Duncan Sheik

Duncan Sheik to Release New Album 'CLAPTRAP'

Duncan Sheik has shared his new single “Maybe” from the forthcoming AntiFragile Music album Claptrap. Duncan Sheik launched his career as a singer/songwriter with is 1996 self-titled debut album which featured his chart topping hit “Barely Breathing.” He is also the subject of the HBO Documentary ‘Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known.’

BWW Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Garden Theater

It has been over 130 years since German playwright Frank Wedekind first published SPRING AWAKENING. In 2006, the play was reinvented when Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater turned it into a musical.

BWW Previews: HOUSTON'S SUMMER HEATS UP at Various Theaters around town

You may know about FROZEN coming to the Hobby Center from Broadway Houston, or the Alley Theatre prepping for a new musical by Duncan Sheik named NOIR… but what are some of the gems out there from smaller companies that offer just as much air conditioning and some of the best acting in Houston? I’ve got you covered with four spotlights if you are interested.

Student Blog: “Song of Purple Summer”: Finding a New Start

“The Song of Purple Summer”, the last song of the show, always felt more like a coda than a conclusion to me. But what does it mean? Is it a flower that only blooms in summer? Or what if spring represents the green and innocent childhood, and the purple summer is an analogy for adulthood?

Student Blog: The Spring Awakening reunion, Was Something I Didn't Knew I Needed

I could talk for hours and hours about why I think this as a play or a musical should be something that every teenager should watch, listen or read, because nowadays art can save lives.

Photos: Inside Short North Stage's SPRING AWAKENING OPENING NIGHT GALA

Broadway’s hit angsty rock musical hits the Garden Mainstage in a spectacular new staging by Artistic Director Edward Carignan and New York City Choreographer Trevor Schmidt. Featuring a heart-pounding score by alternative singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik (pop hit “Barely Breathing”), Spring Awakening is a seductive and intimate look at the challenges of adolescent lovers in strict 19th Century German society. The subject of an upcoming HBO documentary and winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical, this landmark musical is an electrifying fusion of morality, sexuality and rock and roll that is still very relevant today. Presented by a thrilling cast of up and coming talent this show will inspire, ignite, and illuminate everyone in the audience. Spring Awakening will perform from May 5th now extended to June 4th at the Short North Stage (https://www.shortnorthstage.org/) Showtimes are 7pm Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and 2pm Sundays. Tickets range From $39 - $54 with student rush tickets available for $20 at the door. Group discounts available. Visit www.cbusarts.com for more information.

Jeremy Jordan Will Perform At Theatre Royal Drury Lane In August

Broadway star Jeremy Jordan will be performing a solo show live in London at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Monday 29 August 2022.

Student Blog: Spring Awakening

The play that premiered as 'Spring awakening - A children's tragedy' (Spring awakening - A children's tragedy), was a blow to the society of the early nineteenth century, for openly dealing with issues such as abortion, rape, homosexuality, suicide or child abuse, all of this in the environment of young adolescents who awaken to sexuality, drowned by a hermetic environment that does not help them understand the changes and erotic fantasies that live in their body.

SPRING AWAKENING And More as The Company Theatre Announces Inaugural Season

The Company Theatre, Rochester's newest performing arts collaborative, announces their inaugural 2022-2023 season.

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of SPRING AWAKENING at Porchlight Music Theatre

This spring Porchlight Music Theatre is presenting the winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Spring Awakening, at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts.

VIDEO: Jonathan Groff Gives Surprise SPRING AWAKENING Performance on THE TONIGHT SHOW

Jonathan Groff sat down with Jimmy Fallon last night to discuss the upcoming Spring Awakening: Those You've Known HBO documentary. The interview also features a clip from the new documentary, which is set to premiere on May 3 on HBO. The interview concluded with Groff performing a surprise rendition of 'Totally F*cked' from the hit musical.

VIDEO: John Gallagher Jr. & Gillian Jacobs Play 'Sorry, Bye'

The stars of the new horror film, Come Play, play the new game, 'Sorry, Bye,' where they have to pick one item out of a grouping to get rid of forever.

VIDEO: Watch the Cast of BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE Reunite to Sing 'What I Got'

The cast of Because of Winn Dixie reunites to perform 'What I Got' over Zoom.

Flashback: 'What Do You Love?' From Atlantic Theater's THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES

Atlantic Theater has posted another flashback video. This time, the cast sings 'What Do You Love?' from The Secret Life of Bees!

VIDEO: Molly Gordon, Colton Ryan and the Cast of ALICE BY HEART Sing 'Down the Hole'

The cast of MCC Theater's ALICE BY HEART has virtually recreated a song from the show! Watch the artists from the musical break out their cameras, travel back to Wonderland and perform 'Down the Hole', together virtually. 

VIDEO: Check Out 59E59 Theaters's WHISPER HOUSE

Written by Grammy and Tony winner Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening, American Psycho) and Tony-nominated and Obie winner Kyle Jarrow (Spongebob Squarepants, The Broadway Musical, The Wildness) and directed by The Civilians' Artistic Director Steve Cosson, Whisper House combines a lush original score with a haunting story of loss, love, and forgiveness.

BWW TV: Watch Jennifer Damiano Sing from BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE

The New Group will soon present Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, a world premiere production arriving as part of The New Group's 25th Anniversary Season.  With Book by Jonathan Marc Sherman, Music by Duncan Sheik, Lyrics by Duncan Sheik and Amanda Green and Musical Staging by Kelly Devine, this production features Jennifer Damiano, Jamie Mohamdein, Ana Nogueira, Joél Pérez, Suzanne Vega and Michael Zegen.  Scott Elliott directs.  Previews began January 16 in advance of an Official Opening Night on Tuesday, February 4.  A limited Off-Broadway engagement is slated through March 15 at The Pershing Square Signature Center (The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street). 

VIDEO: Watch a New TV Spot for UNDERWATER, Starring Kristen Stewart & John Gallagher Jr.

UNDERWATER is a film that follows a crew of underwater researchers who must scramble to safety after an earthquake devastates their subterranean laboratory. Directed by William Eubank, UNDERWATER stars Kristen Stewart, T.J. Miller, Vincent Cassel and John Gallagher Jr..

VIDEO: Alex Brightman Sings Drew Gasparini's 'A LIttle Bit' at Feinstein's/54 Below

Feinstein's/54 Below presented a Re-release Party for Drew Gasparini's album I COULD USE A DRINK: THE SONGS OF DREW GASPARINI on Monday, September 9th, 2019.

VIDEO: Get A First Look At BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE at Goodspeed Musicals

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Goodspeed Musicals's Because of Winn Dixie. This touching tale based on the award-winning novel by Kate DiCamillo will run through September 1 at The Goodspeed in East Haddam, Conn. Check out the video!