Spring Awakening to play Broadway next season

Atlantic Theatre Company have announced that their production of the musical Spring Awakening, music by Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics by Steven Sater, will have a Broadway run next season.

Venue, dates and additional information are to be announced.

On behalf of the producing team Ira Pittelman said �We�re really pleased that this exciting and unique production will now reach a much wider audience. Duncan, Steven and Michael have created a musical experience that�s very special and we are proud that this new work is on its way to Broadway."

The musical opened off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theatre on the 15 Jun 2006, following previews from the 18 May and is booking through to the 6 Aug 2006.

The musical received mainly good notices from the critics. The New York Times called it "A fresh breeze of true inspiration." whilst the Associated Press said the show was an "Adventurous, thoroughly compelling musical." However, not all the critics were as impressed, NewsDay called it "A show with no real purpose, and it shows."

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Spring Awakening: Adapted from Frank Wedekind's controversial masterpiece about a dozen young people and how they make their way through the thrilling, complicated, confusing and mysterious time of their sexual awakening.

The off-Broadway production of the musical, directed by Michael Mayer, features Frank Wood, Mary McCann, John Gallagher Jr., Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, Christopher Clark, Michele Cobham, Lilli Cooper, Chris Garneau, Jared Goldstein, Brian Johnson, Lauren Pritchard, Jonathan B. Wright and Remy Zaken.

The musical has set design by Christine Jones, costumes by Susan Hilferty, lighting by Kevin Adams and sound by Brian Ronin.