Sheik, duncan and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information. Listen to whats in the heart of a child winner of eight tony awards and four olivier awards, spring awakening is the contemporary musical adaptation of one of literatures most controversial and frequently banned plays. Set in late 19thcentury germany, the musical tells the story of teenagers discovering the inner and outer tumult of teenage sexuality. Spring awakening by duncan sheik and lyrics steven sater, 919 may 2012. Spring awakening, is an amazing adapation of wedekinds, springs awakening first written in 1899. Inspired by frank wedekinds controversial 1891 play about teenage sexuality and societys efforts to control it, the piece seamlessly merges past and present, underscoring the timelessness of adolescent angst and the universality of human passion. Spring awakening s tony awardwinning creators, duncan sheik and steven sater, will join current broadway cast members and producer tom hulce to celebrate the release of in the flesh at the. Spring awakening is a tony awardwinning rock musical with music by duncan sheik and book and lyrics by steven sater. Spring awakening musical spring awakening is a rock musical with music by duncan sheik and a book and lyrics by steven sater. Spring awakening by sater, steven 9781559366229 brownsbfs. Sater won for book of a musical and sheik won for orchestrations. Spring awakening is an extraordinary new rock musical with book and lyrics by steven sater and music by grammy awardnominated recording artist duncan sheik. Spring awakening, which opened last night at the atlantic theater company, is an adaptation of the oncescandalous 1891 play by frank wedekind, the german playwright who is.
In 2007, spring awakening was nominated for 11 tony awards and won 8. Inspired by frank wedekinds controversial 1891 play about teenage sexuality and societys efforts to control it, the piece seamlessly merges past and present, underscoring the. Risley theatre, 2016 cornell university book and lyrics by steven sater music by duncan sheik based on the play by frank wedekind directorrebecca saber. Against a backdrop of energetic poprock music, we discover a group of adolescents in the midst. Spring awakening lights up round house theatre with. In spring awakening, with a ravishing rock score by the playwright steven sater and the singersongwriter duncan sheik, flesh makes only a single, charged appearance. In february 1999, steven sater conceived the radical notion of creating a rock musical from frank wedekinds notorious symbolist drama, fr hlings erwachen, and he enlisted his friend and writing partner duncan sheik in the enterprise. Performed for one night this august this website uses cookies. A production of spring awakening, by duncan sheik and steven sater, rehearsed in thirtysix hours. Sater and sheik also took home the tony award for original score and best musical spring awakening.
This spring awakening isnt a religious experience, exactly, but its deserving of worship nonetheless. Steven sater has two musicals in preproduction and is actively developing two other shows, while nudging spring awakening toward the big screen. I own the original by wedekind, and really appreciated how steven sater was able to maintain the integrity of the original while adapting it to a new libretto. It is based on the 1891 german play spring awakening by frank wedekind.
537 705 1516 1121 1326 267 377 1147 1405 1473 1040 1188 777 960 61 1434 1544 1244 635 1032 855 65 1226 1028 1257 639 709 1265 325 1213 1022 97 596