
Guide Note
Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening is based on the 1891 Frank Wedekind play of the same name. The original play was banned in Germany due to its controversial content including masturbation, rape and suicide.
The musical version premiered Off-Broadway in 2006 and opened on Broadway, at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, on December 10, 2006. The show received instant critical acclaim and was nominated for 11 Tony Awards, eventually winning 8, including the prize for Best Musical.
Fast Facts
- Based on Frank Wedekind's 1891 German play of the same name
- Opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theater December 10, 2006
- Songwriter: Duncan Sheik
- Lyricist: Steven Sater
- Choreographer: Bill T. Jones
- Received 11 Tony nominations
- Won 8 Tony Awards:
- Best Musical
- Best Direction of a Musical
- Best Book of a Musical
- Best Original Score
- Best Featured actor in a musical (John Gallagher, Jr.)
- Best Choreography
- Best Lighting Design of a Musical
- Best Orchestration
Act I Musical Numbers
- "Mama Who Bore Me"
- "All That's Known"
- "The Bitch of Living"
- "My Junk"
- "Touch Me"
- "The Word of Your Body"
- "The Dark I Know Well"
- "The Word of Your Body"
- "And Then There Were None"
- "The Mirror-Blue Night"
- "I Believe"
Act II Musical Numbers
- "There Once Was a Pirate"/"The Guilty Ones"
- "Don't Do Sadness"
- "Blue Wind"
- "Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind"
- "Left Behind"
- "Totally Fucked"
- "The Word of Your Body"
- "Whispering"
- "Those You've Known"
- "The Song of Purple Summer"
The Mahalo Top 7
- Official Site: Spring Awakening
- Wikipedia: Spring Awakening
- Official MySpace Page: Spring Awakening
- Playbill News: Spring Awakening to Launch National Tour in Fall 2008 (April 30, 2007)
- The New York Times: Spring Awakening Review (December 11, 2006)
- Telecharge: Spring Awakening Tickets
- Video: Spring Awakening - Tony 2007 Performance (Time: 4:35)
Spring Awakening News and Reviews
- Yahoo! News: Spring Awakening
- Official Site: Spring Awakening News
- Rolling Stone: Spring Awakening: Review (2006)
- New York Magazine: Spring Awakening Review (2006)
- New York Times: Spring Awakening Review (2006)
Spring Awakening Background and History
- Internet Broadway Database: Spring Awakening Production Credits
- ST Lyrics: Spring Awakening Lyrics
- New York Magazine: "How Spring Awakening Got a Duncan Sheik Makeover" (2006)
- New York Magazine: Bios of the Spring Awakening Actors (2007)
Spring Awakening Tickets and Merchandise
- Telecharge: Spring Awakening Tickets
- Amazon.com: Spring Awakening Cast Album
- BroadwayNewYork.com: Spring Awakening T-shirts and merchandise
- Amazon.com: Spring's Awakening by Frank Wedekind
Spring Awakening Photos
- Official Site: Spring Awakening Photo Gallery
- Google Image Search: Spring Awakening
- Yahoo! Image Search: Spring Awakening
- WireImage: Spring Awakening Event Photos
Spring Awakening Audio and Videos
- Official Site: Spring Awakening Videos
- Broadway.com: Opening Night: Spring Awakening
- Broadway.com: Backstage at Spring Awakening with Jonathan Groff
- YouTube: Spring Awakening on A&E's Breakfast with the Arts
- YouTube: Spring Awakening TV Commercial
- YouTube: Spring Awakening on The View - 2/22/07
- YouTube: Spring Awakening Clips and Interviews
- YouTube & Google Video: Spring Awakening Search
Spring Awakening Fan Sites and Blogs
- The Guilty Ones: A Spring Awakening Community
- Steve On Broadway (SOB): Backlash Awakening?
- Inside Bay Area - Theater Dogs: Spring Awakening Posts
- Google Blog Search: Spring Awakening