Steven Sater
Steven Sater is a bookwriter, lyricist whose BroadwayWorld credits include Nero, Alice By Heart, and Spring Awakening. Awards include BroadwayWorld Awards for Spring Awakening (2007).
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(L-R Back Row) Duncan Sheik, Skylar Astin, Jennifer Damiano, Gideon Glick, Robert Hager, Jonathan B. Wright, Lea Michele, Krysta Rodriguez, Lilli Cooper, Phoebe Strole, Producer Dave Sirulnick,Director Michael John Warren, Lauren Pritchard and Steven Sater (L-R Front Row) Gerard Canonico, Brian Charles Johnson, Jonathan Groff, Remy Zaken and John Gallagher Jr.
From: Photos: SPRING AWAKENING Cast Reunites for NYC Premiere of HBO's THOSE YOU'VE KNOWN Documentary
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Awards and Nominations
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Steven Sater, Spring Awakening
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Steven Sater, Spring Awakening
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Steven Sater, Spring Awakening
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Steven Sater, Spring Awakening
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Steven Sater, Spring Awakening
Steven Sater, Spring Awakening
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Steven Sater, Spring Awakenin
Videos
Video: Steven Sater Discusses Original Casting for SPRING AWAKENING
by Emmy Rice - 2025-03-08 11:36:00
Video: Watch Trailer for SPRING AWAKENING at The 5th Avenue Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-06-15 16:08:11
Video: Go Inside Rehearsals For SPRING AWAKENING at 5th Avenue Theatre
by Joshua Wright - 2024-05-30 11:12:50
Video: Watch Rehearsal Footage from SPRING AWAKENING at Fifth Avenue Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-05-18 15:37:54
News
by Michael Gioia - Sep 19, 2026
Duncan Sheik’s frequent collaborator Steven Sater spoke with BroadwayWorld about their musical 'Nero,' which is scheduled to open this fall in London, less than three weeks before the songwriter died at age 56.
by Michael Major - Sep 18, 2026
Tributes have started to pour in for Tony Award winner Duncan Sheik, who tragically passed away on Thursday. Lea Michele, Steven Sater, Kathryn Gallagher, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more honored the late composer.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 18, 2026
Duncan Sheik, the Tony Award-winning composer and singer-songwriter best known for his work on Spring Awakening, has died at age 56. Read his obituary here.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 18, 2026
The new musical from Tony Award winners Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik will open in London with Andrew Barth Feldman making his London debut as the title character, alongside Stephen Carlile and Sally Dexter.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 16, 2026
Tony Award-winning composer and singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik is receiving medical care and remains in critical but stable condition. The news comes ahead of upcoming Off-Broadway productions of Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen and Spring Awakening.
by Elizabeth Armstrong - Sep 18, 2026
Spring Awakening at Soulpepper Theatre is a well-executed and expertly-crafted sensory delight (though the dark themes this play tackles are far from delightful) that offers an intense, almost cinematic theatre-going experience.
by - Sep 15, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 15, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Michael Gioia - Sep 14, 2026
Steven Sater exclusively tells BroadwayWorld how the upcoming Off-Broadway revival of ‘Spring Awakening’ will be unlike anything audiences have seen before.
by Michael Gioia - Sep 11, 2026
BroadwayWorld can exclusively reveal that the creators of ‘Spring Awakening’ are still hoping a movie adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical will happen.
by Michael Gioia - Sep 13, 2026
Steven Sater exclusively tells BroadwayWorld why never-before-heard tracks from 'Spring Awakening' were taken out of the musical and ultimately replaced.
by Sharon Ellman - Sep 8, 2026
A murder mystery comes to 54 Below with Steven Sater and James Bourne’s concept album featuring a night of powerhouse vocals and a surefire gen z crowd pleaser.
by - Sep 4, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 4, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Michael Gioia - Sep 3, 2026
Steven Sater also exclusively tells BroadwayWorld he hopes a 29-hour workshop and potential visual album are next for his new musical 'Murder at the Gates.'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 28, 2026
54 Below will host a lineup of performers including Britani Bateman with Lagoona Bloo, Claybourne Elder, Charles Busch, Ute Lemper, Linda Eder, Orfeh, and Jeanna de Waal, alongside a Frank Sinatra tribute concert and other cabaret acts.
by Rebecca Kaplan - Sep 1, 2026
See some of the biggest stars of the stage and screen and the biggest names in jazz, cabaret, comedy and Broadway with shows in NYC. Check this list when you plan out your month!
by Rebecca Kaplan - Aug 31, 2026
Here are a few top picks to consider this week including a free Moliere performance, a reunion of Broadway's Jekyll & Hyde, Gabrielle Stravelli, and more.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2026
Theatre Three will open its 2026-27 season with SPRING AWAKENING on the Norma Young Arena Stage, directed by Emily Gray and featuring local and university talent from North Texas.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 24, 2026
Valkyrie Theatre Company will open registration for a fall theatre workshop staging Alice by Heart, open to performers ages 15-24 at the Fair Oaks Performing Arts Center.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 6, 2026
Steven Sater and James Bourne will present a concert celebrating the concept album Murder at the Gates at 54 Below in September. Fans will have the opportunity to participate in a contest where one performer will be selected to join the concert.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 29, 2026
Villanova Theatre announced a four-production season featuring a gothic comedy, a rock musical, a contemporary drama, and a classic romance, with tickets available through the Mullen Center box office.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Steven Sater has written 3 shows including Spring Awakening (Bookwriter), Alice By Heart (Bookwriter), Nero (Writer).
Best Book of a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Spring Awakening, Best Original Score (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Spring Awakening, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Spring Awakening, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Spring Awakening, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Spring Awakening, Outstanding Book of a Musica (Drama Desk Awards) for Spring Awakening and Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Spring Awakenin.
Steven Sater has won the following awards: - Best Book of a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Spring Awakening - Best Original Score (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Spring Awakening - Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Spring Awakening - Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Spring Awakening - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Spring Awakening - Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Spring Awakening
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