Steven Sater makes a triumphant return to the podcast to catch up on a whirlwind few years that have taken him all over the world. In a wonderfully candid conversation, he opens up about the upcoming, highly anticipated Off-Broadway revival of Spring Awakening with Sea View, helmed by director Danya Taylor and choreographer Celia Robson Hall.
Photos: Spring Awakening Curtain Call & Party
By: Ben Strothmann
Spring Awakening,
after beginning previews on Thursday, November 16th, opened on Sunday,
December 10th at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre (239 W. 49th St.). The star-studded after-party took place at Tavern on the Green.
Spring Awakening, previously a hit at the Atlantic Theater Company, features music by Duncan Sheik ("Barely Breathing"), and book and lyrics by Steven Sater (Carbondale Dreams). The entire youth ensemble is reprising their original roles: Skylar Astin (Georg), Lilli Cooper (Martha), John Gallagher Jr. (Moritz), Gideon Glick (Ernst), Jonathan Groff (Melchior), Brian Johnson (Otto), Lea Michele (Wendla), Lauren Pritchard (Ilse), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Jonathan B. Wright (Hanschen), and Remy Zaken (Thea). Tony Award-winner Stephen Spinella and Obie Award-winner Christine Estabrook perform the show's adult roles. Michael Mayer directs."Based on Frank Wedekind's 1891 masterpiece "The Awakening of Spring," Spring Awakening is the contemporary musical adaptation of one of literature's most controversial plays," according to press notes. The show "boldly depicts a dozen young people and how they make their way through the thrilling, complicated, confusing and mysterious time of their sexual awakening. Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's score feature songs that illuminate the urgency of adolescent self-discovery, the burning intensity of teen friendships and the innate suspicion of the uncomprehending adult world."
Visit www.springawakening.com for more information.
Curtain call
Spring Awakening cast members, including John Gallagher, Jr., Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele and Stephen Spinella
Phoebe Strole, Gideon Glick, Remy Zaken, Brian Charles Johnson, Gerard Canonico, Jennifer Damiano and Christine Estabrook
Skylar Astin, Jonathan B. Wright, Robert Hager, Lilli Copper, and Krysta Rodriguez
Bill T. Jones, Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater, Michael Mayer, and Lea Michele
Bill T. Jones, Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater, Michael Mayer, and Lea Michele
Jonathan Groff, Bill T. Jones, Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater, Michael Mayer, Lea Michele and Stephen Spinella
Erika Christensen
Nellie McKay and Michael Cerveris
Alison Franck and John Lloyd Young
Frida Payne and Leslie Kritzer
Duncan Sheik and Cindy Hetzel
Bill T. Jones
Marian Seldes and Phoebe Strole
Phoebe Strole
Remy Zaken and Phoebe Strole
Phoebe Strole, Brian Charles Johnson, Remy Zaken and Christine Estabrook
Brian Charles Johnson and Remy Zaken
Remy Zaken
Brian Charles Johnson
Steven Sater
Ira Pittelman, Michael Mayer, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik
Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik
Skylar Astin and Jonathan B. Wright
Krysta Rodriguez, Skylar Astin, Remy Zaken, Stephen Spinella, Brian
Charles Johnson, Jonathan B. Wright, Phoebe Strole, Jonathan Groff and
Jennifer Damiano
Lilli Cooper, Gideon Glick, Steven Spinella, Brian Charles Johnson,
Jonathan B. Wright, Phoebe Strole, Jennifer Damiano, Krysta Rodriguez,
Michael Mayer, Skylar Astin, Remy Zaken and Jonathan Groff
Robert Hager, Brian Charles Johnson, Krysta Rodriguez, Jonathan B.
Wright, Gideon Glick, Phoebe Strole, Jennifer Damiano, Remy Zaken,
Skyler Astin, Jonathan Groff and Frances Mercanti-Anthony
Lilli Cooper
Lilli Cooper and Chuck Cooper
Lauren Pritchard
Remy Zaken, Gideon Glick, Lauren Pritchard, Lilli Cooper, Jonathan B. Wright and Phoebe Strole
Lea Michele and Stephen Spinella
Lilli Cooper, Remy Zaken, Lea Michele, Phoebe Strole, Stephen Spinella, Steven Sater, Lauren Pritchard and Skyler Astin
John Gallagher, Jr.
John Gallagher, Jr. and Stephen Spinella
John Gallagher, Jr. and Remy Zaken
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Podcasts
Ep377 - Alexandra Socha: Life Beyond the Stage (and in the Bubble)
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Carl Moellenberg has produced more than 70 shows worldwide and won 13 Tony awards. Just a few of his Broadway credits includes Spring Awakening, Hair, Death of a Salesman, Pippin, All the Way, Dear Evan Hansen, Angels in America, The Band's Visit, Oklahoma, Hadestown, The Minutes, Company and many more.
#111 - Kathryn Gallagher LIVE at Broadway Con
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Steven Sater is a two time Tony Award winning, Olivier Award winning, and Grammy Award winning, writer and author of shows such as Murder at the Gates, Alice by Heart, and of course, Spring Awakening. He is now also the author of Alice by Heart the novel, being released on Feb 4th, 2020.
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