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[Broadway, 2015]
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[US Tour, 2004]
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[Broadway, 1985]
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Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama League Awards - 2016 - Unique Contribution to the Theatre

Deaf West Theatre

Tony Awards - 2016 - Best Revival of a Musical

Deaf West TheatreSpring Awakening

Tony Awards - 2004 - Best Revival of a Musical

Deaf West Theatre, Big River

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News


PSU Theater Arts to Stage SPRING AWAKENING This February
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2026

Portland State University's Theater Arts program will present the electrifying Tony Award-winning rock musical Spring Awakening, with book and lyrics by Steven Sater and an explosive score by Duncan Sheik.
World Premiere Of SLEEPERS AWAKE Comes to Opera Philadelphia
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2026

Opera Philadelphia is set to debut Gregory Spears' new opera, SLEEPERS AWAKE, offering a fresh take on the Sleeping Beauty tale from April 22-26.
Daniel Durant and James Olivas to Star in ELEPHANT SHOES in Spoken English and ASL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 10, 2026

Daniel Durant and James Olivas will star in Elephant Shoes, a world premiere co-production with Two River Theater and Deaf West Theatre, featuring a book by Ivan Menchell.
Tickets on Sale for ASL and Spoken English ELEPHANT SHOES at Two River Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 7, 2026

Tickets are now on sale for Two River Theater's Elephant Shoes, a world premiere co-production with Deaf West Theatre, directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun.
Review: Ali Stroker in Concert at Theatre Raleigh
by Jeffrey Kare - Oct 19, 2025

In June 2016, my mom and I went to New York during Tony Awards weekend. On the day of the telecast, we both walked all the way to the Beacon Theatre (where the ceremony was taking place) while rehearsal was going on
Deaf West Theatre and Pace University to Launch Artist-in-Residence Program
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 8, 2025

Beginning this fall, Pace University’s Sands College of Performing Arts and Deaf West Theatre are launching an artist-in-residence program focused on bridging performance and accessibility in musical theater training. Learn more!
REEL TO REEL Comes to Los Angeles
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2025

Rogue Machine has added a co-production with HorseChart Theatre alongside their 2025 Season. Directed by Matthew McCray, the production will feature Samantha Klein, Brett Aune, Alley Mills Bean, and Jim Ortlieb.  
Theatre Now Will Host Master Class With Rachel Sheinkin
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2025

​​​​​​​Theatre Now New York will host a Master Class with Tony Award-winning writer Rachel Sheinkin (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) next week.
Deaf West Theatre, LYLE, LYLE CROCODILE Cast & More to Join JTF WEST 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 5, 2025

Performers, adjudicators, playwrights, songwriters and educators who will take part in the 2025 Junior Theater Festival West have been revealed. The festival will take place February 7-9, 2025, in Sacramento, California. Learn more
BOTH EYES OPEN, A Hybrid Opera Theater Production, to Play Zellerbach Playhouse in February
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 4, 2025

New Performance Traditions will present a new production of Both Eyes Open, an experimental electroacoustic opera by Brooklyn-based composer Max Giteck Duykers and Berkeley-based librettist and playwright Philip Kan Gotanda.
Boston Symphony Orchestra And Andris Nelsons Present BEETHOVEN & ROMANTICISM In January 2025
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2024

This January, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons present a special monthlong festival, Beethoven & Romanticism.
Interview: Adrian Kohler’s Continually Bringing Life to the LIFE & TIMES OF MICHAEL K
by Gil Kaan - Nov 21, 2024

Read our interview with Adrian Kohler of the LIFE & TIMES OF MICHAEL K from The Tony Award-winning Handspring Puppet Company and the Baxter Theatre Centre.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Deaf West Theatre been nominated for?

Unique Contribution to the Theatre (Drama League Awards), Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Spring Awakening and Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Big River.

What awards has Deaf West Theatre won?

Deaf West Theatre has received the Unique Contribution to the Theatre Award from the Drama League Awards.

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