They deserved a Tony... no offence to Hamilton tho, it's awesome, but seriously, it's a deaf version of Spring Awakening, they deserved a recognition for the choreography at least ._.

@mistresstele

7 жыл бұрын

Check out Sarah Huberts video of her signing Alexander Hamilton in ASL. It will blow your mind

@Claire-rg8ic

6 жыл бұрын

The only reason they didn’t was cause it was a revival and not the og. That would have so cool if they won

@binkbonl

5 жыл бұрын

Hamilton was an original musical while this was a revival. They literally aren't in the same category. This could have won best musical revivival for sure tho

@SEGASister

5 жыл бұрын

They should’ve been nominated for Nest Choreography at least!

@claire.2551

4 жыл бұрын

Broke.Black.Woke they would have been in the same category for choreography

I'm not the only one who thinks they're all attractive, am I? And participating in something like this (as both a deaf or a hearing person) makes them even more attractive...

@kanaly8338

9 жыл бұрын

Especially Spencer the choreographer! I was like DAMN BABY! seriously, all are gorgeous!

@zoomzoomgaming6068

9 жыл бұрын

+Mike Kass Nope, she's right!

@FionnChan

9 жыл бұрын

Nope not the only one

@user-is7pt4in5e

9 жыл бұрын

same here

@idudheebsbzdudbdhddh

9 жыл бұрын

So you are blind instead of deaf?

I'm so glad musicals and Broadway are making a journey into pop culture without being considered "lame" or "dorky" or "gay."

@mats-marius

5 жыл бұрын

K Corona although musicals are pretty gay

Finally, a BuzzFeed video I actually care about! I hope it gets more attention to Spring Awakening when people watch this, because it's one of my favorite musicals.

spring awakening is my favorite musical and the fact that its being re-done to cater to deaf people makes me so incredibly happy

@tributedistrict7

9 жыл бұрын

I love the fact of a revival and I love it even more because now almost everyone can have the pleasure of enjoying it ♡

Spring awakening is such a good musical too 👌🏼

@EmmaTrumble

9 жыл бұрын

Brandon you, restore my faith in humanity, just that you would take the time out of your day to do this to everyone you have, is incredible.

@baileym8702

8 жыл бұрын

+Tomomi Sato YES i agree. it was the first one i ever saw on broadway and i thought it was amazing.

@WayneKerrr

5 жыл бұрын

I’m playing the adult male role in our local production!

No one will understand how much I love Spring Awakening, it's completely ridiculous how much I love it.

@MaiteLorena5

7 жыл бұрын

Same

@bareabopopera3091

6 жыл бұрын

I feel you... 😪

@sherbertfirework9301

6 жыл бұрын

dude same! it’s my favorite musical, I love it with a passion 💙

I wish they had spoken with the director, Michael Arden, about this genius idea. This production was so artfully done and he really deserves a ton of credit for bringing it to audiences.

@LoriDurant

9 жыл бұрын

mickyyluvsyou facebook.com/deafwesttheatre/videos/vb.53042204854/10153313901779855/?type=2&theater Michael is interviewed in this one.

daniel durant and alex boniello are two very different types of attractive and I think it's beautiful that this production of spring awakening gave people with wildly different tastes the same opportunity to get a crush on moritz

a video about Deaf people and no captions?

@quinnwebb6143

9 жыл бұрын

The people are doing signs, so the deaf could use those.

@grlloveswim

9 жыл бұрын

quinn webb those who are speaking, we cant hear what they are saying.

@nycto5758

9 жыл бұрын

They are signing and the voices speaking over it are the dubbed translations of what the people are signing.

@allisongarcia2610

9 жыл бұрын

juliet romeo yeah but she's talking about the people in the video who are NOT deaf and are not signing. such as 2:35-2:47

@kayotic-

9 жыл бұрын

quinn webb not all deaf/ hard of hearing people know sign language.

I wish it was compulsory for every school in the word to teach sign language because then, regardless of what language you speak or if you are deaf, everyone will be able to talk to one another. It would be amazing.

@grlloveswim

9 жыл бұрын

Every country has its own sign language. It's not universal.

@gabrielle6307

9 жыл бұрын

grlloveswim Oh sorry. I did not know that. I do not actually know much about sign language so that's just my ignorance. It is a nice thought though.

@iSayMonica

9 жыл бұрын

grlloveswim yes

@grlloveswim

9 жыл бұрын

Gabby Bradley it is a nice thought

@hannahgricks5305

9 жыл бұрын

Genius!!

Argh people in the comments - get your facts straight!! Sign language is NOT universal, it is different in every country and some countries even have more than one sign language. Also sign language isn't based on the spoken language of a certain country. So for an example the sign order is usually different from the word order of a certain language. Deaf people CAN speak if they are willing to practice, but many of them don't want to learn it, which is understandable since sign language is their natural language. Sign language isn't just some kind of language aid that some one has come up with to help deaf people. Sign languages are completely natural languages that have developed by themselves in the deaf communities around the world.

@sarahg1663

6 жыл бұрын

Muikkinen Also keep in mind that not every deaf person knows sign language. Many carry on through their day just fine by reading lips, and using other methods. Sign language has to be learned, just like any other language.

@RANDOMCHANNELIDKHOWTORIDOF

5 жыл бұрын

@@sarahg1663 Deaf cannot hear their voice and it causes speech impediments most of the time so they prefer too sign to communicate they speak with their hands and heart rather than their tongues . #RESPECTTHEDEAFCOMMUNITY

@sarahg1663

5 жыл бұрын

@@RANDOMCHANNELIDKHOWTORIDOF Yes, i agree

@rickmanriquez9013

5 жыл бұрын

@@RANDOMCHANNELIDKHOWTORIDOF true

@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840

4 жыл бұрын

Now i want to learn all the lanuages and their respective signs.

I've always wondered how the deaf could appreciate musicals. This kind of fulfilled that curiosity. Thanks Buzzfeed.

@vanessakelley3202

9 жыл бұрын

***** Who are you?! And YOU fulfill MY curiosity... Your'e cool beans dude.

@theletterbree

9 жыл бұрын

Karen Fajardo On Broadway or well-funded regional theatres, there will be special performances where a translator is provided to translate the dialogue/lyrics, and for blind audiences they can listen to a descriptive audio accompaniment during the show to know things like location/costume/etc.

@ActualReality86

9 жыл бұрын

Look up Beethoven's Nightmare, all Deaf Rock Band. Also look up CJ Jones (Actor/Comedian, TL Formsberg, and Sean Forbes. You can also see a movie called "See What I'm Saying" Deaf/HOH (Hard of Hearing) can enjoy anything a hearing person can.. :)

@hohlagh

9 жыл бұрын

Bree Bridger I can't even imagine one translator working on a whole musical, covering the dialogue and the songs. This makes a lot more sense to me.

@reubenperez7182

8 жыл бұрын

Reuben perez

Andy Mientus

The deaf west production of spring awakening is actually what has inspired to learn sign language!

Did you see Moritz reach for the gun at the end? 😭

WHY ARE JOSH AND ANDY SO INCREDIBLY ADORABLE

Having seen the broadway, first national, second national and regional productions of Spring Awakening, I have to say that the Deaf West's version by far the best version I've seen of the show. I've been a die hard "Guilty One" (SA Fan), of the show and casts. This adaptation however brings a whole different element to not just the story-telling process, but the actual story of miscommunication, angst, and just wanting to be heard. Bravo to this production and so glad to see it highlighted on such a notable pop-culture based medium such as Buzzed.

First we saw a blind guy flying an airplane and now we see a deaf guy doing something that a person has all senses can do... We live in an amazing era!

I myself am hearing impaired. I was born deaf and my mom didn't find out until I was two years old. Right now I'm thirteen and throughout the years, my mom has fought to keep me happy. When I was about six or seven, a school I was going to kept trying to get me to learn sign language and my mom didn't want that. Thinking about that back then, I wanted to be able to use my voice rather than my hands to speak. Of course I hated being deaf and I still do, as it makes me wish I wasn't, but either way that's who I am so I can't change that about myself. Since I'm hearing impaired, I can hear a little. Some of my friends are jealous of me because I can just take my hearing aids out whenever it's storming or there's something I don't want to hear. I can kind of hear the storms even with my hearing aids off, but that depends on how loud it is. This video made me happy.

SOBBING REPEATEDLY OVER THE FACT I SAW THIS

@ladylala0251

8 жыл бұрын

+Emily Ogden ALSO LETS TALK ABOUT SPENCER LIFF AND JOSH CASTILLE AND A L E X BONEYELBOWS AND IM GOING TO CRY

@ladylala0251

8 жыл бұрын

+Emily Ogden ALEX WYSE SNATCHIN THAT LETTER LIKE ITS SOMEONES WEAVE

@anneisaway

8 жыл бұрын

Josh Castille and "alex boneyelbows" yasssss

@sherbertfirework9301

6 жыл бұрын

OMG YOURE SO LUCKY, _IM JEALOUS_

@xxdarkknight420xx2

5 жыл бұрын

@@ladylala0251 IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS BUT I'M CACKLING OMG

During the signing parts, I just turned the volume off because I could understand them, as I speak ASL almost daily to my parents.

@sharkwhale3171

9 жыл бұрын

sameeeeeee omg

@frenchhornplayer1000

9 жыл бұрын

RetroFan 64 Same! I turned it on mute as well when those rolled around.

@kk_infinity9876

9 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@kristi9329

9 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I don't sign in ASL in sign in English... But I do understand people who do sign in ASL.

@kabayev

9 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about doing the same because I sign to my parents as well, but figured "screw it, might as well do both" and I noticed that the signing and words weren't 100% accurate, but I guess thats expected.

deaf people look like the most fun people ever, because of how much emotion they put into their face because they use their movements

I think buzzfeed should do Deaf culture and what's okay to do and not okay to do( I'm in asl and its surprising how hearing people don't know what's okay to do ) :3

@grlloveswim

9 жыл бұрын

NellyBell I'm with you there!

@baileym8702

8 жыл бұрын

+NellyBell yeah i think that's a good idea.

YES YES YES DEAF WEST SPRING AWAKENING IS THE BEST THING EVER YES YES YES

As a hearing person highly invested in sign language and deaf culture, I was extremely excited to see that Buzzfeed posted this.

Fresh 2 deaf.

@nixienooo

9 жыл бұрын

Puns

@nates3171

9 жыл бұрын

Their Deafinantly the best...

It makes me really happy to see people opening up to the deaf community. I have 2 deaf parents and signing to them is a daily thing. It's so beautiful to see others realize that it's not as hard or as separated from english as you might think.

I had no idea this was a thing. I'm learning ASL and have an obsession with musicals. Hell yeah

2:57 this guy's signing actually hypnotized me its so fluid and artistic

OH MY GOD SPRING AWAKENNG *fangirling*

I think it's truly amazing that the Deaf community has been able to be apart of this and how hearing people have made this musical accessible for the Deaf. It's also raising awareness to the hearing world about Deaf culture

I totally used to be roommates with Daniel Durant up in LA. I wonder if he remembers me.

Does Daniel Durant play Matthew from Switched at Birth? He looks so much like him.

@andredenaro3006

9 жыл бұрын

Yep that's him

@Allyn.9

9 жыл бұрын

Yes m.imdb.com/name/nm3310289/?ref_=m_ttfcd_cl17

@susanadefrancisco1429

9 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one

@asherosales560

9 жыл бұрын

I knew it lol I was thinking the same thing

@hollyTM

9 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing!

My mom is deaf, and whenever she comes to see me perform in a musical or play, I'm always bummed because she has to focus more on the script we give her to follow along rather than our hard work on stage. So this is an awesome and beautiful opportunity for people like my mom. I wish there would be a way for her to see something like this in our hometown.

I love how Keith´s voice matches perfectly with the expressions of the guy

**takes deep breath** AAAAAAAAAAALL THIIIIIIIIINGS AAAAAAAAAAAAAALL THIIIIIINGS plz don't kill me

Wow this vid is indescribable, it's just magical.

@aleksandrapietrusiewicz4997

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

@aleksandrapietrusiewicz4997

9 жыл бұрын

Lol

@DomDomGravy

9 жыл бұрын

That's describing it.

Wow he's cute. Time to learn ASL

@sikandaromarkhail6984

9 жыл бұрын

BeastyXEC it is a compliment and I'm losing faith in you because you can't spell losing.

@뭋

9 жыл бұрын

+Symbiote Toxin LOLLL PREACHH

@sikandaromarkhail6984

9 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that sometimes I get angry at people who get angry at others :/

@sikandaromarkhail6984

9 жыл бұрын

No problem Other people are dicks

@Sky-vj5fg

9 жыл бұрын

behold, actual decent people on youtube.

Incredible. I always knew Spring Awakening was stunning (it's probably my favorite), but you guys have changed it and have made it even more accessible and relatable. In doing that, you have also made it more beautiful. Fantastic. Well done.

"I love music, it's really been wonderful" I hope you could really hear music.. it's more than wonderful :)

this is everything I love in one video and musical especially Andy mientus

FABULOUS production! Seamless interaction between deaf & hearing performers--the signing is beautiful & musical, & the choreography/staging is perfect. Really happy I got to see it in L.A.; New Yorkers are so lucky that it's heading East!

THIS IS MY FAVORITE MUSICAL OF ALL TIME AND THE DW VERSION IS MY FAVORITE VERSION. I didn't know this interview was a thing; I love all the artists in this whole thing, Andy & Alex in particular also Michael is such a genius for putting it together.

Fuckn sick as h*ck

@lolmaomgoml

9 жыл бұрын

"What to heck ???" - Billy Ray Cyrus

@lolmaomgoml

9 жыл бұрын

Cause it's funny :3

@kiwawa1763

9 жыл бұрын

Troye Sìvan is sick as h*ck

@hoisoynono

9 жыл бұрын

Emma w How did this get 135 likes...=_=

@hoisoynono

9 жыл бұрын

Emma w How did this get 135 likes...=_=

YASSSS switched at brith

@amelianomura

9 жыл бұрын

SAME THO!!!

@randomperson9026

9 жыл бұрын

***** dafuq who do you think ya are?

@gureishichan

9 жыл бұрын

Switched at birth is SEE signing.

@angiebolangerr

9 жыл бұрын

Omg yes finally

@keianadavison502

9 жыл бұрын

Yasssss

Daniel's facial expressions kill me. I love how expressive people who communicate through sign are with their face.

THIS IS AMAZING! Spring Awakening is one of my favorite musicals. It's amazing that they've brought this to the deaf and the production seems like it would be beautiful

jfc that spoiler at the end lol

sign language is just so beautiful.

This was the most moving piece of theater that I've ever seen. It added a whole new level of emotion to the already beautiful Spring Awakening! Amazing!

Absolutely beautiful. It's amazing to see things like this happening. Never limit yourself to what you've been told you can or cannot do.

For once buzzfeed makes a video that i actually want to see

Isn't that guy from Switched At Birth?

@analuciafelix18

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah he catfished Emmett

@Prnamber3909

9 жыл бұрын

Omg that's the guy who plays Matthew?

@sherkeis1992

9 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing! He's a great actor!!

@kijilee

9 жыл бұрын

The 888888

@sarabone9982

9 жыл бұрын

Common It wait what season was that

OMG when I saw this I was so happy, Spring Awakening is one of my all time favorite musicals ever and to see it brought to the deaf community makes me so happy and also adds so much more depth and emotion to the show, I hope to see it and others like it in the future!

I love Spring Awakening so much!!! I haven’t seen this version though

It annoys me that a lot of people think of the deaf community as disabled or handicapped. Doesn't make any sense to me, since they can do almost anything a hearing person can, like driving, reading, writing and sometimes talking. They just can't hear, that's all. I wish a lot more people were involved with the deaf community and knew sign language, it's a pretty cool language to learn.

OH MY GOODNESS HOW WAS I NOT AWARE THAT BUZZFEED HAD DONE THIS

I'm SO excited for this. Love Spring Awakening. This is a really awesome twist to it.

My dad is deaf, and when I showed this to him it made his day because people a actually willing to incorporate the Deaf and hearing to make music. I think that this is wonderful! We can't see it though because we are to far away :( , but keep doing what you guys are doing, and you will please many people

This was such a great production!

I would _love_ to do something like this, I want to become fluent in ASL so I can try to become part of a group like this. I've always loved theater and I've been interested in signing since I was really little, I'm finally going to have the chance to take a class for both in the spring and it would be awesome to incorporate both into my future somehow.

Truly wonderful!! Mixing the cultures, breaking down barriers is what truly being human is about, hearing or deaf. Love love love! Smiles!

This is a really incredible way of giving a larger range of people the opportunity to act and perform! Plus this is one of my absolute favourite musicals so it's really awesome to see some background on this version!

Lol Keith was his interpreter(?) (i mean he wasn't the one signing what the other actor was saying, but he was his voice..)

Is that fucking Keith translating the esl?

@BaileyH

9 жыл бұрын

He's probably not translating it. I think someone translated it and wrote it down but he could know asl but I doubt it because it was a voice over

@MissNaturalCreations

9 жыл бұрын

Shownomercy67 ASL, not ESL. ASL is American Sign Language. ESL is English Second Language.

@mackenziem.4384

9 жыл бұрын

Lol best coment ever😂👌

@TechnologicallyTechnical

9 жыл бұрын

Buzzfeed makes video about the deaf. Someone still gushes over god damn Keith.

@frkangaroo

9 жыл бұрын

They had interpreters during the interview. Keith probably took what the interpreter said and just repeated it for the purposes of this video.

That looks so cool! And I've always loved Spring Awakening. So combining the two just seems like something so amazing that I just have to see!

I've been so stoked to see this musical come to back broadway and to start getting all the attention that the new version deserves. It's so awesome to see that all their hard work is going to pay off

I didnt know Alex voices Moritz in this!!!!! I saw him in dear evan hansen! He was fantastic! But I didnt know that!!!!

Anyone else watch switched at birth!? :D

@angiedeangieworldasl6619

6 жыл бұрын

SweetTreats me i i watched

@EmeraldKelsi

6 жыл бұрын

i saw the guy who plays matthew lol

This is amazing. I feel so overwhelmed by their hard work and how they brought up the idea to make it come true!

Ive seen this play twice and everytime i loose myself in it. As a student of ASL and a human being in general, i feel everyone should see this play . It is amazing, beyond amazing . I cry and laugh and enjoy it everytime. Thanks for this video buzzfeed 👏🏾

ok tho but did they legally took that bootleg in the start LMAOOOO

Hey the guy at 0:30 is from Switched at Birth :P

wow this is literally the best thing ever. I love Spring Awakening so to know of it to be performed this way is so awesome. kudos to all who participate in doing things like this!!! wish I could see it live!

This is the video that peaked my interest and made me fall in love with Deaf West's Spring Awakening and its cast so thank you.

Deaf people facial expressions give me life tbh

This is cool...... I like tacos

@DumbGrunt.0311

9 жыл бұрын

L0L!!!1111!!!!! IM SO RAAAANDOOOOOM!!!!!!!11!1!1!1!!1!1!1!1!!11!!! POTATO????????

@nolongeractive2536

9 жыл бұрын

***** WTF dude...

@madeleineeaster1135

9 жыл бұрын

Heyyyyy

@lilahs3159

9 жыл бұрын

lolz im so rand0m rAWR!!1!!!1

@rachelleon2178

9 жыл бұрын

Yes: my sister was born deaf (just like all of my family) and no: no one in my family or her has ever gone to a special school but she began speech lessons when she was like 2 (finished when she was about 6)... I think it's a little bit of an over-generalization to say that they must go to a special school to learn how to speak... I'm sure some do but probably not as many as you think.

This is the first time I've ever liked a KZread video... and I've had this account since 2007. I watch videos all day, every day, especially Buzzfeed; I'm constantly refreshing my page to see if there are new videos. Even though I'm only a teenager, I've visited countless schools for the deaf, and have learned sign language just for the purpose of communicating... it's always better to make a friend :). I've also taught my younger siblings sign language, not for fun, but because it's a universal language that they can literally use in *any* country. Sign language is beautiful, and so is this video. I had no idea musicals for the deaf existed until now. I am truly moved by what Buzzfeed has decided to enlighten their audience on, and I hope to see many more videos like this in the future. Good job, Buzzfeed :)

@HaunaMyKiki

8 жыл бұрын

+Essie Duke Not true. There is no universal sign language (well...there is, but no one uses it in their daily lives. It's kind of like how Esperanto is meant to be the universal spoken language, but no one uses _that_.) ASL, for instance, is only used in the US and non-French Canada. Outside of ASL, there are hundreds of different signed languages used world-wide.

@essiedukeofficial

8 жыл бұрын

Alana D nice

This is beautiful! Wow. Thank you for shedding light on this phenomenon, BuzzFeed! xx

Like you're alive , comment if you're dead

@imusingalaptop

9 жыл бұрын

sweety lauren no

@xXxMissLollixXx

9 жыл бұрын

I must be dead then.

@GhostDraggon_

9 жыл бұрын

👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

@David-nh9hb

9 жыл бұрын

*insert facepalm here*

@east3myway

9 жыл бұрын

sweety lauren im ded

Please don't get offended but can't deaf people talk?

@TheSatisfactoryMeatstick

9 жыл бұрын

They can, but some are mute and when you're deaf you can't hear, so you don't hear words, plus you don't know if you're saying it right... but that's just from what I think, I probably wrong.

@kakurangerman25

9 жыл бұрын

Zizzle173PlaysGames They could, but they wouldn't hear themselves.

@WinstonPoptart

9 жыл бұрын

Depends on when you were deaf

@rebecca4460

9 жыл бұрын

Sometimes. It depends. Also they will sometimes have a hard time being understood

@xSkyHigh12

9 жыл бұрын

They can, but it usually takes a lot of time and lesssons of them trying to make unknown noises out of their mouth while someone guides them into the right ones

I love this so much. My sister's fiance is deaf and I love to do musicals and perform. He's never been able to see me or any musical because he can't follow along. This makes me so happy to see and I hope in the future we all will see more productions like this for him to enjoy like we all do :)

This is beautiful! Plus, I love Spring Awakening! Good job, Buzzfeed. :)

ALEX BONIELLO

@lizziespooner340

6 жыл бұрын

omg I literally just searched through the comments for SOMEONE who appreciates him! AN ICON honestly we stan Alex

I wonder if they use the vibrations from the drums and bass to help the actors

@Rachel-vq3vw

9 жыл бұрын

I am sure it plays a huge role

@baileym8702

8 жыл бұрын

+Fawcksy yep they do. i went a few weeks ago and it was like sensory overload, really BRIGHT lights and you could feel every drum beat

My favorite musical, my favorite actor in the musical (Andy Mientus), and deaf theater, which has been beautiful the few times I've had the privilege of witnessing it. I am so excited for Spring Awakening to be coming back and reaching new audiences!

I think this is amazing. I'm a drama student and it opens your eyes to a different side of theatre that you simply don't hear enough about. Absolutely amazing

thats bitchin :D

Andy, austin, josh, miles, sean, krysta, ali, kathryn and lauren are all reasons I'm bi

This is amazing! I'm so glad there's something out there like this

I loved this. It's just beautiful to see people finding ways to not let things like deafness stopping people from doing everything they dream to do.

Hello Everyone

@kayladenae4613

9 жыл бұрын

Hey Will! Love your videos!

@rptck1928

9 жыл бұрын

With only 4 likes 😂

@3llalevinson

9 жыл бұрын

AHHH will!! What up man

@Bubblebunnilovesyou

9 жыл бұрын

Will Carmack WILL

@dingoice1889

9 жыл бұрын

Keisya devania Hahaha yeah I was thinking the same thing

176 dislikes? wtf is wrong with this generation??

I had heard about this production of spring awakening but never understood how it all worked. Thank you buzzfeed for educating us on this inspiring production!

I'm so happy Spring Awakening is coming back and in such a beautiful way!

What I if told you That you read that wrong

OMG DANIEL DURANT!!!! I LOVE SAB! But his character was so cruel!!! So thumbs down on the character but thumbs up on the acting!

I adore the musical Spring Awakening so much and as my best friend is deaf, this is incredible to see. I really hope that this trend continues because I would love so much to share my adoration for musicals with my best friend.

im so happy this show is moving to Broadway!! it's such an amazing show with a great message and it makes me really happy that they're making it available to a wider range of audiences!!