Ik this was a year ago but I ended up watching the show Rise and they did this musical and SPOILERS (if you watch it) a part of the plot was the principle and teachers trying to censor the show and changing the entire plot (taking out the abuse, the gay scenes, the sex, the swearing, the pregnancy, literally the entire plot) and in the end they went ‘frick you’ to the rules and did the original musical and right at the end of Totally F*****d when here’s the big f bomb they had to censor it on tv. I nearly died from the irony and just the pure silence at the end.
Does anyone else find it ironic how censored this performance is when the entire musical is about the effects of censorship on young people? I know there's a couple hundred years difference, but the principal still applies :P They did a fantastic job considering though, love this musical so bloody much!
You bring up a good point. But welcome to cable television. I'm surprised it wasn't censored further. Had they not censored themselves, the network would've censored them.
Tom Pinney This was live on CBS, not cable, so you're right, FCC restrictions were in full force. Also, the musical is mostly about repression; it's not at all about censorship.
I think that was part of the performance. It was a bit of a statement against censorship (the way that they covered their mouths every time the lyrics contained something they couldn't say). The creative team probably thought it was stupid that their original score couldn't be performed, so they took the chance to try to condemn the concept.
Guess what? It was a decision made because they would have had to pay a substantial fine for swearing on TV. There's not a hidden meaning there. No one wanted to pay that money for saying fuck multiple times.
I think of Spring Awakening as a beautiful musical that led to Lea’s discovery & ruin, 7 yrs from when she was 13 through 20, w/ the I believe s.scene w/ Jonathan Groff night after night after night uncool
That little tic/head-dip John did at the start of his mini-solo, it was to give himself a moment bc he wasn't expecting the cheers when he started singing and he started getting choked up...awww poor sweetheart, no need to get misty, you rock!
The amount of things they had to change in order for this to be performed at the Tony's is astounding. This is my favorite show I wish they didn't have to censor it
I think the reason I can't really fully appreciate any other Moritz in any other rendition of Spring Awakening is because John Gallagher Jr. Is just so amazing as Moritz like I can't picture anyone else.
One of my favorite musicals of all time, where the cast are all equal in talent and can perform at the drop of a hat. Yet autotuned pop shit makes money.
i love John Gallagher Jr's anecdote about his little 'tick' in his 3rd line, he did that because he wasn't expecting the audience to cheer when they saw him and it made him start to feel a little overwhelmed so he did that to make it through his lines
+meli kings sorry but it's Jonathan Groff, the 2nd guy who sings, that was on Glee with Lea. Skylar Astin(guy in weird glasses) is the Pitch Perfect guy.
Pls tell me I'm not the only one who has rewinded about a thousand times to John Jr's part and then goes to rewind again to see it again cuz he's so darn cute but then sees Jonathan being equally as cute and has to watch him before rewinding again
I think of Spring Awakening as a beautiful musical that led to Lea’s discovery & ruin, 7 yrs from when she was 13 through 20, w/ the I believe s.scene w/ gay Jonathan Groff night after night after night creepy
@@nadiashireensiddiqi aaaaand I think of your opinion as trash. What does Jonathan’s sexuality have to do with *anything*? And who said Lea is “ruined”? Wtf?
@@RachelB887 she was revealed to be pretty racist and horrible to the people she worked with, especially on glee….idk dude she’s pretty horrible but she is talented.
@@elizabethmok554 yes, we all know you read only headlines. If you weren't, you would know that one black girl felt offended (and she worked with her probably a few months) but the other black girl that worked with her from start to finish stated otherwise, so who is more credible? And horrible comments? Find me a person that has never made any.
@Karolina W Why in the world are you defending her? You are so incredibly rude. It is not okay that you don’t believe the story. Racism is a serious issue that can’t be dismissed. Get some respect in your blood right the heck now!!!!
@@Max-my6rk I watched that I'm not saying they couldn't sing in Glee, I'm just saying I prefer their singing without autotune. I have that with, like, everyone in Glee btw.
I think of Spring Awakening as a beautiful musical that led to Lea’s discovery & ruin, 7 yrs from when she was 13 through 20, w/ the I believe s.scene w/ Jonathan Groff night after night after night was I reckon in retrospect highly unnecessary
I think you're not in a position to judge her personality since you don't know her personally and I bet you don't personally know a single person that worked with her.
@@willberedvelvetsyear Are we really all watching glee all of a sudden and getting musicals recomended? Cause I'm here for that. LETS BRING BACK THE BROADWAY HYPE
I hate that they censored "Bitch of Living" so much at the fucking Tony awards. The entire point of drama is to impact people. Hard to do when you soften it up for living rooms.
Love the show, love their performance, but way too much censorship. Whoever told them they would have to change that much stuff clearly missed the point of the entire show - that the censorship of young people is wrong. #irony.
This is the performance that led me to my Spring Awakening obsession...Years after its final performance on Broadway. Lauren Pritchard gives such a fierce performance. LOVE IT!!!!
You know, it's really hard to explain, actually. I think it's a beautiful musical that covers all the bases of problems you can have in high school, with hauntingly beautiful songs as well as catchy ones and incredible performances from the entire cast. But if you don't see it that way, it's hard to change your mind to make it "good" for you. That's why I think it's good though, if that helps.
Wow, id never really listened to anything in this musical but knew the name. There's something truly raw, nostalgic and melodically enchanting about it. Perhaps its just that it delivers its intended message so well, without typical commercial nature of some musicals, nothing cliché, just doing what fits. Everything on stage that they worked hard for seems so organic. Id love to see this. It also makes me mourn my unadventurous youth....
The bitch of living bit, it's like they're bleeding on stage, it's just so guttural and achy, but so beautiful, i really need to see this, and research this show...and the composer
@@ohheyscarlett no i didnt, i remember hearing about it, but forgot to try and find it! I will check youtube. Was it any good? Looking back at what i wrote three years ago is strange, but so interesting that this tony performance gave such an instant reaction when watching
To all the people complaining about this being censored: you do realize that this was on TV, and not the actual show? Unless you want them to change the law just for the Tony's, then yeah, its gonna be censored
Cool Cool I still think it's ridiculous.First, it's a late night show, kids are are not really supposed to be watching TV. Second, warning labels for explicit content exist.
i used to watch the tony performances ( i was 7 when this aired) but i never was able to watch the entire thing cause i would fall asleep half an hour into the awards show, even though i didnt know what the tonys were i just liked the music that i heard
seeing this performance was magical for me. ive been in a few broadway productions, but this touched me in a different way than others do. it really made me realized many things i didnt think about with accepting each other for the way they are and want to be. this was very unique and special. i can see why everyone loved it.
I seriously love the fact that they censored the musical about.... the dangers of not teaching children about sex. The irony is perfect.
OH MY GOD irony is strong
LapizLazuliStar24 and they censored breast which is not a curse word, but did not censor biatch - don't get the logic of this censorship at all.
I'm coming a little too late... but I love the fact that this one was censorship and the presentation on the revival was not.
True
Ik this was a year ago but I ended up watching the show Rise and they did this musical and SPOILERS (if you watch it) a part of the plot was the principle and teachers trying to censor the show and changing the entire plot (taking out the abuse, the gay scenes, the sex, the swearing, the pregnancy, literally the entire plot) and in the end they went ‘frick you’ to the rules and did the original musical and right at the end of Totally F*****d when here’s the big f bomb they had to censor it on tv. I nearly died from the irony and just the pure silence at the end.
Does anyone else find it ironic how censored this performance is when the entire musical is about the effects of censorship on young people? I know there's a couple hundred years difference, but the principal still applies :P They did a fantastic job considering though, love this musical so bloody much!
You bring up a good point. But welcome to cable television. I'm surprised it wasn't censored further. Had they not censored themselves, the network would've censored them.
Tom Pinney This was live on CBS, not cable, so you're right, FCC restrictions were in full force. Also, the musical is mostly about repression; it's not at all about censorship.
Network TV. My bad.
I think that was part of the performance. It was a bit of a statement against censorship (the way that they covered their mouths every time the lyrics contained something they couldn't say). The creative team probably thought it was stupid that their original score couldn't be performed, so they took the chance to try to condemn the concept.
***** I'm pretty sure that the repression in the musical and the censorship of modern youth are similar. Definitely not the same, but similar.
Okay, Jonathan Groff seriously looked like Frodo in this thumbnail when I first glanced at it...
Haha I thought he looked more like Sam
I literally clicked in this because I was like, "cool! Frodo!"
I thought it was Sam
Now I can’t unsee it 😂
hot4crocs omg I thought the same thing!!!!
Jonathan Groff singing his solo is the hottest thing I’ve ever seen
IKRRR
PFF YOURE NOT WRONG THOUGH
Welp. My night is ruined.
And John Gallagher Jr both of them are freaking hot
No it’s not
How they gonna censor a song literally called "Totally Fucked"
They censored. A musical. About the dangers of censoring things. Let that sink in.
@cockballsmichaelcerafan123 yes?
Guess what? It was a decision made because they would have had to pay a substantial fine for swearing on TV.
There's not a hidden meaning there. No one wanted to pay that money for saying fuck multiple times.
Just getting into this musical - about 9 years too late
same haha
Same here lol
Cal Leigh same
Cal Leigh me too man
Cal Leigh Same
Lea's solo in the beginning... gosh... goose bumps...
Maksim Li SHE SHOULDA BEEN NOMINATED TOO
@@misscellaneous5329 definitely!
I think of Spring Awakening as a beautiful musical that led to Lea’s discovery & ruin, 7 yrs from when she was 13 through 20, w/ the I believe s.scene w/ Jonathan Groff night after night after night uncool
@@misscellaneous5329 Could never understand why she was shunned for the nomination, she had been with the show since it was it was created
I find it real funny how they zoom in the guy who sings "just a bitch"😂
the charectors name is Otto not sure about the actors name though
@Amber thank you
AND THE HAND
It's so interesting to see an entire of generation of Broadway performers in a single musical.
and so many going on to have great careers
it's insane how much this show did for everyone in it
I almost forgot to watch this today
Bethany Gardner same
lmao me
ITS BEEN 2 YEARS AND IM STILL WATCHING IT EVERY DAY
dont forget today!
facts 😌
That little tic/head-dip John did at the start of his mini-solo, it was to give himself a moment bc he wasn't expecting the cheers when he started singing and he started getting choked up...awww poor sweetheart, no need to get misty, you rock!
cazia9 that little head tick is exactly why I only watch THIS version of "The Bitch of Living." I absolutely LOVE it and I have no idea why lol.
Anna Cristini ME TOOOOO I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE
Really? I heard him say he was choking on a piece of candy, which is also why Gideon looks so concerned at the beginning
I mean it's nice to think he got choked up at the audience and all, but i think the truth is he was literally just choking
Alex B Why was he eating candy onstage tho?
Some of you taking about being 9 years, I'm 13 years late
Sis it’s amazing
me too!
I was being birthed when it came out
Same😅
same
its so weird to me that they changed even the slightest innuendo but kept the word "bitch" ??
Kept “bitch” but not “ass” like wtf
It's misogyny.
It’s just censorship rules. “Bitch” is usually allowed to be on television for some reason
The amount of things they had to change in order for this to be performed at the Tony's is astounding. This is my favorite show I wish they didn't have to censor it
i agree it does take some of the "oomph" out of it, but this rendering was jaw dropping nonetheless.
Skylar Astin
Lea Michele
Jhonathan Groff
I can't ok
honestly why is that I always find musicals that I love.. when they are all over
It's the bitch of living.......just a bitch.....I try over and over to find the musical Chess ---almost impossible.
If you haven’t already check out jagged little pill
Gabby Morris same
same
You can also try Hadestown. :)
"Still ahead the Tony for Best Musical!"
lol spoiler alert you just watched the winner
the censoring in this makes me uncomfortable
I agree. It feel counter to the point of the whole show.
Sorry, late. But I love how the censoring was supposed to make people less uncomfortable, but overall just made everyone extremely frustrated
I think the reason I can't really fully appreciate any other Moritz in any other rendition of Spring Awakening is because John Gallagher Jr. Is just so amazing as Moritz like I can't picture anyone else.
Aahhhhh yes Sage yes!!!! This is why I miss you :)
I agree but Alex Boniello is a close second 😊
Argetine versión of 2011 have an excelent Moritz.
John is incredible but I absolutely love Daniel Durant and Alex Boniello's combined interpretation of Moritz.
He’s literally the reason why I want to play Moritz someday
Jonathan Groff. WHEW! WHEW! TOO MUCH!
Ba da da da da da duh da da da!
Carlie Mae honestly
One of my favorite musicals of all time, where the cast are all equal in talent and can perform at the drop of a hat. Yet autotuned pop shit makes money.
this Mama Who Bore Me reprise is FIERCE.
no one can do it like this cast.
and John Gallegher Jr. is incredible.
i love John Gallagher Jr's anecdote about his little 'tick' in his 3rd line, he did that because he wasn't expecting the audience to cheer when they saw him and it made him start to feel a little overwhelmed so he did that to make it through his lines
Anyone but the original cast doing this makes me feel sad. I'm just so in love with this show!
they're making a movie of this and I'm not sure if they'll retain the cast because Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff are older now :(
Oh god...well at least it's not as bad as the fact that Harry Styles is being considered for Fiyero in the Wicked movie...
oh god why :(( I hope the article you read was a joke haha
***** I saw it on IMDb. I thought I was going to cry. But it's only rumoured so there's still hope.
Georgia Griffiths That would ruin wicked
the bitch of living: kidz bop version
it's… so bad
Totally f*cked* they didn't really censor bitch of the living except for one line
SlimeInArt they changed like half of the lyrics in the beginning fam
SlimeInArt kidz bop would change the lyrics instead of just not saying them though
2:21 And that's the Pitch Perfect dude, everyone.
+meli kings sorry but it's Jonathan Groff, the 2nd guy who sings, that was on Glee with Lea. Skylar Astin(guy in weird glasses) is the Pitch Perfect guy.
crushcrushfaint90 skylar's also in an episode of glee though
+Rachel Kuipery that's right! I totally forgot.
+Rachel Kuipery okay i was a gleek until season 6. in which episode did Skylar star in??? i dont remember ever seeing him in glee
season 5 ep 11 :)
This musical is what made me wish I had gotten into theatre at a younger age....Such an amazing show with a great message.
Pls tell me I'm not the only one who has rewinded about a thousand times to John Jr's part and then goes to rewind again to see it again cuz he's so darn cute but then sees Jonathan being equally as cute and has to watch him before rewinding again
Bianca Grava YESSSS
you can just tell how ecstatic jonathan groff is about finally getting to really join in with bitch of living
no fr 😭🙏
This is my 80,000th time watching this and I'm just now noticing Jonathan at 2:46
HOW DOES ONE DO THIS
THATS WHAT I SAID
Lea Michele is pure talent.
I think of Spring Awakening as a beautiful musical that led to Lea’s discovery & ruin, 7 yrs from when she was 13 through 20, w/ the I believe s.scene w/ gay Jonathan Groff night after night after night creepy
@@nadiashireensiddiqi aaaaand I think of your opinion as trash.
What does Jonathan’s sexuality have to do with *anything*? And who said Lea is “ruined”? Wtf?
@@RachelB887 she was revealed to be pretty racist and horrible to the people she worked with, especially on glee….idk dude she’s pretty horrible but she is talented.
@@elizabethmok554 yes, we all know you read only headlines. If you weren't, you would know that one black girl felt offended (and she worked with her probably a few months) but the other black girl that worked with her from start to finish stated otherwise, so who is more credible? And horrible comments? Find me a person that has never made any.
@Karolina W Why in the world are you defending her? You are so incredibly rude. It is not okay that you don’t believe the story. Racism is a serious issue that can’t be dismissed. Get some respect in your blood right the heck now!!!!
Lea's voice is always incredible, Glee or not. She doesn't "over-sing" at all. I hate when people confuse Rachel Berry with Lea Michele.
How do you feel about her now?
isnt rachel berry a fictional character played by lea michele...
@@downtown82in the same way. She is so talented
@@downtown82just because she's a bad person doesn't mean she isn't an outstanding preformer
lol the censorship
sadfd69 And they don't censor Bitch lel
It's literally a glee reunion
This was before glee
Only with good, not autotuned singing
@@barbaraniven-garcia7702 r/whoosh
@@Dani-it9vc u really think jonathan and lea could not sing in glee?
go check their concert
@@Max-my6rk I watched that
I'm not saying they couldn't sing in Glee, I'm just saying I prefer their singing without autotune. I have that with, like, everyone in Glee btw.
I just can't cope with my obsession with this musical
I feel you
same
Lea’s voice is just gorgeous... it’s just a shame that she doesn’t have a good personalty
@Omega 334 From what it sounds like, she’s always been like that.
I think of Spring Awakening as a beautiful musical that led to Lea’s discovery & ruin, 7 yrs from when she was 13 through 20, w/ the I believe s.scene w/ Jonathan Groff night after night after night was I reckon in retrospect highly unnecessary
@@QueenRedRosemary yeah her understudy for Ragtime - when she was twelve - came forward and said Lea made her cry every night so :/
@@nadiashireensiddiqi I don't think they had her doing I Believe before she was 18.
I think you're not in a position to judge her personality since you don't know her personally and I bet you don't personally know a single person that worked with her.
Jonathan's curls jumping when he stomps his feet 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
what's the point in singing totally fucked if you're not allowed to say the word fuck lol
Harriet Wall um....tv censorship?
The Original Cast should play the characters in the movie
I know right!! I'm so attached to the original casting that I couldn't imagine anyone else!
And I’m pretty sure they all still look the same age
movie?
DEFINITELY
@@willberedvelvetsyear Are we really all watching glee all of a sudden and getting musicals recomended? Cause I'm here for that. LETS BRING BACK THE BROADWAY HYPE
John's smile at 1:49 gets me every time
Jennifer Lamont ME TOO GIRL
what's his name in real life?
Ricky Reviews John Gallagher Jr
i just love how even when they changed the lyrics they were still able to put that level of energy into their performing
I auditioned for this and got called back for Hanschen.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Ryan Lauer what happened??
Anyone realize that on the chalkboard behind Lea there's the list of all the musical numbers in the show? I thought that was pretty cool.
Lea and Jonathan both look AMAZING in this performance! Love them both
JONATHAN😍😍😍😭😭😭
i watch this video several times a day and im not even ashamed
this performance is the reason I started loving Spring Awakening
I hate that they censored "Bitch of Living" so much at the fucking Tony awards. The entire point of drama is to impact people. Hard to do when you soften it up for living rooms.
The censorship in this is hilarious :)
Frenchthenerdfighters I know! I love how they kinda made it a statement with their hands over their mouths.
@@GerardoTonella yeah even the teachers covered their mouths and they don’t sing the swearing lol
One thing that bothered me was that John's sock was down the entire time while the other sock was up
THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT
its supposed to be like that
i hope you realize this was in 2007 when lea michelle wasn't very famous yet, so in fact they chose her based on talent.
I would take any version of Groffsauce, but in Spring Awakening he is so perfect I'm nearly crying. This is coming from a heterosexual btw.
i would literally break my own leg to see spring awakening on broadway again
@cockballsmichaelcerafan123 ik damn well a michael cera fan shouldn’t be talking shit ab timothée… 😐
I’m 15 years later:)
finally getting into this show about 12 years late ✌️
I can't handle how much talented the cast is!
Love the show, love their performance, but way too much censorship. Whoever told them they would have to change that much stuff clearly missed the point of the entire show - that the censorship of young people is wrong. #irony.
This is the performance that led me to my Spring Awakening obsession...Years after its final performance on Broadway. Lauren Pritchard gives such a fierce performance. LOVE IT!!!!
Omg same!! I’m obsessed!!!
favourite musical of all time
I’m a simple gal, every time I see this video I must watch it to completion and bawl like a baby afterwards bc of those darn blahs.
I will always come back to this performance, it’s just so good
OMG they are BABIES
can I just say how flawless Lea's performance of Mama Who Bore Me was.
The awkward rewording to try and avoid any reference to masturbation in a song about masturbation.
Make it a movie!
I just love how intense Lolo is. Like she wants to hurt somebody.
John’s face expression give me life and I just love how smooth Jonathan’s voice is😍😍
Spring Awakening is a amazing musical an I think it has a very important message to people 😊💕💕
I think it's so funny they end with just TOTALLY!!! Haaaaa, censorship
i'm so in love with this performance!
Oh no, I'm falling down the Broadway youtube hole again
im obsessed with their energy
You know, it's really hard to explain, actually. I think it's a beautiful musical that covers all the bases of problems you can have in high school, with hauntingly beautiful songs as well as catchy ones and incredible performances from the entire cast. But if you don't see it that way, it's hard to change your mind to make it "good" for you. That's why I think it's good though, if that helps.
The way they censored 'Totally Fucked' I'm DYING
I love Spring awakening best musical every
Totally censored, will PG TV mess this up, well ya know they're gonna try
when the revived cast performed this year, it wasn't that censored. wonder why..
Mairéad Young
I know!! I was thrilled when I saw it.
It's so weird hearing Melchior sing Moritz's part in Bitch of Living. Like watching an alternate universe where Groff was cast as him instead.
SKYLAR ASTIN
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Profile pic ❤️
everyone loves Ham
HOW DID I NOT KNOW THAT OTTO WAS SKYLAR IM SCREECHING
kath schulz no Skylar was Georg
saw it 2 times already. going again in January. each time it gets better.
Wow, id never really listened to anything in this musical but knew the name. There's something truly raw, nostalgic and melodically enchanting about it. Perhaps its just that it delivers its intended message so well, without typical commercial nature of some musicals, nothing cliché, just doing what fits. Everything on stage that they worked hard for seems so organic. Id love to see this. It also makes me mourn my unadventurous youth....
The bitch of living bit, it's like they're bleeding on stage, it's just so guttural and achy, but so beautiful, i really need to see this, and research this show...and the composer
Nailed exactly how I felt after seeing this. Did you watch the reunion special?
@@ohheyscarlett no i didnt, i remember hearing about it, but forgot to try and find it! I will check youtube. Was it any good?
Looking back at what i wrote three years ago is strange, but so interesting that this tony performance gave such an instant reaction when watching
Ive watched this video an unholy amount of times
@nevaehdelrey I m afraid I can’t save you now 💔
@nevaehdelrey best I can do is getting obsessed with another musical but honestly that doesn’t really help 😩
@@cockballsmichaelcerafan1232 ??
@@cockballsmichaelcerafan1232 I’m so confused lol can you explain what I did wrong ?
@@mrbungeealwaysrhymes9023 Who are you talking to
To all the people complaining about this being censored: you do realize that this was on TV, and not the actual show? Unless you want them to change the law just for the Tony's, then yeah, its gonna be censored
Cool Cool I still think it's ridiculous.First, it's a late night show, kids are are not really supposed to be watching TV. Second, warning labels for explicit content exist.
I watch this several times a day and I’m okay with that
1:43 that giggling girl
I've watched this video so many times and I never heard that!
Lea Michele At Her Prime!
JONATHAN AND LEA... WHAT MORE COULD I WANT
@cockballsmichaelcerafan123 then go and find yourself cuz i have already loser
@@Sena-uw4yj Schizo
so incredibly amazing, their voices are SO STRONG!
Wonderful play! I went and saw it last week and it was simply amazing
LEA AND JONATHAN FOREVER!!!
Just found out about this musical in 2020 ... hope I’m not too late :)
I just love leas off screen giggles like she’s so happy to be performing at the tonys it’s just so lovely!!
this did happen THE ONE YEAR i missed watching the tony's
MORITZ TWITCHING IS MY FAVORITE THING
i used to watch the tony performances ( i was 7 when this aired) but i never was able to watch the entire thing cause i would fall asleep half an hour into the awards show, even though i didnt know what the tonys were i just liked the music that i heard
i legit can’t stop watching this
Just such a stunning performance and musical. I will never forget when this show took the world by storm. :)
saw this on Saturday....OH MY GOD!!!!!
And then the economic crisis of 2008 came which caused one of my favorite shows to close 🙃
seeing this performance was magical for me. ive been in a few broadway productions, but this touched me in a different way than others do. it really made me realized many things i didnt think about with accepting each other for the way they are and want to be. this was very unique and special. i can see why everyone loved it.
Still gives me total chills.