SPRING AWAKENING Arrives In Chicago, Set To Play At The Ford Center 8/4-16

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to present Broadway's most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony Award®-winner in years this summer. SPRING AWAKENING, the 8-time Tony Award® winning Broadway musical, will play the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph St.) for a limited engagement, August 4 to 16, 2009.

SPRING AWAKENING swept the 2007 Tony Awards® winning eight out of its eleven nominations, including Best Musical, Best Director (Michael Mayer), Best Book (Steven Sater), Best Choreography (Bill T. Jones), Best Orchestrations (Duncan Sheik), Best Lighting Design (Kevin Adams), Best Featured Actor (John Gallagher Jr.).

Hailed as the "Best Musical of the Year" by the NY Drama Critics Circle, the Drama Desk, the Outer Critics Circle and the Tony Awards®, SPRING AWAKENING has emerged as the most talked about new musical on Broadway.

"Broadway may never be the same. This brave new musical, haunting and electrifying by turns, restores the mystery and the thrill to that shattering transformation that stirs in all of our souls."

Charles Isherwood, The New York Times

Based on the 1891 Frank Wedekind play, SPRING AWAKENING features an electrifying score by Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics Steven Sater, direction by Michael Mayer and choreography by the award-winning Bill T. Jones.

Set against the backdrop of a repressive and provincial late 19th century Germany, SPRING AWAKENING tells the timeless story of teenage self-discovery and budding sexuality as seen through the eyes of three 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.

"A miracle that must be seen to be believed ... The best new musical in a generation."

John Heilpern, The New York Observer

Set design is by Christine Jones, costume design is by Tony Award-winner Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Tony Award-winner Kevin Adams and sound design by Brian Ronan.

SPRING AWAKENING opened on Broadway on December 10, 2006 at the EuGene O'Neill Theatre, following its world premiere at the Atlantic Theatre Co. The original cast recording of SPRING AWAKENING won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. SPRING AWAKENING is produced by Ira Pittelman, Tom Hulce, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel and the Atlantic Theatre Co.

"The most explosive new musical since RENT!"

Michael Sommers, The Star-Ledger

SPRING AWAKENING is a powerful coming of age story with mature themes: sexual situations, partial nudity and strong language.

The performance schedule for SPRING AWAKENING at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre is as follows:

Tuesday, August 4 at 8 PM Tuesday, August 11 at 7:30 PM

Wednesday, August 5 at 7:30 PM Wednesday, August 12 at 2 PM and 7:30 PM

Thursday, August 6 at 7:30 PM Thursday, August 13 at 7:30 PM

Friday, August 7 at 8 PM Friday, August 14 at 8 PM

Saturday, August 8 at 2 PM and 8 PM Saturday, August 15 at 2 PM and 8 PM

Sunday, August 9 at 2 PM and 7:30 PM Sunday, August 16 at 2 PM

Tickets range in price from $25 to $95 and are currently available online at www.BroadwayInChicago.com. Individual tickets will be available for purchase at all Broadway In Chicago Box Offices, the Broadway In Chicago Ticket Line and all Ticketmaster retail locations at a later date to be announced. Tickets are now available for groups of 20 or more by calling (312) 977-1710.

For information, visit www.SpringAwakening.com or www.BroadwayInChicago.com

 

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