Sheik, duncan and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Spring awakening is a tony awardwinning rock musical with music by duncan sheik and book and lyrics by steven sater. Spring awakening, is an amazing adapation of wedekinds, springs awakening first written in 1899. Against a backdrop of energetic poprock music, we discover a group of adolescents in the midst. This spring awakening isnt a religious experience, exactly, but its deserving of worship nonetheless. Spring awakening, book and lyrics by steven sater, music by duncan sheik. 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. In 2007, spring awakening was nominated for 11 tony awards and won 8. It is based on the 1891 german play spring awakening by frank wedekind. 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.
Spring awakening by sater, steven 9781559366229 brownsbfs. 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. Sater won for book of a musical and sheik won for orchestrations. Steven sater is known for his work on spring awakening, chitty chitty bang bang and the cake eaters 2007. Performed for one night this august this website uses cookies. 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. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information.
A production of spring awakening, by duncan sheik and steven sater, rehearsed in thirtysix hours. 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 duncan sheik and lyrics steven sater, 919 may 2012. 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. Spring awakening lights up round house theatre with. Spring awakening is an extraordinary new rock musical with book and lyrics by steven sater and music by grammy awardnominated recording artist duncan sheik.