Birth Place: Daly City, California, USA
Duncan Sheik is perhaps best known as the Tony and Grammy winning composer behind SPRING AWAKENING. As mentioned, he also wrote the music and lyrics for AMERICAN PSYCHO.
From: Photos: SPRING AWAKENING Cast Reunites for NYC Premiere of HBO's THOSE YOU'VE KNOWN Documentary
Duncan Sheik, The Secret Life of Bees
Duncan Sheik, The Secret Life of Bees
Duncan Sheik, The Secret Life of Bees
Duncan Sheik, American Psycho
Duncan Sheik, A Man's a Man
Duncan SheikSpring Awakening
Duncan Sheik , Spring Awakening
Duncan Sheik, Spring Awakening
Duncan Sheik, Spring Awakening
Duncan Sheik, Spring Awakening
Duncan Sheik, Spring Awakening
Duncan Sheik, Spring Awakening
Duncan Sheik, Spring Awakening
Duncan Sheik has written 9 shows including Twelfth Night (Music), Songs From An Unmade Bed (Composer), Spring Awakening (Composer), The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Composer), A Man's a Man (Composer), American Psycho (Music and Lyrics), Alice By Heart (Composer), Because of Winn Dixie (Composer), Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (Composer).
Duncan Sheik has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Secret Life of Bees," Outstanding New Score and Outstanding Orchestrations at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Secret Life of Bees," Outstanding New Score (Broadway or off-Broadway) at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "American Psycho," Outstanding Music in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "A Man's a Man," Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards for "Spring Awakening," Best Orchestrations and Best Original Score at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Spring Awakening," Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "Spring Awakening," Best Orchestrations at the Tony Awards for "Spring Awakening," Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for "Spring Awakening," Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards for "Spring Awakening," and a tie for Outstanding Orchestrations at the Drama Desk Awards for "Spring Awakening."
Duncan Sheik has won several awards for his work in Broadway shows. These include Outstanding New Score and Outstanding Orchestrations at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Secret Life of Bees." He also won Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards, Best Orchestrations and Best Original Score at the BroadwayWorld Awards, Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, Best Orchestrations and Best Original Score at the Tony Awards, and Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards, all for "Spring Awakening."
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