‘Spring Awakening’ Original Broadway Cast: Where Are They Now? (2024)

Spring Awakening catapulted stars Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff and Skylar Astin to fame when it hit Broadway in 2006 — and created an original musical that inspired a generation.

"I just learned that Dan [Radcliffe's Merrily We Roll Along] understudy, Coby [Getzug], came to see Spring Awakening when we were on Broadway when he was 16. Now we're on Broadway together," Groff, who made his Broadway debut in the show at age 21, exclusively told Us Weekly in June 2024. "I was just talking to him about the documentary. It's incredible. Yeah, theater really saved me. Looking back, I didn't realize it was saving me ... I was so compartmentalized and so closeted that I didn't realize at the time what a lifeline getting to sing and dance and emote and cry and be joyful at all of that was when I was that age."Spring Awakening was inspired by Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play of the same name. Nearly a century later, Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater came together to pen the music, book and lyrics. The show follows a group of 19th century German teenagers as they discover their sexuality. Michele and Groff, who became BFFs during the Broadway run, played leads Wendla Bergmann and Melchior Gabor, respectively.Spring Awakening was eventually revived on Broadway in 2015 by Deaf West Theatre Company, integrating American Sign Language (ASL) into the choreography.Nearly 15 years after Spring Awakening first debuted on the Great White Way, the original cast reunited for a special concert, which raised money for the Actor's Fund. The one-night-only performance was filmed for HBO, and Spring Awakening: Those You've Known premiered in May 2022. The cast performed at the Tonys one month later.Scroll below to see what the original Spring Awakening cast members have been up to since their Broadway tenure:

The Mindhunter alum played lead Melchior in the original production before going on to land roles on One Life to Live, Boss, Frozen, The Normal Heart, Glee, Looking and The Matrix Resurrections. He returned to Broadway in 2015 in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton: An American Musical, playing King George. The Pennsylvania native had brief roles in 2022’s And Just Like That and Life & Beth. He won his first Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical in June 2024 for Merrily We Roll Along.

Groff, who publicly came out in 2009, was previously linked to actors Gavin Creel and Zachary Quinto.

The New Jersey native, who played Wendla in Spring Awakening, got her start on Broadway before booking the role of Rachel Berry on Fos’s Glee. Following the show’s six-season run, she has since acted in New Year’s Eve, Scream Queens, The Mayor and Same Time, Next Christmasand returned to Broadway as Fanny Bryce in Funny Girl. As a recording artist, Michele has released four original albums, including a lullaby mix dedicated to her son.

Michele dated her Glee costar Cory Monteith until his death in July 2013. She eventually moved on with Zandy Reich, tying the knot in March 2019. The twosome welcomed their first child, son Ever, in August 2020. Michele announced her pregnancy with a baby girl in spring 2024.

The Delaware native played Moritz in the Broadway production. His acting credits include The Newsroom, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Hush, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Peppermint, Modern Love, Westworld and Which Brings Me to You.

Pritchard portrayed Ilse during the original run. The Tennessee native, known professionally as Lolo, has released four full-length albums and more than 12 singles as a singer-songwriter. Pritchard was nominated for a Grammy Award for her work on Panic! At The Disco’s Death Of A Bachelor. She has also worked as the composer for feature films Songbird, A Simple Favor and I Give It A Year.

Pritchard married Colton Cobb in March 2020, with whom she shares son Xander.

Cooper originated the role of Martha before starring in The Post and appearing in episodes of The Good Fight, The Code, Dynasty and Fraggle Rock.

The Tony Award nominee wed Paul McLoughlin after three years together. They welcomed their son, Bodie, in September 2021 and son Desi in April 2024.

The Pennsylvania native starred as Ernst in the musical. His acting credits include Devious Maids, It Could Be Worse, Ocean’s Eight, The Other Two and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Glick married longtime partner Perry Dubin in November 2019.

Astin played spectacle-wearing Georg in the original Broadway production. He has since had roles in Pitch Perfect, Wreck-It Ralph, 21 & Over, Glee, Ground Floor, Pitch Perfect 2, Graves and Secret Society of Second Born Royals. The New York native later had starring roles on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Trolls: The Beat Goes On! and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. He joined Grey’s Anatomy in March 2022 as a recurring guest and starred as the titular role on So Help Me Todd for two seasons.

Astin married his Pitch Perfect costar Anna Camp in 2016 before their split three years later. He later moved on with Lisa Stelly before their September 2021 breakup.

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