After an amazing run from Off-Broadway sleeper to Tony Award winning Best Musical Spring Awakening ended its run on Broadway last night, Sunday, January 18, following the 7pm performance. After the cast gave the final bows, it was time to celebrate the music, memories and magic that was Spring Awakening. Current cast members, show alumni and the creative team headed to Bond 45 on 45th St. to get the bittersweet yet joyous festivites started and 'not do sadness', BroadwayWorld tagged along to join in the emotional closing night party. When Spring Awakening closed, it had played 859 performances and 29 previews. Its eight 2007 Tony? Awards, including Best Musical, made Spring Awakening one of the biggest Tony winners in the past decade. In addition to the Tony Award wins, Spring Awakening won four Drama Desk Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, and the NY Drama Critics Award for Best Musical, the Drama League award for Distinguished Production of a Musical, and the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, among other notable citations.
Spring Awakening: In The Flesh , arrives in bookstores this month and to celebrate the arrival, the books author David Cote was joined by the show's Tony Award-Winners Steven Sater (Book & Lyrics) and Duncan Sheik (Music) on Monday, September 15 and had an informative 'conversation' - on the show, the music and its long-running success at The Barnes & Noble Store at the Lincoln Triangle (1972 Broadway @ 66th Street). In addition, cast members from Spring Awakening including Hunter Parrish and Alexandra Socha performed select numbers from the show. Following the presentation the cast and creative team signed copies of the new book, and the Spring Awakening original cast recording.
Nearly one hundred years after German playwright Frank Wedekind's death, his daring 1891 play, Spring Awakening, was adapted by playwright-poet Steven Sater, scored by pop singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik, and guided by visionary director Michael Mayer.
Have you been awakened by Broadway's biggest hit? Join us as BroadwayWorld and Spring Awakening celebrate Broadway's most dedicated fans! Think you know everything about Melchior, Moritz, and Wendla? Shows us your stuff by answering our weekly trivia question and get a chance to win two (2) tickets to the production and a copy of the original cast recording. Trouble finding the answer? Sign up for Spring Awakening's Fan Club for the inside scoop!
BroadwayWorld.com's New and Updated Who's Who Entries for the Week of 8/26/2007. Updates include:
Erika Amato, Ruben Brache, Katrina Rose Dideriksen, Stacey Harris, Don Hite, Ann Morrison, Nina Negri, Julius Thomas III, Max von Essen, Jonathan B. Wright.
On August 2nd, at theatre district hangout Tony's di Napoli, Tony's DiNapoli Times Square unveiled a portrait honoring the Broadway hit Spring Awakening; the picture, by acclaimed artist Dan May, welcomed to Tony's Wall of Fame. Radio personality Valerie Smaldone hosted the event.
The Tony Award-winning cast of Spring Awakening unveiled and signed their new billboard on Wednesday, June 27th at 12 PM at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
The Tony Award-winning cast of Spring Awakening will unveil and sign their new billboard on Wednesday, June 27th at 12 PM at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
As sons and daughters across the country stock up on pearls and perfume for this Sunday, the stars of Broadway's Spring Awakening and Talk Radio share some favorite memories about the mothers who bore them - as well as their plans for this Mother's Day!
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