Spring Awakening (musical)

Spring Awakening
Original Broadway Recording
Music	Duncan Sheik
Lyrics	Steven Sater
Book	Steven Sater
Basis	Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind
Productions	2006 Off-Broadway 2006 Broadway 2008 First US Tour 2009 West End 2009 Vienna 2010 Sydney 2010 Buenos Aires 2010 Second US Tour 2015 Caracas 2015 Broadway revival 2016 Leicester NYMTuk 2016 Barcelona 2017 Third US Tour
Awards	Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Book Tony Award for Best Score Drama Desk Outstanding Musical Drama Desk Outstanding Music Drama Desk Outstanding Lyrics Outer Critics Outstanding Musical Outer Critics Outstanding Score Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Musical Olivier Award for Best New Musical Grammy Award Musical Show Album

Spring Awakening is a rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. It is based on the German play Spring Awakening (1891) by Frank Wedekind. Set in late-19th-century Germany, the musical tells the story of teenagers discovering the inner and outer tumult of teenage sexuality. In the musical, alternative rock is employed as part of the folk-infused rock score.

Following its conception in the late 1990s and various workshops, concerts, rewrites and its Off-Broadway debut, the original Broadway production of Spring Awakening opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on December 10, 2006. Its cast included Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, Skylar Astin, Carla Bianco and John Gallagher, Jr. while its creative team comprised director Michael Mayer and choreographer Bill T. Jones. The original Broadway production won 8 Tony Awards, including Tonys for Best Musical, Direction, Book, Score and Featured Actor. The production also garnered 4 Drama Desk Awards whilst its original cast album received a Grammy Award. In addition, the show was revived in 2015 on Broadway and garnered 3 Tony Award nominations, among other honors.

The success of the Broadway production has spawned several other productions worldwide, including various US productions, a short West End production that won 4 Laurence Olivier Awards including Best Musical, and a series of international productions.