\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;This brave new musical, haunting and electrifying by turns, restores the mystery, the thrill to that shattering transformation that stirs in all our souls.\u0026rdquo;\u0026mdash;Charles Isherwood, \u003cI\u003eThe New York Times\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;The staggering purity of this show will touch all open hearts\u0026hellip;In its refined, imaginative simplicity, it daringly reverses all the conventional rules by returning the American musical to an original state of innocence.\u0026rdquo;\u0026mdash;John Heilpern, \u003cI\u003eThe New York Observer\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;An unexpected jolt of sudden genius, edgy in its brutally honest, unromanticized depiction of human sexuality.\u0026rdquo;\u0026mdash;\u003cI\u003eNew York Post\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cI\u003eSpring Awakening\u003c/I\u003e 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\u0026rsquo;s controversial 1891 play about teenage sexuality and society\u0026rsquo;s efforts to control it, the piece seamlessly merges past and present, underscoring the timelessness of adolescent angst and the universality of human passion.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eSteven Sater\u003c/b\u003e\u0026rsquo;s plays include the long-running \u003cI\u003eCarbondale Dreams\u003c/I\u003e, \u003cI\u003ePerfect for You, Doll\u003c/I\u003e (Rosenthal Prize/Cincinnati Playhouse), \u003cI\u003eUmbrage\u003c/I\u003e (Steppenwolf New Play Prize), and a reconceived version of Shakespeare\u0026rsquo;s \u003cI\u003eTempest\u003c/I\u003e, which played in London.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDuncan Sheik\u003c/b\u003e is a singer/songwriter who also collaborated with Sater on the musical \u003cI\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c/I\u003e. He has composed original music for \u003cI\u003eThe Gold Rooms of Nero\u003c/I\u003e and for The Public Theater\u0026rsquo;s \u003cI\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c/I\u003e in Central Park.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e
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