Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce the premiere of Broadway's most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony Award®-winner in years! SPRING AWAKENING, the eight-time Tony Award® winning Broadway musical, will play a limited engagement in Chicago next summer, August 4 – 16, 2009. Chicagoans can get a free "taste" of the production when SPRING AWAKENING cast members perform at the upcoming Broadway In Chicago Concert in the Park Monday, June 30, 2008 during the city's legendary Taste of Chicago festival.
SPRING AWAKENING swept the 2007 Tony Awards®, winning eight out of its 11 nominations, including Best Musical, Best Director (
Michael Mayer), Best Book (
Steven Sater), Best Choreography (
Bill T. Jones), Best Original Score (
Duncan Sheik &
Steven Sater), Best Orchestrations (
Duncan Sheik), Best Lighting Design (
Kevin Adams) and Best Featured Actor (
John Gallagher Jr.).
Hailed as the "Best Musical of the Year" by the NY Drama Critics Circle, the Drama Desk, the Outer Critics Circle and the Tony Awards®, SPRING AWAKENING has emerged as the most talked about new musical on Broadway. The New York Times (Charles Isherwood) says, "Broadway may never be the same. This brave new musical, haunting and electrifying by turns, restores the mystery and the thrill to that shattering transformation that stirs in all of our souls." The New York Post (Clive Barnes) raved, "An unexpected jolt of sudden genius!"
Based on the infamous 1891
Frank Wedekind play, SPRING AWAKENING features an electrifying score by
Duncan Sheik and
Steven Sater, direction by
Michael Mayer, choreography by award-winning
Bill T. Jones and book by Mr. Sater.
Set against the backdrop of a repressive and provincial late 19th-century Germany, SPRING AWAKENING tells the timeless story of teenage self-discovery and budding sexuality as seen through the eyes of three teenagers. Haunting and provocative, SPRING AWAKENING celebrates an unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, a poignancy and a passion you will never forget.
Set design is by
Christine Jones, costume design is by Tony Award-winner
Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Tony Award-winner
Kevin Adams and sound design by
Brian Ronan.
SPRING AWAKENING opened on Broadway on December 10, 2006, at the
Eugene O'Neill Theatre, following its world premiere at the Atlantic Theatre Co. The original cast recording of SPRING AWAKENING won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. SPRING AWAKENING is produced by
Ira Pittelman,
Tom Hulce,
Jeffrey Richards,
Jerry Frankel and the Atlantic Theatre Co.
SPRING AWAKENING contains mature themes, sexual situations and strong language.
SPRING AWAKENING will premiere in Chicago next summer for a limited engagement August 4 - 16, 2009. Tickets are now available to groups of 20 or more by calling (312) 977-1710. The individual ticket pricing and on-sale date will be announced at a later date.
For more information on SPRING AWAKENING visit www.springawakening.com or www.BroadwayInChicago.com
