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Spring Awakening is a coming-of-age 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.
Notable past productions include Our Town by Thornton Wilder in a co-production with Pasadena Playhouse; [9] Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo in a co-production with The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts; [10] Spring Awakening, which transferred from Inner-City Arts to The Wallis Annenberg and then to Broadway where it received three Tony Award nominations, including Best ...
In 2015, she made history by becoming the first actor who uses a wheelchair to appear on a Broadway stage. She originated the role of Anna in Deaf West Theatre's 2015 revival of Spring Awakening. [9] In 2017, Stroker was cast as Tamara in the ABC show Ten Days in the Valley. [10] The series was cancelled after 1 season due to low ratings.
Spring Awakening catapulted stars Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff and Skylar Astin to fame when it hit Broadway in 2006 — and created an original musical that inspired a generation. "I just learned ...
John Howard Gallagher Jr. (born June 17, 1984) is an American actor and musician best known for originating the role of Moritz Stiefel in the 2006 rock musical Spring Awakening, which earned him a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.
Getty Images (2) Lilli Cooper and Lea Michele were wide-eyed Broadway ingenues when they landed their big breaks in Spring Awakening — and now they are both mothers. “It’s just so surreal ...
In 2015, Frank acted in the role of Wendla in the Broadway musical Spring Awakening which included hearing and deaf actors, including Marlee Matlin. "(...) the young female protagonist, Wendla Bergmann, is played by the deaf Sandra Mae Frank, who uses sign language to deliver her lines" [8] Director Michael Arden said "Frank has developed Wendla into a character with more depth and ...
Lea Michele reunited with Jonathan Groff, John Gallagher Jr. and more of her co-stars from the original cast of Spring Awakening Sunday night, during the 75th annual Tony Awards. The cast got back ...