Camryn Manheim, Patrick Page & More Join Broadway's New Spring Awakening

Emmy winner Camryn Manheim and stage alums Patrick Page and Russell Harvard will round out the cast of Deaf West’s Spring Awakening revival on Broadway. The three new additions, along with the previously announced Oscar winner Marlee Matlin, take on the roles of select Adult Men and Women. Performances will begin at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on September 8.

Manheim received an Emmy and Golden Globe for her performance in The Practice. Her additional credits include Ghost Whisperer, Person of Interest and the upcoming Amazon series Hand of God. Page, who currently stars as the titular king in Shakespeare in the Park’s Cymbeline, last appeared on Broadway in Casa Valentina. His additional credits include A Time to Kill, Cyrano de Bergerac, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, The Grinch, Beauty and the Beast  and The Lion King. Harvard will make his Broadway debut with Spring Awakening. His previous credits include There Will Be Blood on screen and Tribes off-Broadway.

Michael Arden’s production previously played two different engagements in Los Angeles. The staging incorporates American Sign Language with the dialogue, as select characters are portrayed as deaf, with additional performers providing their voices. The show features choreography by Spencer Liff.

Spring Awakening, featuring music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater, is based on Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play by the same name. It follows a group of teenagers as they navigate through their sexual and intellectual blossoming, with varying degrees of support from adult figures in their lives. The original production won eight Tony Awards in 2007 including Best Musical. 

The cast will also feature Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winners Krysta Rodriguez and Andy Mientus as Ilse and Hanschen, along with over a dozen newcomers, including Austin McKenzie as Melchior, Sandra Mae Frank as Wendla. Katie Boeck as the voice of Wendla, Daniel Durant as Moritz and Alex Moniello as the voice of Moritz.

The production officially opens on September 27 and play a limited engagement through January 9, 2016.