Have you ever masturbated to Duncan Sheik? Let’s hope not. But when “Spring Awakening” comes to The Auricle, April 21-29, you can catch an angsty 19th-century German boy doing just that … or at least implying it. Written in 1892 by Franke Wedekind, this controversial show was given the rock-musical treatment in 2006 by Sheik, responsible for music and orchestration, and Steven Sater, who wrote the lyrics. The play has raised eyebrows since its first publication 120 years ago, as it unflinchingly addresses teenage issues such as abortion, rape and abuse, homosexuality and suicide. “...
Collaboration brings Baldwin-Wallace Music Theater Program to Lakewood In collaboration with Baldwin-Wallace College Music Theatre Program, the Beck Center for the Arts presents the Tony Award-winning rock musical, Spring Awakening, February 3 through March 4, 2012 on the Mackey Main Stage. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. Directed by Victoria Bussert, director of Music Theatre at Baldwin-Wallace College, Spring Awakening features Equity actors Scott Plate and Laura Perrotta as the adult male and female characters with a talented cast...
