Winner of 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, SPRING AWAKENING is a rock musical adaptation of Frank Wedekind's 1891 expressionist play about the trials and tribulations, and the exhilaration of ...

The cast is set and rehearsals are under way as SUNY Cortland’s Performing Arts Department prepares “Spring Awakening,” the Tony Award-winning rock musical adaptation of a landmark play about the ...

Madison Lyric Stage, a professional theater company on the Connecticut shoreline, will present the electrifying rock musical Spring Awakening, July 21-30. Based on Frank Wedekind's controversial play ...

Nothing depicts teenagers' lives with less authenticity than the typical musical about teenagers' lives. Think about the kids in shows like High School Musical, Hairspray, and even Grease and Bye Bye ...

A rock musical based on a 19th-century German play, starring adolescents both confused about and fairly throbbing with sexuality? It doesn’t sound like the go-to choice for a community theater ...

Nobody knew what to expect from Harvard’s 2024 production of Spring Awakening. Shrouded in secrecy, the production’s blank white posters scattered across campus said only: “It’s the 1890s. A group of ...

When Frank Wedekind wrote “Spring Awakening” in 1891, he meant it to be social criticism aimed at small-minded individuals and repressive cultures. While Steven Sater’s bold and imaginative adaptation ...

The creative minds in musical theater have drawn inspiration from many odd sources. But in a realm of Demon Barbers and Jellicle Cats, "Spring Awakening" is one of the oddest. German playwright Frank ...

A contemporary adaptation of a controversial 1891 German play by Frank Wedekind, the coming-of-age rock musical “Spring Awakening” is widely acclaimed. Debuted on Broadway in 2006, the show’s music by ...

For anyone weary of pedestrian screen-to-stage adaptations or cut-and-paste jukebox assemblies, the arrival on Broadway of a truly original new musical like "Spring Awakening" is exhilarating. Seven ...