Adapted from the play by Frank Wedekind
The winner of 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical - told by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater through "The most gorgeous Broadway score this decade" (Entertainment Weekly) - SPRING
AWAKENING explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with poignancy and passion you will never forget. The landmark musical SPRING AWAKENING is an electrifying fusion of morality, sexuality and rock & roll that is exhilarating audiences across the nation like no other musical in years. Join this group of late 19th century German students on their passage, as they navigate teenage self-discovery and coming of age anxiety in a powerful celebration of youth and rebellion in
the daring, remarkable SPRING AWAKENING. "Broadway may never be the same again!" NY TIMES
Sydney Theatre Company and Medina Apartment Hotels in association with PowerArts present Spring Awakening a new musical. Book and lyrics by Steven Sater. Music by Duncan Sheik
Based on the original play by Frank Wedekind
The Sundance Institute has chosen 8 playwrights to take part in their annual Sundance Institute Playwrights Retreat, Variety is reporting. The retreat began Monday, February 1st, and the residency will last through February 19th. The residency will take place in Ucross, Wyoming.
The music video for the new version of Green Day's platinum single "21 Guns," featuring the cast of AMERICAN IDIOT, is now available on www.AmericanIdiotonBroadway.com, following its exclusive premiere on AOL Music on February 1, 2010. The cast performed the song with Green Day on the GRAMMY® Awards, where the band won the "Best Rock Album" GRAMMY® for 21st Century Breakdown, on Sunday, January 31, 2010.
Broadway's most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony Award®-winner in years is coming to Atlanta. Spring Awakening, the 8-time Tony Award® winning Broadway musical, will play at The Fabulous Fox Theatre from March 9-14, 2010, and is presented by Broadway Across America - Atlanta as part of the 2009-2010 season.
Broadway's most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony Award®-winner in years opens Tuesday at the Belk Theater in Charlotte, NC.
Parsons Dance presents REMEMBER ME, an all-new version of last season's collaboration with the lead vocalists of East Village Opera Company (EVOC), featuring the music of the acclaimed rock opera band at The Joyce Theater from February 2-14, 2010.
The 2010 Sundance Institute's Playwrights' Retreat at Ucross Begins Today and will run through February 19, 2010.
Broadway's most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony Award®-winner in years opens Tuesday at the Belk Theater in Charlotte, NC.
The Broadway cast of AMERICAN IDIOT performed with Green Day on the band's two-time GRAMMY nominated song '21 Guns' on Music's Biggest Night. The 52ND Annual Grammy Awards took place live on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and were broadcast on the CBS Television Network from 8-11:30pm (ET/PT).
Grammy and Tony award-winning songwriter and composer Duncan Sheik returns with his new album WHISPER HOUSE, from Sony Music. WHISPER HOUSE marks Sheik's first solo album since 2006's critically-acclaimed White Limousine and comes on the heels of the success of Spring Awakening. WHISPER HOUSE, which will have its world premiere at the Old Globe Theatre in January 2010, is a collaboration with up-and-coming young playwright Kyle Jarrow, already an Obie winner for A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant.
Producers Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman announced the complete Broadway cast of AMERICAN IDIOT today. The production will begin previews on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 and open on Broadway Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44 Street).
Grammy and Tony award-winning songwriter and composer Duncan Sheik returns with his new album WHISPER HOUSE, from Sony Music. WHISPER HOUSE marks Sheik's first solo album since 2006's critically-acclaimed White Limousine and comes on the heels of the success of Spring Awakening. WHISPER HOUSE, which will have its world premiere at the Old Globe Theatre in January 2010, is a collaboration with up-and-coming young playwright Kyle Jarrow, already an Obie winner for A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant.
The Globe's 4 Month Calendar of events (February - May) is now available.
Tickets for the Broadway run of AMERICAN IDIOT are now available exclusively to American Express card holders. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on February 14th. AMERICAN IDIOT will begin previews on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 and open on Broadway Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at the St. James Theatre.
Grammy and Tony award-winning songwriter and composer Duncan Sheik returns with his new album WHISPER HOUSE, from Sony Music. WHISPER HOUSE marks Sheik's first solo album since 2006's critically-acclaimed White Limousine and comes on the heels of the success of Spring Awakening. WHISPER HOUSE, which will have its world premiere at the Old Globe Theatre in January 2010, is a collaboration with up-and-coming young playwright Kyle Jarrow, already an Obie winner for A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant.
Yesterday, January 25, 2010 multi award-winning composer and lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver will brought his buzzed-about concert RATED RSO: The Music & Lyrics of Ryan Scott Oliver (www.facebook.com/ratedrso) back to Joe's Pub. RATED RSO features a eclectic range of songs from RSO's musicals Mrs. Sharp and Darling, as well as some never-before-heard material, all of which brought sexy schoolteachers, Bostonian rent-boys, obsessive homicidal teenagers, and fairy dust to the intimate nightspot.
On Monday, January 25, 2010 multi award-winning composer and lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver will bring his buzzed-about concert RATED RSO: The Music & Lyrics of Ryan Scott Oliver (www.facebook.com/ratedrso) back to Joe's Pub.
Billboard's Top Cast Albums chart for week ending 1/23/2010.
Duncan Sheik is once again set to take the theatre world by storm with the upcoming musical 'Whisper House'; but he's not letting past successes weigh too heavily on his mind. 'Whisper House' marks Sheik's first stage production since his critically acclaimed coming-of-age sensation, 'Spring Awakening'. And while some may feel inclined to surpass the already-high expectations, the clout of Spring Awakening does not add added pressure, '"I don't feel it personally at all," Sheik says in an interview with the San Diego Union Tribune, "Because the intentions of the two things are so different. With 'Whisper House,' frankly, the goals were more modest. Especially initially, it was this slightly small, tight little thing we were doing - hopefully this thing of beauty.
Billboard's Top Cast Albums chart for week ending 1/16/2010.
Blog series chronicling the experiences of 'Broadway in South Africa' during their 2010 trip to South Africa.
One of the most powerful shows arrived in Cincinnati Tuesday night, and to me, it was a not to be missed event. Spring Awakening brings to light many social issues, such as teenage sexuality, homosexuality, abuse and suicide, yet while the show is emotionally-heavy, its interspersed with laughter and amazing songs as well.
Hit musical Spring Awakening is making its Australian premiere as part of the Sydney Theatre Company's 2010 Main Stage season. The director, Geordie Brookman, was kind enough to sit down and answer a few questions for BroadwayWorld just weeks out from the show's Sydney opening.
The new Broadway production of the Tony Award nominated musical GREASETM, opens in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre for 16 performances, January 12-24, 2010.
Zak Resnick (Broadway Boys) has been added to the previous line-up for the Monday Night January 11, 2010 Concert with Jonathan Reid Gealt.
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