In February 1999, Steven Sater conceived the radical notion of creating a rock musical from Frank Wedekind's notorious Symbolist drama, Frühlings Erwachen, and he enlisted his friend and writing partner Duncan Sheik in the enterprise. That night, Sater came home and began writing the first lyric of Spring Awakening: ?Mama Who Bore Me? ? a lyric which still stands, verbatim, just as he first wrote it.
Ten years later, in the wake of the enormous international success of this groundbreaking, multiaward-winning show, its original director, Michael Mayer, urged Sater to write notes explicating its famously evocative, poetic lyrics.
In rich detail, Sater's notes address the literary sources and allusions of each lyric. He also writes feelingly of what prompted the songs over the course of the show's eight years of development. In so doing, Sater expands on his partnership with Sheik and his experiences with original cast members, Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff, now also known from Glee.
These notes will prove invaluable for fans of the show, for all those interested in theater, and most especially for all the young performers who will play the roles and sing these songs.
Ten years later, in the wake of the enormous international success of this groundbreaking, multiaward-winning show, its original director, Michael Mayer, urged Sater to write notes explicating its famously evocative, poetic lyrics.
In rich detail, Sater's notes address the literary sources and allusions of each lyric. He also writes feelingly of what prompted the songs over the course of the show's eight years of development. In so doing, Sater expands on his partnership with Sheik and his experiences with original cast members, Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff, now also known from Glee.
These notes will prove invaluable for fans of the show, for all those interested in theater, and most especially for all the young performers who will play the roles and sing these songs.
I Believe
Left Behind
All That's Known
And Then There Were None
The Bitch Of Living
The Dark I Know Well
Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind
The Guilty Ones
Mama Who Bore Me
The Mirror-Blue Night
My Junk
The Song Of Purple Summer
Those You'Ve Known
Totally Fucked
Touch Me
Whispering
The Word Of Your Body
Left Behind
All That's Known
And Then There Were None
The Bitch Of Living
The Dark I Know Well
Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind
The Guilty Ones
Mama Who Bore Me
The Mirror-Blue Night
My Junk
The Song Of Purple Summer
Those You'Ve Known
Totally Fucked
Touch Me
Whispering
The Word Of Your Body
| Genres | Musicals |
| Format | Reference |
| NumberOfPages | 87 |
| Media | Book(softcover, stapled) |
| Publisher | Applause Books |
| Contributors | Sater, Steven (Author) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9781557838247 |
| UPC | 884088609467 |