Tag Archives: Spring Awakening

2022 Olivier Nominations

Posted on March 8, 2022 by boz

This afternoon, Olivier winners Miriam-Teak Lee (& Juliet) and Sam Tutty (Dear Evan Hansen) announced the nominees in the 26 categories for the Society of London Theatre’s 2022 Olivier Awards. The West End revival of Cabaret led the pack with … Continue reading →

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Spring Awakening Review Roundup

Posted on December 29, 2021 by boz

London theater critics have given generally positive reviews to Almeida’s revival of the 2006 musical Spring Awakening, based on Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play. The creative team includes Steven Sater (book, lyrics), Duncan Sheik (music, orchestrations), Rupert Goold (direction), Lynne Page … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: Jonathan Groff

Posted on March 26, 2021 by boz

Happy Birthday to two-time Tony nominee Jonathan Groff, born March 26, 1985, in Lancaster, Pa. Groff was active in his school drama clubs as well as the local Fulton Opera House and Ephrata Performing Arts Center. After graduating from Conestoga … Continue reading →

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Today in Musical History: Spring Awakening

Posted on December 10, 2020 by boz

The Tony-winning Spring Awakening, based on Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play, opened Dec. 10, 2006, on Broadway and ran 859 performances at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. It had taken seven years of development, including workshops in San Diego and New York … Continue reading →

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Making Musicals: The Dialogue

Posted on April 10, 2020 by boz

Each scene is like a mini-musical, with its own beginning, middle, and end. Before you write any dialogue, decide how the scene begins. Playwright David Mamet asks three questions: “1. Who wants what from whom?, 2. What happens if they … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading List

Posted on July 9, 2012 by boz

If you’re like me, you spent most of June catching up with this past season’s New York productions of musicals. Over a frenzied Memorial Day holiday in New York, I saw six shows in four days! As New York (and … Continue reading →

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