Spring Awakening at Brooks Atkinson Theatre

The New York Times - Recommended

"...One of the great musicals of the last decade was born anew on Sunday, when the thrillingly inventive Deaf West Theater production of "Spring Awakening" opened on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater. Any qualms theater-lovers might have about this being a premature, whiplash-inducing revival - the original closed in 2009, after all - will vanish like frost in strong sunlight when the young cast of both hearing and deaf actors floods the stage."

Associated Press - Recommended

"..."Spring Awakening," which opened Sunday at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, mixes hearing and deaf performers with elegant ease, adding new depth to a show about the dangers of failing to communicate."

amNY - Highly Recommended

"...Standouts among the cast include Krysta Rodriguez as the sad but fierce runaway Ilse and the spirited Ali Stroker, who may be the first wheelchair-bound actress to appear on Broadway. Oscar winner Marlee Matlin makes a cameo as one of the adults, alongside Camryn Manheim ("The Practice") and the crisp-voiced Patrick Page."

NBC New York - Recommended

"...The adult characters of "Spring Awakening" are one-dimensional, but their shoes are filled by pros. It's especially a treat to see Camryn Manheim working alongside Marlee Matlin, in their Broadway debuts. (Manheim is pictured below, with Frank in the foreground and Boeck in back.)"