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Spring Awakening (German: Frühlings Erwachen) (also translated as Spring's Awakening and The Awakening of Spring) is the German dramatist Frank Wedekind's first major play and a foundational work in the modern history of theatre.
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.
In January 2012, Hoffer appeared as Moritz in the rock musical Spring Awakening at the Balagan Theater in Seattle. Controversy arose from The Seattle Times review by Misha Berson, who said that she was "overly flamboyant" for the role. [18] [19] Dan Savage defended Hoffer's portrayal of Moritz. [20]
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 ...
The musical was based on the controversial German expressionist play The Awakening of Spring, written by Frank Wedekind. Sheik won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for his work on Spring Awakening, [22] and he and Sater won a Tony Award for Best Original Score. [23]
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 ...
The controversy primarily stemmed from the unconventional staging of the opera at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. The production featured Mario Cavaradossi as an alter ego of Italian film director Pier Paolo Pasolini , who was murdered in 1975, trying to draw parallels between them as artists seen inconvenient to religious and political powers.
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 ...