The actor, known for his performances in Spring Awakening and Hamilton, celebrates his birthday March 26.
Following innovative productions of musicals like "Pippin" and "Big River" that were performed simultaneously in English and American Sign Language, Deaf West Theatre in Los Angeles has set its sights on a more contemporary theatrical crowdpleaser: "Spring Awakening," the Tony Award-winning rock musical with a score by Duncan Sheik.
'Theatre for the deaf? On Broadway?' It's a question that many theatre fans have asked since July 7, when official word came that Deaf West Theatre's production of Spring Awakening would land on Broadway this fall. The upcoming production, which will run September 8 through January 9 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, will sound the same to fans of the 2006 Tony-winning musical, but it will be performed simultaneously in American Sign Language by a cast of 27. Wait...what? That's right- this production, which marks the first Broadway revival of the show since it closed in 2009, comes complete with ASL, and though the concept seems revolutionary, this is far from the first time that it has been done (and has worked). Let's review:
Spring Awakening, the Tony Award-winning rock musical by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, opened Dec. 10, 2006.
A Broadway revival gets reinvented by uniting deaf and hearing actors onstage
Wolf Pack Theatre Company’s production of Spring Awakening is a powerfully moving show. The 2006 musical, with Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater and Music by Duncan Sheik, is based […]
Over the past couple of months I have been photographing the rehearsal process of a new musical called Spring Awakening. Spring Awakening is a Tony-award winning musical with music by Duncan Sheik and lyrics by Steven Slater. It has been absolutely massive in the US and the director Micheal Mayer has brought over a lot …
