false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg 980045 1 <p>"This brave new musical, haunting and electrifying by turns, restores the mystery, the thrill to that shattering transformation that stirs in all our souls."-Charles Isherwood, <em>The New York Times</em></p> <p>"The staggering purity of this show will touch all open heartsâ&#128;¦In its refined, imaginative simplicity, it daringly reverses all the conventional rules by returning the American musical to an original state of innocence."-John Heilpern, <em>The New York Observer</em></p> <p>"An unexpected jolt of sudden genius, edgy in its brutally honest, unromanticized depiction of human sexuality."-<em>New York Post</em></p> <p> <em>Spring Awakening</em> is an extraordinary new rock musical with book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Grammy Award-nominated recording artist Duncan Sheik. Inspired by Frank Wedekind's controversial 1891 play about teenage sexuality and society's efforts to control it, the piece seamlessly merges past and present, underscoring the timelessness of adolescent angst and the universality of human passion.</p> <p> <b>Steven Sater</b>'s plays include the long-running <em>Carbondale Dreams</em>, <em>Perfect for You, Doll</em> (Rosenthal Prize/Cincinnati Playhouse), <em>Umbrage</em> (Steppenwolf New Play Prize), and a reconceived version of Shakespeare's <em>Tempest</em>, which played in London.</p> <p> <b>Duncan Sheik</b> is a singer/songwriter who also collaborated with Sater on the musical <em>The Nightingale</em>. He has composed original music for <em>The Gold Rooms of Nero</em> and for The Public Theater's <em>Twelfth Night</em> in Central Park.</p> 964934 6 7 2007 Spring Awakening total:82|5:44|4:22|3:12|2:4|1:0| 82 352 120 17 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 4 0 false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 16:33:39 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 16:33:41 -0800 2009 Spring Awakening, whatever the form: on the stage, the soundtrack, now the script... Admittedly, this doesn't really make for enthralling reading in and of itself (and sometimes it has the soppy, rather awkward sensation one can get at amateur Open-Mic eve...more...]]> 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 5 2 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 11:36:30 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 11:37:57 -0800 2008
Too bad, I loved it anyway.

I watched this musical at ASU's Gammage Auditorium in December 2008. My sister gave me her tickets.

That play changed my life.

Sater's script along with Duncan Sheik's musical arrangement...]]> 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 5 0 false Tue Mar 17 11:25:07 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 11:31:10 -0700 2009
I'm a wuss, I know, but this beautiful, haunting work that puts a spotlight on religion and society's complete repression of anything "...more...]]> 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 5 0 false Tue Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 05 13:01:52 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 13:05:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 0 0 false Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 17:39:58 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 17:41:11 -0800 2009 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 5 0 false Thu Sep 24 18:41:54 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 19:04:05 -0700 2009 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 4 0 false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 16:46:07 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 16:47:23 -0700 2009 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 5 0 false Mon Sep 07 18:00:17 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 18:00:56 -0700 2009 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 5 0 false Sat Feb 28 03:24:13 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 18:01:43 -0700 2009
I have never seen another play that compares. The script was magical and so accurately reflected the emotions you experience in your teenage years.

I have a copy of the soundtrack an...more...]]> 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 5 0 false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 01:14:36 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 01:15:39 -0700 2009 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 4 0 false Tue Apr 21 12:10:04 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 17:48:07 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 12:10:04 -0700 2009 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 5 0 false Wed Feb 13 15:01:19 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 15:07:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 5 0 false Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 23:39:57 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 23:43:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 4 0 false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 21:21:36 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 16:52:09 -0700 2009
I wish I had the opportunity to see the broadway show. ]]> 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 5 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 23:17:17 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 23:17:31 -0700 2007 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 5 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 19 08:35:37 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 08:36:54 -0700 2008 Buy the book. Buy the soundtrack. See the play. Trust me, they're worth it.

If only May (when I'm seeing it for the first time) could come sooner....]]> 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 20:27:55 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 21:16:12 -0800 2008 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 5 0 false Sun Nov 29 17:29:33 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 17:29:33 -0800 2009 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 0 0 false Tue Nov 24 10:35:17 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 10:35:17 -0800 2009 980045 1559363150 9781559363150 82 17 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179965575m/980045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980045.Spring_Awakening 3 0 false Mon Nov 23 21:24:20 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 21:24:20 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=980045