey back to the stage, and follows them as they reconnect and rediscover the beauty and timelessness of the hit musical. [2]

Release

The film was released on May 3, 2022, on HBO. [3]

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References

  1. "Spring Awakening: Those You've Known". HBO Max. Retrieved May 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Spring Awakening: Those You've Known". HBO Max. Retrieved May 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Grobar, Matt (2022-04-05). "'Spring Awakening: Those You've Known': Broadway Reunion Doc Gets HBO Premiere Date". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-05-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)