PhotosPHOTO EXCLUSIVE: On the Road With the Spring Awakening TourRachel Geisler, who plays "Anna" in the current tour of the Tony-winning musical Spring Awakening, shares exclusive photos from the road.
By
Matthew Blank
February 11, 2011
Having launched in October, the touring itinerary covers over 60 cities across the country. We catch up with the cast as they reconvene in New York following a brief holiday hiatus and travel to their first stop of the year, Salt Lake City.
Geisler offers a look at the road company as they travel, rehearse, perform and hang out in three of their recent cities:
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: On the Road With the Spring Awakening Tour
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: On the Road With the Spring Awakening Tour
Rachel Geisler, who plays "Anna" in the current tour of the Tony-winning musical Spring Awakening, shares exclusive photos from the road. Having launched in October, their itinerary covers over 60 cities. Geisler offers a look at the cast as they travel, rehearse, perform and hang out in three of their recent stops. Read the Playbill.com story.
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Justin Fisher, Justin Huertas and Steven Cuevas are ready to fly!
Rachel Geisler
Our cast LOVES the ukelele! Billy J. Lewis serenades the airport.
Rachel Geisler
The New Yorkers flying to Salt Lake City for our first stop back from holiday break!
Rachel Geisler
A few of us visited the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City. It was beautiful!
Rachel Geisler
Aliya Bowles tries everything in her power to stay healthy.
Jeff Ostermueller signs in on our call board... and gives a little blue steel.
Rachel Geisler
Chris Wood re-acquaints himself with the chairs.
Rachel Geisler
Devon Stone's hair was not so cute after the two month break.
Rachel Geisler
Jeff Roberts and Austin Moorhead get ready for our music rehearsal.
Rachel Geisler
George Salazar and I sometimes enjoy doing ballet warm-ups before rehearsal.
Rachel Geisler
Our music director Kasey Graham is clearly excited to be back!
Rachel Geisler
Getting in some rehearsal!
Rachel Geisler
The guys brush up on their staging.
Rachel Geisler
We love our Croswell bus!
Rachel Geisler
Michael Linden is all smiles as he boards the bus.
Rachel Geisler
The cast grabs dinner.
Rachel Geisler
Coby Getzug and and I ponder what to eat.
Rachel Geisler
Show time! Aliya shows off her "Martha Bessel" bruise.
Rachel Geisler
Coby gets his hair done.
Rachel Geisler
Erin Burniston gets Emily Mest's french braids ready for the show! She's our hair pro.
Rachel Geisler
Relaxing at the hotel.
Rachel Geisler
Mike Preen and George Salazar having a good laugh!
Rachel Geisler
Back on the road! Next stop... Beaver Creek, Colorado. It is GORGEOUS!
Rachel Geisler
My roomie Jamie Rea Billings rolls her suitcases into our lovely Beaver Creek hotel.
Rachel Geisler
We take a picture at every new theatre. It's a good way to keep track of all of the gorgeous theatres we have been to. Daniel Plimpton has the same idea.
Rachel Geisler
A new theatre every other day means we need these signs BADLY.
Rachel Geisler
Stacy Taylor, our amazing stage manager, and cast member Travis Stroessenruether show some love.
Rachel Geisler
The whole cast lines up for sound check.
Rachel Geisler
Our strings are the bomb! Chris Merchant and Steven Cuevas get ready for sound check.
Rachel Geisler
Some last-minute notes.
Rachel Geisler
Our adults Sarah Kleeman and Mark Poppleton backstage.
Rachel Geisler
Paris Bradstreet hard at work in the company managment office.
Rachel Geisler
Courtney Markowitz shows off some Spring Awakening merchandise.
Rachel Geisler
Our girl swings! Jamie Rea Billings and Erin Burniston in their show attire.
Rachel Geisler
Mmm... delicious! Jim Hogan and Coby Getzug have a healthy snack.
Rachel Geisler
Michael Linden and I. His first time ever going on for Moritz!
Rachel Geisler
Elizabeth Judd does some last-minute choreo review in the dressing room.
Rachel Geisler
The crew sets up the stage.
Rachel Geisler
And on to another venue. Arriving at the theatre in San Bernardino, CA. Come see us at a city near you!
Broadway direction and choreography for the tour was recreated by Lucy Skilbeck and JoAnn Hunter, respectively. The cast is led by Christopher Wood as Melchior, Elizabeth Judd as Wendla, Coby Getzug as Moritz, Courtney Markowitz as Ilse, Rachel Geisler as Anna, Jim Hogan as Georg, Aliya Bowles as Martha, George E. Salazar as Otto, Emily Mest as Thea, Devon Stone as Hanschen with Daniel Plimpton as Ernst.
Upcoming tour dates follow:
Los Angeles, CA. February 8-13, 2011 Denver, CO. February 15-16, 2011 Albuquerque, NM. February 18-19, 2011 Bloomington, IN. February 22, 2011 Ft. Wayne, IN. February 23, 2011 Nashville, TN. February 25-27, 2011 West Palm Beach, FL. March 2, 2011 Tallahassee, FL. March 3, 2011 Huntsville, AL. March 4, 2011 Knoxville, TN. March 5, 2011 Akron, OH. March 9, 2011 Raleigh, NC. March 11-12, 2011 Charlotte, NC. March 13, 2011 Pembroke, NC. March 14, 2011 North Charleston, SC. March 15-16, 2011 Clearwater, FL. March 18-19, 2011 Sarasota, FL. March 20, 2011 Gainesville, FL. March 22, 2011 Fort Pierce, FL. March 23, 2011 Jacksonville, FL. March 25, 2011 Fort Lauderdale, FL. March 25-27, 2011 Huntington, W. VA. March 29, 2011 Athens, OH. March 30, 2011 Buffalo, NY. March 31, 2011 Bethlehem, PA. April 1, 2011 New Brunswick, NJ. April 2, 2011 Stony Brook, NY. April 3, 2011 Concord, NH. April 5, 2011 Burlington, VT. April 6, 2011 Bloomsburg, PA. April 8, 2011 York, PA. April 9, 2011 Greenvale, NY. April 10, 2011 University Park, PA. April 12-13, 2011 New London, CT. April 14-15, 2011 Indiana, PA. April 27, 2011 New Bedford, MA. April 29, 2011 New Haven, CT. April 30, 2011 Orono, ME. May 1, 2011 Chicago, IL. May 3-8, 2011 Worcester, MA. May 10, 2011 Kingston, ON. May 11, 2011 Kitchener, ON. May 12, 2011 Ottawa, ON. May 13-15, 2011
The 2010-2011 national tour of Spring Awakening is produced by NETworks Presentations, LLC.
Spring Awakening won eight 2007 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The original Broadway production of Spring Awakening featured direction by Michael Mayer and choreography by Bill T. Jones.
Songs featured in the Tony-winning score are "All That's Known," "And Then There Were None," "Blue Wind/Don't Do Sadness," "Left Behind," "Mamma Who Bore Me," "My Junk, "The Bitch of Living," "The Dark I Know Well," "The Guilty Ones," "The Song of Purple Summer," "The Word of Your Body," "Those You've Known," "Totally Fucked," "Touch Me," "Whispering" and "The Mirror-Blue Night."
For more information visit www.springawakeningontour.com.