In this installment of our regular column "Wild Card," Meggie reflects on a random spectacle of pop culture, whether it be music, television, movies, or the stage.
I was raised on musicals. As a kid, I would listen to the soundtrack of The Phantom of the Opera for hours. I knew all the words of all the song by the time I could walk. Musicals are a special thing for me, so when I find a new one worth of my car CD player, I latch on and listen to it until it snaps in half. Recently, I was attracted to Spring Awakening because I watch Glee (go figure) and Lea Michele has the voice of an angel. Once Jonathan Groff was introduced, I lost it. Their natural chemistry and gorgeous voices make for unearthly duets. One thing lead to another and I found Spring Awakening. I watched an original Broadway performance with Groff and Michele illegally on YouTube and fell in love. It's a tale of rebellion, self discovery, and sexual awareness. It's kids in 19th century Germany learning about sex set to a new-age rock anthem, simply put. What's more fun than that? Some time later, my sister told me about how a girl in her sorority was going to be in a musical, Spring something.... I pounced and as soon as I got home I bought tickets to see the show. My mother and I headed down to Bloomington to see the spectacle and it was fantastic. The actors did a phenomenal job, they were as good as, or better than, any travelling show I'd seen. The performance was great through a gritty camera in the nosebleeds, but it was terrific live. I made it home and bought the CD on Amazon. It currently resides in my car CD player.
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