While continuing its Broadway run at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Spring Awakening is getting ready to hit the road. Productions of the Duncan Sheik/Steven Sater musical are planned in the United Kingdom, Spain, Israel, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Japan, Korea, and Australia. In addition, a national tour is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2008.
Directed by Michael Mayer and choreographed by Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening began its journey to Broadway nearly eight years ago, including an acclaimed engagement at the Atlantic Theatre Company last spring. Broadway performances began on November 17, 2006, and tickets are currently on sale through September 1.
The Broadway production stars Skylar Astin, Gerard Canonico, Lilli Cooper, Jennifer Damiano, Matt Doyle, Christine Estabrook, John Gallagher, Jr., Gideon Glick, Jonathan Groff, Robert Hager, Brian Charles Johnson, Ken Marks, Frances Mercanti-Anthony, Lea Michele, Lauren Pritchard, Krysta Rodriguez, Stephen Spinella, Phoebe Strole, Jonathan B. Wright, and Remy Zaken.
One of the fastest selling original cast albums in recent theatrical history, Spring Awakening was recorded and released on Decca Broadway, a Universal Music Company.
