Duncan Sheik News

Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner, announced today that acclaimed avant-garde performance artist Justin Vivian Bond will star in the company's upcoming new production of Bertolt Brecht's A MAN'S A MAN as Leokadia Begbick, canteen proprietress (a role originated by Brecht's wife Helene Weigel), beginning performances Friday, January 10 at CSC (136 East 13thStreet). A MAN'S A MAN will be directed by Brian Kulick and feature a new score and new songs by Tony Award-winning composer Duncan Sheik. Kulick and Shiek collaborated on last season's production of Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle at CSC. Tickets for A MAN'S A MAN will go on sale December 12.

UNM's Department of Theatre and Dance proudly presents Spring Awakening, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's rock musical adaptation of Frank Wedekind's controversial play, in Rodey Theatre, November 1 through 17, 2013. Set against the backdrop of a repressive and provincial late 19th century Germany, Spring Awakening tells the timeless story of the trials, tribulations, and exhilaration of self-discovery and budding sexuality as seen through the eyes of a group of teenagers. Haunting and provocative, Spring Awakening celebrates an unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, a poignancy and a passion you will never forget. Check out a first look below!

THE BOOK OF MORMON's tour stars Nic Rouleau and Ben Platt just announced via Twitter that they will soon join the Broadway company, replacing Matt Doyle (Elder Price) and Cody Jamison Strand (Elser Cunningham) respectively. Rouleau wrote: 'Thrilled to announce that Heavenly Father is sending me back to Broadway to serve another mission at @BookofMormon in January!!' Platt wrote: 'Bursting with excitement to finally announce that I will be joining the Broadway company of @BookofMormon this January!! #DreamComeTrue #NYC'

Arriva finalmente in Italia Spring Awakening: uno dei piu famosi, acclamati e controversi musical degli ultimi anni, scritto da Steven Sater con musiche di Duncan Sheik e tratto dal celebre Risveglio di primavera di Frank Wedekind. Il debutto nazionale del prestigioso rock drama si terramercoledi 23 ottobre al Teatro Goldoni di Livorno: una prima importantissima per la compagnia livornese TodoModo Music-All, che con grande determinazione ha portato in Italia il musical americano su licenza MTI Music Theatre International. L'opera di Wedekind, pubblicata nel 1891 e per molti anni considerata irrappresentabile, pornografica, anarchica e blasfema, e stata lo spunto per il musical di Sater e Sheik, messo in scena off-Broadway nel 2006 e premiato con ben 8 Tony Awards. Il tour italiano di Spring Awakening si svolgera nei principali teatri nazionali e gia da ora sta facendo parlare di se per l'originalita del progetto e la diffusione grazie ai social network. Ambientato in una grigia e rigida scuola del Ventennio fascista (e non in Germania come nell'originale), Spring Awakening mette in scena un conflitto tra studenti, scuola e famiglie, tra gioventu e autorita: masturbazione, omosessualita, aborto, stupro, suicidio ma anche amore, amicizia, liberta, la scoperta del sesso nelle segrete confidenze di adolescenti confinati in un istituto dove la ribellione diventa uno straordinario e commovente inno alla vita. Un'opera coraggiosa, come ribadisce il direttore artistico Pietro Contorno: 'Una scelta al limite del temerario e dell'incosciente. È vero. Ce lo dicono tutti. Specialmente in un anno cosi difficile per la societa e la cultura italiana in genere. Ma come si dice: se non ora, quando? Il cambiamento deve essere cavalcato 'prima', deve essere anticipato, assecondato, stimolato. E questo noi vorremmo che accadesse'. Niente effetti speciali ne costumi sgargianti, un originale doppio registro prosa/rock show con tanto di band dal vivo ogni sera (quindi niente playback, tutto vero, tutto reale), un fortissimo impatto emozionale sul pubblico grazie ai temi civili, sociali e politici, un impegno costante nella comunicazione, un team creativo che sfrutta le possibilita offerte dai social network (comprese le irresistibili web series presenti su YouTube e 'sponsorizzate' da Paolo Ruffini). Il cast e composto da undici giovanissimi attori, coadiuvati da due esperti come Francesca Gamba e Gianluca Ferrato, diretti magistralmente da Emanuele Gamba, che dell'opera ha colto il significato piu profondo: 'Chiunque sia stato adolescente e lo spettatore ideale di Spring: unica altra condizione e che se ne ricordi e si intenerisca per quella imbarazzante sconvolgente eta dello slancio e del disagio che ci ha fatto sentire tutti sulle montagne russe. Un giorno fra le nuvole e il giorno dopo - o anche 5 minuti dopo - sottoterra'. Testo recitato in italiano, canzoni in inglese, una vis espressiva unica nel suo genere anche per la potenza rock dei brani di Sheik, riletti dalla band diretta da Stefano Brondi: 'Pensateci: i cantanti sanno di avere non basi meccaniche ma persone vive che viaggiano battuta per battuta a fianco a loro, che si emozionano se loro cantano una frase nel pieno delle loro sensazioni, e che sanno stupire con dettagli sonori sempre piu vividi approfondendo la conoscenza dell'opera replica dopo replica. Tutto cio produce un'energia potentissima per la quale mi sono battuto a tutti i livelli'.

GLEE star Lea Michele is hard at work for her upcoming solo album, which she began recording in October of 2012. Today, the 'Spring Awakening' star revealed that she is a bit on edge over the project.

Producer Daryl Roth, in association with Harbor Entertainment, has announced plans for a limited 5-week engagement concert presentation of the new show Stars of David, based on the highly acclaimed book, Stars of David by Abigail Pogrebin, from November 13 - December 15, 2013 at the DR2 Theatre (103 East 15th Street, at Union Square). Featuring songs by some of the top composers and lyricist of the theater, Stars of David was conceived by Aaron Harnickand Abigail Pogrebin and is directed by Gordon Greenberg. All tickets are $75 and can be purchased online at www.telecharge.com, or by calling 212-239-6200, or in-person at the DR2 Theatre box office (103 East 15th Street, Union Square). For more information, please visit www.StarsOfDavidSongs.com.

As previously reported, the GLEE star and Broadway vet began the recording process in Oct. 2012 - and this afternoon, Michele and company are mid-photo shoot for the album's cover. The actress took to Twitter today to break the news, offering fans a first look. Check out the photos below!

Multi-Tony Award-winning SPRING AWAKENING songwriter and popular pop/rock performer Duncan Sheik is set for an upcoming showcase at London's lauded venue Bush Hall and tickets are now on sale.

One of the most buzzed about new musicals of the last decade, Duncan Sheik's 'Spring Awakening' will make its Lehigh Valley debut in an all-new production at Civic Theatre of Allentown, October 11 - 27, 2013 as part of Civic Theatre's 2013-14 main stage season and we've got the first photos below.

Raleigh Little Theatre is proving that it's not afraid to take a risk, and it's paying off in a big way. Their current production is the 2007 Tony Winner Spring Awakening, and RLT is out to prove that it can rock with the best of them.

For the first DG Conservatory event of the fall, the Dramatists Guild is thrilled to team up with the writers who created Behind the Music-al, Kyle Ewalt and Michael Ian Walker, today, October 8, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. The event will take place at the Dramatists Guild's New York office, in the Frederick Loewe Room, 1501 Broadway (between 43rd and 44th Streets), Suite 710. This free seminar is opening a limited number of seats to the public and reservations are required.

Rupert Goold, the Almeida Theatre's Artistic Director, will direct the World Premiere ofAmerican Psycho, a new musical thriller with book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis. It will run from 3 December 2013 to 25 January 2014 with Press Night on 12 December.

Multi-Tony Award-winning SPRING AWAKENING songwriter and pop/rock performer Duncan Sheik is set for an upcoming showcase at London's Bush Hall and tickets will go on sale a week from today, on October 10.

Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner, will present its annual Monday Night Open Rehearsal Series, this year featuring Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. On three Monday evenings - October 21 & 28 and November 4 - different actors and directors will explore the text of Julius Caesar, giving theater-goers the opportunity to become part of the discovery process, and experience different acting approaches and directorial interpretations of one of Shakespeare's boldest tragedies. Here is the line-up for this year's Open Rehearsal series:

For the first DG Conservatory event of the fall, the Dramatists Guild is thrilled to team up with the writers who created Behind the Music-al, Kyle Ewalt and Michael Ian Walker, on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. The event will take place at the Dramatists Guild's New York office, in the Frederick Loewe Room, 1501 Broadway (between 43rd and 44th Streets), Suite 710. This free seminar is opening a limited number of seats to the public and reservations are required.

Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner, presents Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, starring Elizabeth Olsen as Juliet and Julian Cihi as Romeo, directed by Tea Alagic, and beginning previews today, September 28 at 3 pm, one day later than originally scheduled. The official press opening is set for Wednesday, October 16.

Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner, announced today that its upcoming production of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, starring Elizabeth Olsen as Juliet and Julian Cihi as Romeo, directed by Tea Alagi?, will now begin previews Saturday, September 28 at 3 pm, one day later than originally scheduled. The shift is due to a scenic element modification that will require additional technical rehearsal later this week. The official press opening remains Wednesday, October 16.

One of the most buzzed about new musicals of the last decade, Duncan Sheik's 'Spring Awakening' will make its Lehigh Valley debut in an all-new production at Civic Theatre of Allentown, October 11 - 24, 2013 as part of Civic Theatre's 2013-14 main stage season. 'Spring Awakening' is the recipient of 8 Tony Awards including Best musical. It will play at Civic's historic 19th Street Theatre facility for 9 performances, including 2 special reduced-priced opening weekend 'previews'. Tickets for opening weekend are discounted nearly 30 percent. All tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at the Civic Theatre Box Office, online at www.CivicTheatre.com, or by phone at 610-432-8943.

Jonathan Groff will make his Ravinia debut on December 7th of this year, in Bennett Gordon Hall. For this performance, Jonathan Groff will be accompanied by Marie-Mitchell Campbell on the piano. Tickets begin at $40 and include both entry to the show along with a dining package and free parking in the South Lot. The doors open at 6:30 for dinner and immediately following dinner, the doors will open for Jonathan Groff's performance at 8:30.