Spring Awakening Libretto Signing Performance:Drama Bookshop

[liveforlaughsx]

This is absolutely unreal. Jenn and John are both absolutely incredible. It's beyond amazing.

[snapplerow]

i greatly prefer lauren to jenn

i think she has a richer voice

[caiogflopes]

OMFG, JENN, MARY ME!

[TheFudgeBounce]

I love, love, love that smile at 2:07 when the baby is just babing, how cute, I love him.

[GlambertGleeSA]

Johnny's just staring off into space while she's singing.

The whole things awkward :)

[msRluvsU]

Two of my favorite people.

[danishgrl3]

thats the great thing about broadway/stage performers. when the time comes for them to sing live, they can pull it off. =)

[thealexx3]

how amazing would it have been to see this... not only john gallagher jr and jennifer damiano.. but steven sater and duncan sheik too?!?!?

jealz.

[boyslikegirlsthunder]

I love Jenn. <3

[lyndes33]

I would have loved to be that little kid John smiles and points at.

[whitetiefilms]

Who decided they were going to perform in a bookstore? Hahah. What odd performing conditions.

[thegrayskys]

I love me some John Gallagher Jr. ;)

[sup9412]

This isn't fair. She's only like...16 here.

[itsjustmusic4]

woah i didn't realize she was the next to normal girl i just saw her in next to normal but i saw this video first woah. awesomeness

[XilikeyourfaceX]

although i do think its kinda sweet how he takes her hand at the end and they bow:)

[XilikeyourfaceX]

does anyone else think this performance (though the music is excellent) is super awkward? why is sater there? hes just sitting. and in a little bookstore with people probably sitting like a foot in front of them? and john is like "ummm.." while jenn is singing. awkward...

[xankiex]

@XilikeyourfaceX i agree with you, there's a moment when she is singing and john is like 'errrggg'... '-' 2:54 and he seems like bored when she sings :s

[TRASHYgah]

The girls good but you can not beat Lauren and Phoebes versions of this! Sorry, im very much original cast! :)

[brucieatesammy]

i love how he just stands there when jenn sings.

[xoeph]

how old is she here?

[Arqueete]

@xoeph 16.

[SNUD1996]

Gallagher is cute.

Jenn is gorgeous.

Sheik is rocking.

Sater is... awkward.

[likeacowboyboot]

this is talent at it's best. brilliant.

[vannie8131]

love them doin Spring Awakening!!!! now they're doin their own things, which i love- JGJ in American Idiot and Jennifer Damiano in Next to Normal!!!!!!

[swimstar66]

i enjoy how they dont like look at each other at all lol

[deltanuxkcrp]

@swimstar66 It's how the scene is staged

[swimstar66]

@deltanuxkcrp i know, i just really enjoy it lol

[louisawhat]

wow, her voice has matured a lot since this. In a good way! Although she still sounds pretty here. :)

[vannie8131]

i love this performance!!!! i listen to it everyday, literally!!!!

[glindagirl44]

aww that so cute, i like how john keeps smiling at the kid thats making the little nosies

[SilentPenumbra]

Jenn's Ilse is outstanding, vocally. Very mature. Wish I could've seen her...

[Epiphannie1]

Watch Steven Sater's face when you can...he looks like such a proud papa! Soo sweet!

[worldwide156]

he is HILARIOUS on the battery's down!!

[SNUD1996]

"I'd like to take her to the emergency room"

JGalls on The battery's down = classic. :)

[MrsAngelaPascal]

I think it's so cute how Johnny keeps playing with his hands.

And Jenn!Ilse is perfection. I wish I could have seen it live.

[contortionistpepper]

Johnny is adorable. Perhaps you can catch spring awakening on tour?

[MrsAngelaPascal]

I have seen it on tour. Jenn isn't in SA anymore so I can't see her Ilse. :(

[somethingswicked]

Jenn is fabulous. True, she's not on SA anymore, but if you ever get the chance, you must see Next To Normal where she plays Natalie. It's an amazing musical and her performance is the definition of perfection, basically...haha. :D

[dolphinofdespair]

I'm touched by his reaction to her second: "Spring and Summer"

[Littlekt331]

was this the part she accually played? or did she just take over for someone else?

[SingingInTheRain499]

she understudied for Lauren Pritchard who played Ilse.

[xxelises]

jens voice is stunnning

[nycbound620]

i actually prefer this part of her voice to what she sings in n2n- she sounds much clearer here

[Dani741123]

haha john gallagher keeps smiling at the little kid in the front row lolz

(i saw another view where you could see were he was smiling)

[ck12k10]

Johnny <3 Three years later and I still love him. I would have killed to see him in SA. :(

And Jen! I've seen this video how many times and I just now realized that this is the same girl who is now in Next to Normal. It's kinda fitting that they are both two of my favorite musicals of all time.

[CrazyCurls225]

she's fantastic. I'm seeing her in Next to Normal next weekend. her voice is really pure and clear. its fantastic.

[gretchhbetchh]

I saw her at the June 12th show at 8 and met her after the show. She was amazing! I then saw Billy Elliot on Sunday, and although it was great, I feel as though Next to Normal got ripped off at the Tony's. I would see N2N again anyday!

[ccooper23]

I was at the same show!! It was amazing!! I still cannot believe it was beaten my BE.. It does not seem far.. N2N was amazing!

[neilzgrrlfrend]

i think that if this hadnt been the year that BE was at the tonys next to normal DEFINETLY would have one. it was kind of funny though that elton john knew that N2N should have won when he was giving his acceptance speech

[wickedspringfan08]

jenns seventeen now, but when she sang this she was probably 15, amazing. she's also in the new musical next to normal :)

[eew12]

She's 18 now.

[SamWhite218]

She's 17

[nycbound620]

she's 18 actually

[kylerp9]

but she was 15 when she did spring awakening.

cause it was in an article that she was the youngest cast member to hit spring awakening.

[llc88]

Man, I've been listening to Spring Awakening on YouTube for awhile now, but I got chills listening to this...I love when that happens.

[thefreakandgeek]

I love him so much; he's so adorable. My friends just promised me today that they're gonna try to pay some sort of fee to get him to come to my sweet sixteen next year. I don't think it's gonna happen but wouldn't that be just amazing if it did? I think I would die right then and there.

[ejhh123456]

i love blake too! but johnny is just as great =]

[samiam1432]

Is that Robin deJesus sitting on the stool....?

[cheerleader5293]

I love Jen so much! :)

[clairice501]

Flawless.

[ALEXAHHHHHH]

John Gallagher Jr. is fucking amazing.

That kid makes my life.

[sweetypie000]

who are they? do tell, msg me thanks, they got an album ??? tnx

[ondeal33]

its a play

[SingingInTheRain499]

the boy's name is John Gallagher Jr and the girl is Jen Damiano. They were original cast members in the now-closed Broadway musical Spring Awakening. John played as Moritz Stiefel and Jen was the understudy for Lauren Pritchard who played Ilse. It's currently on tour now; you should see it, it's amazing.

[articwulfee]

I want to give him the biggest hug. He is just so damn talented and has brought so much light to the theatre world. and not just him the entire spring awakening cast. <333 Loves you mucho Mr.John Gallagher Jr.

[HorHorBagel]

I adore Jenn.

Favorite swing.

Well, girl swing anyway.

I'm a Gerard girl. ^_^

[OhGodWhatABitch4]

me too

[kottonmouthkiara]

too bad lauren is the besttttt ilse, not this girl...

[Jenna10227]

... but she's not, really.

[kottonmouthkiara]

he'd not gay... melchior is gay... Not him.

omg! I loveeeeeeeee him!

[Kellerz128]

Gawd I LOVE that man!

[bebopfunksta]

Awesome. He's phenomenal whether on stage or at a bookstore. Truly a talented performer.

[Theatrical9696]

Duncan Sheik is not human. And John and Jenn did amazing. I love Jenn's Martha and sounds like her Ilse is pretty good too!

[23LavaLamps]

Johnny Gallagher: amazing. I have the hugest Broadway crush on him.

[TheWindSighsx]

AMAZING.

If only I got to see Jenn understudy more roles.

Gah, I love her.

[Fi8watcher]

wow. amazing

[nycbound620]

i miss johnny.

[bluesidex]

Jen Damiano's voice is sooo pretty.

[renethel]

that's okay citrusbust, i always like gay guys.

[Love889]

Jenn Damiano has an amazing voice. She's definitely tied with Lauren for me. I'm in love with her "Every" it comes out so perfectly.

[joshbygosh89]

the guy sitting on the stool not doing anything looks like quagmyer from family guy.

[iloveryouuuu]

that's steven sater

[shellers113]

just when i thought he couldnt get any more fab. i so adore johnny.

[dolphinofdespair]

Lust from a safe distance, might be twice as fun :)

[johngall123]

oh johnny i have no words... i love you!

[theatrenerd22]

I adore Johnny. I want to marry him.

[renthead102]

I love him! He's adorable.

[SierraSevilla]

is it just me or is her first notes kinda off? but other than that, she's good. im always partial to original broadway cast, but she is good. and i love how john is smiling at the baby. I love his voice!

[4aggieharts]

i'm caught up with this whole cast change...esp since i've been relyin on the sountrack to heard the music & i havent even seen the show yet

my question is is jen new?? n since when??

[lessadventurous]

Jenn was an original cast member. She was in the ensemble, she was the UNDERSTUDY for Ilse. She left the show in December to be in Next To Normal.

[4aggieharts]

oo...thx for telling me!

[notgay2000]

ok is he bisexual??

hes definatley something other than straight

[swishandflick]

Uhm, what makes you say that?

I'm pretty sure he's straight.

[ffkjmto5]

i love john. he's really figdet-y D:

[hiidadsoupx]

i think he's missin that mic stand. lol.

aw like jen's voice. a lot. :]

[ffkjmto5]

haha i woudln't be surprised.

mic stand+john=otp xD

jen has a really good voice for being young, yo.

[franklinchan00]

i loved this video!!!!!! but is the smiling guy on the stool one of the directors or something... idk what they're called, if he is then he's not so scary. the first time i watched it i was like why is that guy smiling so much????????

[Arqueete]

The guy smiling on the stool is Steven Sater, who wrote the lyrics and dialogue. I'm assuming you know, but the guitarist is the composer, Duncan Sheik :)

[sarika09]

jenn's 16.

but she's not in the ensemble for SA anymore..

i think eryn murman took jenn's place..

[Idinafan94]

ahh! i lvoe this song

i love him

shes new and really good!

[anotherday28]

how old is she?

[erinELEPHANTE]

i like how when jen's singing johhny is just like staring into space...

hahahahaha

is jen lauren's understudy now?

she's really good at projecting her voice

:)

[renethel]

acutally, jenn just got the lead in the off-broadway musical Next to Normal so she probably won't be there for too long. she's still a swing, but she covers Ilse as well now. Seriously, the swings of SA reach heights beyond swings in other musicals, and they're younger too....i have to give them credit!

[jgpt1234]

um...yes you can argue that. in my opinion, all of the female singers are AMAZING and you can't argue THAT, but i think jenn and lea have the best female voices.

[contortionistpepper]

I like lili's and lauren's too.

[bwaylover818]

I'm just going to be little miss negativity - I don't like Jenn's lack of vibrato... and she pronounces her words in a weird way... but she does have a voice on her

[allboarder214]

jenn and lauren are two completely different singers, you can't compare them. That said, Jenn and Lauren have THE BEST female voices in the cast. Hands down. You can't argue this.

[raft543]

I'm quite fond of Jenn! She sounds incredible here!

[ilse9191]

he is soooooooooooo amazing...im in awe every time. but lauren is much better than jen

[jennfanatic14325]

go toss a salad you bitch

[AcousticOnly1]

gallagher=awesome!!

[contortionistpepper]

incredibly awesome!!!!!

[xoangel2789xo]

aw i wanted to go

<3 it.

[allydoza]

im from kansas and it really took a lot and a long time to finally get there and see it but man was it the best time and effort ever spent to make it happen! seriously!!

[xoangel2789xo]

oh wow, you're dedicated.

it's cool you got to go

[KGO80313]

Weird, Jenn sounds a lot better on the other videos of this peformance for some reason. I mean she sounds amazing but sort of flat in this video, maybe it's the camera.

[AcousticOnly1]

wait wait wait

i thought lauren pritchard was ilse

who's this chick?

[contortionistpepper]

lauren is ilse. this is jen damiano, one of the swings. i guess she was the only one available to do the bookshop perf. i dunno.

[AcousticOnly1]

thanks! :D

[allydoza]

i saw her as ilse when i went to the show and was so impressed!! i didnt know her voice was so good!!!

[starstrucck]

omgod.

[LuciLove92]

I WAS THERE!

[JHookityHooks]

i just love himmmm =)

[ewhsparis]

i gotta say; not crazy about her voice for Ilse. ah well! johnny is great, as always!

[laffytaffy2442]

oh johnny gallagher. i just love him.

and jen... i've never heard her sing before. she has a beautiful voice.

thanks for posting!

[nycGirl36]

Yay. Love it. I love how Steven had a huge grin on his face the whole time. Such a proud papa. haha Oh Johnny How I love thee, even if you're so fidgety. How cute is he when he smiles at the two little boys when they start talking when Jenn starts singing lol

[xhellokitty5588x]

ah thanks for posting, it's a great video! I love when john sings this song, he's such a cutie and i love the squinty face he makes when he hits the higher note. wish i couldve been there!

[broadwaybaby92388]

I love how intense John is when he sings this song. Even in a book store signing he give his all in his performance. I love how he clinches his fists and makes litle hand motions. so cute.

and jenn just has an absolutely BEAUTIFUL voice! nothing more to say about that.

Thanks for posting!!!!!!