The San Diego Traveler

Spring Awakening Coming to San Diego

by Carole A. Lane on August 16th, 2008

Spring Awakening, the 8-time Tony Award winning Broadway musical, will open at the Balboa Theatre on Sunday, August 17 and will play for two and a half weeks (until August 31). This engagement will be the pre-tour West Coast premiere of Spring Awakening, and the first major Broadway production to play in the newly-renovated Balboa Theatre in its 84 year history.

Set against the backdrop of a repressive and provincial late 19^th century Germany, Spring Awakening tells the timeless story of teenage self-discovery and budding sexuality as seen through the eyes of three teenagers.

Onstage Seating

At each performance, 26 seats are available onstage which offer an exciting and unique way to experience the performance, with the action of the show taking place all around you.

Read what Playbill has to say about Onstage Seating.

The Cast

The entire cast:

• Krystina Alabado (Swing) from Chandler, AZ
• Christy Altomare (Wendla) from Yardley, PA
• Blake Bashoff (Moritz) Philadelphia, PA
• Julie Benko (Ensemble) Southport, CT
• Todd Cerveris (Understudy Adult Men)
• Steffi D (Ilse) Ottawa, Canada
• Chase Davidson (Swing), Kate Fuglei (Understudy Adult Women); (Anna) Naperville, IL
• Kimiko Glenn (Thea) Phoenix, AZ
• Sarah Hunt (Martha) Portland, OR
• Anthony Lee Medina (Otto) Yonkers, NY
• Andy Mientus (Hanschen) Pittsburgh PA
• Ben Moss (Ernst) North Salem, NY
• Angela Reed (Adult Women) Parker, CO
• Kyle Riabko (Melchior) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Perry Sherman (Ensemble) Manhasset, NY
• Matt Shingledecker (Georg) Charleston, SC
• Claire Sparks (Ensemble) Columbia, SC
• Henry Stram (Adult Men) Lafayette, IN
• Lucas A. Wells (Ensemble) Lambertville, MI

Photo Credit: Broadway San Diego, used by permission