Left Hand Theatre Spring Awakening

Spring awakening is a rock musical with music by duncan sheik and a book and lyrics by steven sater it is based on the 1891 german play spring awakening by frank wedekind set in late 19th century germany the musical tells the story of teenagers discovering the inner and outer tumult of adolescent sexuality in the musical alternative rock is employed as part of the folk infused rock score.

Left hand theatre spring awakening. The decision to allow spring awakening to makes its uk debut in hammersmith harks back half a century or more to the days when the lovely west london theatre was treated as a far flung outpost of the west end. Lea michele left and jonathan groff star in spring awakening which opened at the eugene o neill theater. The winner of eight tony awards including best musical told by duncan sheik and steven sater through what entertainment weekly called the most gorgeous broadway score this decade spring awakening explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with a poignancy and passion that is illuminating and unforgettable. For a cast in which almost everyone bar richard cordery and sian thomas is a newcomer to the bright lights of professional theatre this is a low pressure way to feel their way in.

Spring awakening is playing at the brooks atkinson theater in new york city until january 24 2016. Spring awakening was originally a play written by frank wedekind in 1891 and the broadway musical based on said play was written in the 21st century. Sara krulwich the new york times. The theatre is located at 215 jackson street.

Not recommended for use in performance but great. The original play was very controversial to audiences of that time period due to explicit sexual content and didn t have its first production until 1906 in germany. Music by duncan sheik. Already a hit stateside spring awakening is both a new musical and a new kind of musical a rallying call for teen angst where microphones symbolically give power back to the confused hormonal experimental adolescents of a 19th century village rife with parental and religious oppression.

Performed by the student summer intensive program. Book and lyrics by steven sater. Has ventured from north bay to san francisco and with the success of spring awakening in summer 2018 we are now performing at the gateway theatre in the embarcadero. The landmark musical is an electrifying fusion of morality sexuality and.

The musical features music by duncan sheik and lyrics and book by steven sater. The left hand theatre co. This is not a musical where conversations burst into song but where songs which have been pent up and. Musical direction by joe slabe choreography by jocelyn hoover leiver directed by jp thibodeau.