SPRING Awakening Comes To Chicago 5/8, Tix Go On Sale 3/4

The 2010 - 2011 National Tour of SPRING AWAKENING is coming to Chicago May 8-13, 2011. The 8-time Tony Award® winning Broadway musical featuring, "The most gorgeous Broadway score this decade," (Entertainment Weekly) will play at the Ford Center for Performing Arts Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph) during this limited engagement.

Based on the 1891 Frank Wedekind play, the landmark musical is a stirring combination of sexuality, morality and rock & roll that is captivating audiences across the nation like no other musical in years. SPRING AWAKENING features an award-winning and evocative story with a score by Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics by Steven Sater, and original direction and choreography by Michael Mayer and Bill T. Jones, respectively.

Broadway direction and choreography will be recreated by Lucy Skilbeck and JoAnn M. Hunter. Set design is by Christine Jones, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Kevin Adams and sound design by Brian Ronan.

Set against the backdrop of a repressive and provincial late 19th century Germany, SPRING AWAKENING follows a group of young students as they navigate through teenage self-discovery and coming of age anxiety. A powerful celebration of youth and rebellion the New York Times raves, "Broadway may never be the same."

The Broadway production opened on December 10, 2006 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. The original cast recording of SPRING AWAKENING won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. Originally produced by Ira Pittelman, Tom Hulce, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel and the Atlantic Theatre Co., the 2010 - 2011 National Tour of SPRING AWAKENING is produced by NETworks Presentations, LLC.

SPRING AWAKENING contains mature themes, sexual situations and strong language. For additional dates and more information visit: www.springawakeningontour.com

Individual tickets for SPRING AWAKENING go on sale Friday, March 4, 2011 at 10 a.m. and range in price from $27-$90. A select number of premium seats are also available. Tickets are available at all Broadway In Chicago Box Offices (24 W. Randolph St., 151 W. Randolph St., 18 W. Monroe St. and 175 E. Chestnut), the Broadway In Chicago Ticket Kiosk at Water Tower Place (845 N. Michigan Ave.), the Broadway In Chicago Ticket Line at (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations (including Hot Tix and select Carson Pirie Scott, Coconuts and fye stores), and online at www.BroadwayInChicago.com. For groups of 15 or more, call (312) 977-1710. Groups of 15 or more may receive a discount on most shows by calling (312) 977-1710. Gift certificates, which can be redeemed for any production or for season ticket packages, can be obtained at Broadway In Chicago box offices, www.BroadwayInChicago.com or by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 775-2000.

Just as on Broadway, the tour will feature a limited number of on-stage seats available for purchase. For more information, please visit www.springawakeningontour.com or www.BroadwayInChicago.com.

The performance schedule for SPRING AWAKENING is as follows:

Tuesday, May 3rd at 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 4th at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 5th at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 6th at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 7th at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Sunday May 8th at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

NETworks Presentations, LLC (Producer). Founded in 1995 by Kenneth Gentry, Seth Wenig and Scott Jackson, NETworks has produced and managed over 70 national and international touring productions. Previous productions: Oliver!; Little Women starring Maureen McGovern; Jekyll & Hyde; Kiss of the Spiderwoman; Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson; Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshall; The Light in the Piazza; My Fair Lady co-produced with Cameron Mackintosh; Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!; Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake; Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; Annie; Hairspray; The Wizard of Oz and many others. Joining returning hits Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Young Frankenstein, and the Lincoln Center's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific this season are Joyful Noise's production of Handel's Messiah Rocks, Spring Awakening, A Chorus Line, Blue Man Group National Tour and The New 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Misérables.

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