Podcast appearances and mentions of Steven Sater

Our next ensemble song takes us to 1890s Germany via Broadway in 2006. Spring Awakening, with book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by rocker Duncan Sheik, is based on an 1891 German play that explores many of the worst things that can occur to a person, especially during adolescence. Winner of 8 Tonys, the show speaks frankly about sexuality, abuse, and mental health, and while "The Song of Purple Summer" -- which we talk about in this episode -- doesn't address those issues directly, the show definitely does, as does our discussion. Listener discretion is very much advised: parents, talk to your kids before this one. All clips are from the 2006 original cast recording of Spring Awakening and are protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act for criticism and commentary. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Listen to the SMSTS playlist on Spotify! Follow SMSTS on Instagram: @somuchstufftosing Email the show: somuchstufftosing@gmail.com

Hold your breath, coz we're barely breathing to have the one-and-only Mr. Duncan Sheik spring back into our torture chamber! (Yaayyyy!!!) In his return appearance, this Grammy and Tony Award-Winning legend helps us analyze the classic Australian punk band 'Cosmic Psycho' with their eponymous album, before we dissect American Psycho the Musical!Plus, we chat Rush, Texting, Urinal Etiquette, Recording Issues, Union Issues, Piano Issues, Muppets, and sooo much more in this EPIC episode!--SOCIALS--Duncan- IG/Threads: https://www.instagram.com/theduncansheik/ --Second City NYC: https://www.secondcity.com/shows/new-yorkMr J Wags- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrJWags -- Instagram: https://instagram.com/MrJWagsAround the World in 80 Plays:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/around-the-world-in-80-plays/id1709294420Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6M8Yff4VPblqINhu2SSrrgShow Submissions/EGOT Panel Auditions: networkbloop@gmail.com*****Juxtaposing Metal with Musicals - joined by iconic guests from the worlds of Music, Broadway, Hollywood, and more! https://www.thetonastontales.com/listen -- https://www.patreon.com/bloomingtheatricals - https://twitter.com/thrashntreasurehttps://linktr.ee/thrashntreasure*****Help support Thrash 'n Treasure and keep us on-air, PLUS go on a fantastical adventure at the same time!Grab your copy of The Tonaston Tales by AW, and use the code TNT20 when you check out for 20% off eBooks and Paperbacks!https://www.thetonastontales.com/bookstore - TNT20 ***** ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Spring Awakening (Frühlings Erwachen) - das Rock-Pop-Musical von Steven Sater und Duncan Sheik feiert am 06. April Premiere am Theater Trier. Das Stück, inszeniert von Manfred Langner, handelt von einer Gruppe heranwachsender Jugendlicher, die im späten 19. Jahrhundert zur Schule gehen und mit allerlei Schwierigkeiten des Erwachsenwerdens zu kämpfen haben.Spring Awakening ist ein Stück mit vielen jungen Talenten - neben dem Schauspielensemble singen und spielen noch sieben weitere junge Menschen, zwischen 16 und 22 Jahren, bei dem Musical mit.In der heutigen Folge sind sie bei mir zu Gast und erzählen, warum sie bei Spring Awakening mitmachen, wieso das Stück auch für Jugendliche heute noch so aktuell ist und welcher Song besonders Ohrwurmpotenzial hat. Außerdem mit dabei: Schauspieler Giovanni Rupp, der neben dem Spielen und Inszenieren das Schauspielcoaching bei Spring Awakening übernimmt.Neugierig geworden? Hier findet ihr alle Infos zu dem Musical und den Link zum Online-Ticketverkauf: theater-trier.de/auffuhrung/spring-awakening-fruehlings-erwachenCredit: Redaktion & Schnitt: Emma Lilli Heger; Musik: Felix Zimmermann

In this episode, my guest is comedian and actor Paul Reiser. We discuss his upcoming shows at Cobb's Comedy Club, his tour called the "Big Font Comedy Tour," and how he's glad to be doing stand-up again. We also talked about Paul's various roles in TV and books, including his recent appearance on Stranger Things as Dr. Sam Owens.In this episode:Stand-up comedy and live performancesThe journey of becoming a comedianFinding your comedic voiceMaking your spouse laughOpening for Buddy RichAs a seasoned actor, writer, producer, and stand-up comedian, Paul Reiser continues to add to his list of accomplishments. In addition to co-creating and starring in the critically-acclaimed NBC series Mad About You (1992), which garnered him Emmy, Golden Globe, American Comedy Award, and Screen Actors Guild nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, his successes also include his book, "Couplehood," which sold over two million copies and reached the number one spot on "The New York Times" best-seller list, and "Babyhood," his follow-up book, which features his trademark humorous take on the adventures of being a first-time father, which also made "The New York Times" best-seller list. He also wrote a follow-up bestseller, Familyhood.Born and raised in New York City, Reiser was drawn to Greenwich Village clubs, which featured, among others, George Carlin, Robert Klein, and David Steinberg. He subsequently attended college at the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he majored in music (piano and composition) and participated in drama classes. During his university years, he was active in student theater productions at the Hinman Little Theater, an on-campus community theater organization located in Hinman College, his dorm community. Reiser later began performing as a comedian at the Improv and Comic Strip during university summer breaks.Remembered for notable performances in films such as Diner (1982), Aliens (1986), Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), The Marrying Man (1991), Bye Bye Love (1995) and One Night at McCool's (2001). More recently, he starred in two original movies for Showtime - Strange Relations (2001) opposite Julie Walters, Chazz Palminteri's Women vs. Men (2002), opposite Joe Mantegna and Christine Lahti. His first original screenplay also became his next film, The Thing About My Folks (2005), also starring Peter Falk, Olympia Dukakis, and Elizabeth Perkins.Reiser's development company, "Nuance Productions," has produced several projects for NBC television, including, My 11:30 (2004), starring Jeff Goldblum and Donna Murphy - which Reiser co-wrote with Steven Sater. Also in the works - for the Showtime cable network - is a mock documentary about "The Smothers Brothers" and their battles with television network censorship in the late 1960s. Since then, he has maintained a lower profile, working more as an executive producer and writer than as an actor.He also paired with Steven Soderbergh to star in the Amazon Original Series Red Oaks.Reiser tours the country performing in sold-out venues and was recently voted one of Comedy Central's "Top 100 Comedians of All Time."www.GaryScottThomas.com

Duncan Sheik & Steven Sater's 2006 rock musical magnum opus is adapted from Frank Wedekind's controversial 1891 novel of the same name. The music, however, is adapted from another time. As is most of the slang use. But hey since it's so popular, we might give it a pass. Let's talk about "Spring Awakening"!

In this episode, Hunter and Shaun discuss the second half of Alice by Heart. According to the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space: TONY® and GRAMMY® award-winning creators of SPRING AWAKENING, STEVEN SATER and DUNCAN SHEIK, reunite for their new musical ALICE BY HEART, inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and directed and co-written by JESSIE NELSON (WAITRESS). “In the rubble of the London Blitz of World War II, Alice Spencer's budding teen life is turned upside down, and she and her dear friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground tube station. When the ailing Alfred is quarantined, Alice encourages him to escape with her into their cherished book and journey down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. As they travel through the tale, ALICE BY HEART explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward. This world premiere musical encourages us all to celebrate the transformational power of the imagination, even in the harshest of times.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicspeaks-podcast/support

In this episode we discuss the new musical Alice by Heart. According to the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space: TONY® and GRAMMY® award-winning creators of SPRING AWAKENING, STEVEN SATER and DUNCAN SHEIK, reunite for their new musical ALICE BY HEART, inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and directed and co-written by JESSIE NELSON (WAITRESS). “In the rubble of the London Blitz of World War II, Alice Spencer's budding teen life is turned upside down, and she and her dear friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground tube station. When the ailing Alfred is quarantined, Alice encourages him to escape with her into their cherished book and journey down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. As they travel through the tale, ALICE BY HEART explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward. This world premiere musical encourages us all to celebrate the transformational power of the imagination, even in the harshest of times.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicspeaks-podcast/support

Spring Awakening” is a bold musical adaption by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater of German expressionist Frank Wedekind's controversial 1891 play of the same. Featuring an electrifying rock/pop score, “Spring Awakening” follows... LEARN MORE The post Spring Awakening appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

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The thespians are joined by SALOMÉ a.k.a. Pariah the Doll to discuss Steven Sater's 2006 musical SPRING AWAKENING and the new HBO documentary SPRING AWAKENING: THOSE YOU'VE KNOWN.  Follow SALOMÉ on Twitter here Follow SALOMÉ on Instagram here

Steven Sater is the author and lyricist of Spring Awakening, winner of eight Tony Awards on Broadway and produced in 25 countries around the world. He has also collaborated with Duncan Sheik on Umbrage (HERE); Nero (Magic Theatre, New York Stage and Film); The Nightingale (La Jolla Playhouse and American Conservatory Theater); and the critically acclaimed album Phantom Moon (Nonesuch). Other plays include the long-running Carbondale Dreams; Perfect For You, Doll (Rosenthal Prize); Umbrage (Steppenwolf New Play Prize); A Footnote to the Iliad (New York Stage and Film); Asylum (Naked Angels); and a reconceived musical version of Shakespeare's Tempest (Lyric Hammersmith). He is currently at work with Burt Bacharach on a new musical as well. Additionally, Sater works as a pop/rock lyricist and screenwriter (the forthcoming Chitty Chitty Bang Bang remake for Sony Pictures). Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score, the Drama Desk and Outer Critics' Circle awards for Best Lyrics, the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album and the 2010 Olivier Award for Best New Musical for Spring Awakening. His most recent project includes  the Grammy nominated  album Some Lovers , co written with Burt Bacharach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony and Grammy Award winning writers Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik join Joe to discuss the genesis of their iconic musical Spring Awakening. They explain how they adapted Frank Wedekind's 19th century expressionist play into a musical that won eight Tonys, four Drama Desk Awards, four Oliviers and a Grammy. On the way they discuss topics ranging from Billy Joel to Buddhism, T.S.Eliot to Stephen Sondheim, as well as sharing their insights into the original Broadway production, the acclaimed Deaf West production and the latest London revival at the Almeida Theatre.   You can find Piece by Piece on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. You can also email us c/o piecebypiecetalkshow@gmail.com - we would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

Steven won Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score, the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, as well as the Olivier Award for Best New Musical for Spring Awakening. His other musicals include Alice by Heart produced at the National Theatre of London, MCC in New York and is also a novel from Penguin Random House, The Nightingale produced at La Jolla Playhouse; Prometheus Bound at A.R.T; and Some Lovers with music by Burt Bacharach at the Old Globe and the Adirondack Theatre Festival. His plays include Arms on Fire, New York Animals, and a reconceived musical version of Shakespeare's Tempest. Additionally, Sater works as a poet, screenwriter, and a pop lyricist. He has created television projects for HBO, Showtime, FX, NBC, and is currently creating a musical TV series for Amazon.

The podcast's first ever repeat guest, Steven Sater (Tony/Grammy/Olivier/Lortel/Drama Desk Award-Winning Awesome Guy) rejoins us to discuss his latest project, the grammy nominated concept album called Some Lovers, a collaboration with friend Burt Bacharach. This episode is pulled from a brand new podcast that I started with co-host Heather Vickery called 'Was It Chance?', all about how embracing fear and how taking intentional risk helps shape people's creative successes. More information about the new podcast via bpn.fm/wasitchance, or find it wherever you're listening to this podcast now! And now, here's the description from the 'Was It Chance?' feed: A chance encounter with Burt Bacharach led Steven Sater to collaborate on a decade-long project to produce a full length musical concept album featuring some of the industry's biggest artists. Now 93, Burt hasn't written anything for the stage since Promises, Promises in 1968. Steven felt drawn to Burt, this project, and their mission to explore what it's like to write love songs for couples after the "newness" of the relationships are over, and they've settled into their routines. This album is a must-listen, and this podcast episode is ... an even muster-listener. Find Some Lovers on Spotify, or everywhere you stream music: https://open.spotify.com/album/1tEyFYVH36zYUYfFK58gPN. List of featured artists include: Christy Altomare Kristin Chenoweth Lilli Cooper Auli'i Cravalho Santino Fontana Molly Gordon Jonathan Groff Jennifer Holiday Derek Klena Katrina Lenk Lea Michele Laura Osnes Ashley Park Graham Phillips Conrad Ricamora Colton Ryan Ari'el Stachel Ethan Slater Tracie Thoms Betsy Wolfe Make sure to follow this podcast everywhere you find podcasts, leave a rating and a review, and slip into our DMs at @wasitchance. More about Heather via @vickeryandco and listen to The Brave Files More about Alan via @theatre_podcast and listen to The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A chance encounter with Burt Bacharach led Steven Sater to collaborate on a decade-long project to produce a full length musical concept album featuring some of the industry's biggest artists. Now 93, Burt hasn't written anything for the stage since Promises, Promises in 1968. Steven felt drawn to Burt, this project, and their mission to explore what it's like to write love songs for couples after the "newness" of the relationships are over, and they've settled into their routines. This album is a must-listen, and this podcast episode is ... an even muster-listener. Find Some Lovers on Spotify, or everywhere you stream music: https://open.spotify.com/album/1tEyFYVH36zYUYfFK58gPN. List of featured artists include: Christy Altomare Kristin Chenoweth Lilli Cooper Auli'i Cravalho Santino Fontana Molly Gordon Jonathan Groff Jennifer Holiday Derek Klena Katrina Lenk Lea Michele Laura Osnes Ashley Park Graham Phillips Conrad Ricamora Colton Ryan Ari'el Stachel Ethan Slater Tracie Thoms Betsy Wolfe Make sure to follow this podcast everywhere you find podcasts, leave a rating and a review, and slip into our DMs at @wasitchance. More about Heather via @vickeryandco and listen to The Brave Files More about Alan via @theatre_podcast and listen to The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2016, Caroline Underwood formed The Caroline Underwood Agency, representing both British and American musical theatre writers ‘with a difference'. For the previous five years, she was Musical Theatre Consultant at London literary agency Alan Brodie Representation, where she represented both established and emerging musical theatre writers, with a client base reaching from London to New York. Caroline has over twenty years' music publishing experience at Warner/Chappell Music. As Head of Standard Repertoire and Musicals, she was responsible for exploiting the company's musical theatre repertoire and American and British Songbook catalogue. During her time there she worked with many of the company's top clients including the Irving Berlin Estate, the George and Ira Gershwin Estates, the Cole Porter Estate, the Rodgers and Hart Estates, the Noël Coward Estate, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Charles Strouse, Steven Sater and many more. She was also responsible for Warner/Chappell's musical theatre licensing operation and for producing major theatrical events.

The smash hit Broadway play Is This A Room opened at the Lyceum Theater on Oct 10th, 2021. Guest podcast host Beatriz Westby takes us down to the red carpet to talk to Tina Satter, Amanda Villalobos, Andy Grotelueschen, Blyth Adamson, Chris Giarmo, Deirdre O'Connell, Frankie Grande, Judy Kuhn, Lee Kinney, and Steven Sater. Get tickets and info to Is This A Room and Dana H via thelyceumplays.com/ Follow Beatriz Westby on the Instas: @biaizidoro Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, your lovely hosts tackle the topic of abortion. They start out by discussing the latest Texas abortion ban and then circle back to the beginning of human history to track the legacy of abortions through time.  Once the history of abortion has been sufficiently addressed, they delve into what religious institutions have thought about it throughout time, the precise year that the Catholic Church decided to care, and what the actual scripture even says about it. Maggie's favourite phrase "woman box" makes an appearance, Theo gets to find out what the quickening is, and Bridget references a project she did for a class she flunked in high school. Episode Transcript Available Here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wvo6H4S0p_gVvGrhzNBhxDN1gKH3ElI4/view?usp=sharingThis episode's references:-Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court Case-Color of Compromise by Jamar Tisby-Women's America 9th Edition edited by Kerber et. al. -New Orleans Pharmacy Museum-Terror in the Mind of God by M. Juergensmeyer-Spring Awakening book and lyrics by Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik-Portrait of a Lady on Fire directed b Céline Sciamma-“Abortion Has Never Been Just About Abortion” New York Times article by Thomas B. Edsall-Sawbones-Shout Your Abortion-Friend of the Podcast Liz Behlke-As always, Bridget's love of Reproductive Health

"Down and down we fall..." Grab your shrinking cake and caterpillar pipes because this week Jess/Andrew were given the Patreon request to cover Duncan Sheik & Steven Sater's "Alice By Heart." They use it as a perfect comparison to Dear Evan Hansen and how to handle grief and loss in a musical! Give it a listen! Donate to Black Lives Matter here Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jess on Twitter Jess on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew on Instagram Andrew on Twitter Brianna Socials Brianna on Twitter Brianna on Instagram Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Funny Girl” Casting Additions, “Black No More” Sets 2022 Dates, New Musical By Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day. Any and all feedback is appreciated: Ashley Steves ashley@broadwayradio.com | @NoThisIsAshleyGrace Aki grace@broadwayradio.com | read more The post Today on Broadway: Thursday, October 7, 2021 appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

Duncan Sheik’s career has not followed a straight line. After studying semiotics at Brown University, he emerged in the mid 1990s as a pop singer songwriter with his hit “Barely Breathing”, and quickly revealed himself to bend toward more literate adult oriented rock. He continued to make records and land himself on the charts but also began exploring composition for film and theater.  The success of 2006's Spring Awakening, a hit rock musical that featured Sheik’s score (and which won the Tony for Best Original Score as well as a Grammy for Best Musical Show Album) planted him firmly in the world of Broadway. He has continued to write for theater, often collaborating with poet and playwright Steven Sater.  Over the years he has explored electronic music, folk music, and enjoyed covering songs by his favorite writers, many of whom were influential to him as a boy.  His new record Live at the Cafe Carlyle, a small format live concert was recorded in the pre pandemic playground of the upper east side, back when people gathered together unmasked and unconcerned to experience something collectively. The record in many ways is an encapsulation of his career - it includes some of the most famous songs from his artist and composer lives, as well as some of his favorite songs by other songwriters.  We talked recently about his career, his songwriting, technology in music, how becoming a father has influenced his work, his life in Covid and what it means to release music in these strange and trying times, and what exactly is semiotics anyway.

Steve Cooper talks with musician Duncan Sheik. Duncan had a Top 20 hit with the song Barely Breathing from his 1996 eponymous debut. He had three more albums land on the Billboard 200 by the end of the next decade, including his fourth full-length, 2002's Daylight. After scoring his first feature-length film, 2004's A Home at the End his career turned toward Broadway with the success of 2006's Spring Awakening, a hit rock musical. It won him the Tony for Best Original Score as well as a Grammy for Best Musical Show Album, both with lyricist Steven Sater. He continued to juggle adult-alternative albums, film scores, and musical theater in the years to follow, issuing his eighth solo album, Legerdemain, in 2015 and moving his musical American Pyscho to Broadway in 2016. For that show, he served as composer, lyricist, and orchestrator. He reunited with Sater for Alice by Heart, a musical adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland that opened off-Broadway in 2019. He also just released the album Live at the Cafe Carlyle.  

“There’s a moment you know... you’re F[CENSORED]D” That’s right! This week on Buzzed Broadway, we’re bringing you the apex of angst: Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater’s Spring Awakening! Sam and Amanda discuss the poetic style of this groundbreaking musical juxtaposed against the hard, edgy rock score. Give a listen to the cast album if you want a leg up on this week’s drinking games! *Trigger warning: The following episode covers the 2006 musical “Spring Awakening” based on the 1891 play of the same name. As a commentary on the sexually oppressive culture of the late 19th century, Spring Awakening depicts acts of rape, abuse, suicide, and abortion. We in no way intend to make light of these topics and instead wish to highlight the groundbreaking contributions this controversial work has made to society and art. “Buzzed Broadway” is Broadway’s drunkest podcast. Conceived and hosted by Amanda Harrington and Sam St. Jean, the two attempt to out-drink each other each week while discussing one of Broadway’s best musicals. Amanda and Sam are lifelong best friends so once the liquor gets flowing, the jokes get going! Drink along from the comfort of your own home or laugh at the absurdity on your way to work. Buzzed Broadway is packed with comedy, trivia, showtunes, and of course: booze! @buzzedbroadwaypodcast [A Broadway Podcast Network production]. @broadwaypodcastnetwork www.bpn.fm/buzzedbroadway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steven won Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score, the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, as well as the Olivier Award for Best New Musical for Spring Awakening. His other musicals include Alice by Heart produced at the National Theatre of London, MCC in New York and is also a novel from Penguin Random House, The Nightingale produced at La Jolla Playhouse; Prometheus Bound at A.R.T; and Some Lovers with music by Burt Bacharach at the Old Globe and the Adirondack Theatre Festival. His plays include Arms on Fire, New York Animals, and a reconceived musical version of Shakespeare’s Tempest. Additionally, Sater works as a poet, screenwriter, and a pop lyricist. He has created television projects for HBO, Showtime, FX, NBC, and is currently creating a musical TV series for Amazon.

(10/8/2020) Mike and returning cohost – actress Glory Joy Rose featured actress Nikki Castillo on ConversationsRadio Ep.81!Nikki Castillo started singing and dancing at the age of 5 and by the time she was 10, made her professional stage – appearing in such productions as ‘Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas’ at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego.  She also landed the title role in the Page-To-Stage workshop production of Tony-Award-Winners Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater’s new musical ‘The Nightingale’ at the La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, California. In late 2015, she booked her first TV show guest starring in season 2 of Disney’s ‘K.C. Undercover’ playing the recurring role of Akina opposite Zendaya and is also known for her recurring role as Patty Logan on the CBS’s ‘Scorpion.’ She is also a busy voice artist and has booked some animated shorts. In 2016, she booked guest starring role of ‘Malaya’ in season 3 of TNT’s ‘The Last Ship.’ You can check out her homepage www.msnikkicastillo.com Enjoy the podcast! Be sure and check out our website and all of our podcasts atwww.conversationspod.wix.com/conversations      

SPRING AWAKENING  | Book & Lyrics by Steven Sater | Music by Duncan SheikEpisode Segments:1:44 - Remember4:42 - Why God Why5:37 - Back to Before22:31 - What's Inside40:16 - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?56:36 - Our Favorite Things1:07:54 - Corner of the SkyWorks Consulted:Spring Awakening (Libretto) Book & Lyrics by Steven Sater, Music by Duncan SheikSpring Awakening: In the Flesh by David CoteMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"Remember" from A Little Night Music (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Benjamin Rayson, Teri Ralston, Beth Fowler, Gene Varrone, Barbara Lang, & Harold Hastings"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"All That's Known" from Spring Awakening (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Duncan Sheik, Lyrics by Steven Sater | Performed by Jonathan Groff"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas

Hoy nos acercamos al cantante y compositor americano Duncan Sheik nacido en New Jersey en 1969, que aprendió piano con su abuela y en 1996 lanzó su primer álbum en solitario cuyo single “Barely breathing” se colocó en las listas de ventas durante 55 semanas siendo nominado a los Grammy. En 2002 escribió la música para “Twelve nights” del Shakespeare’s Festival de Nueva York y compuso la banda sonora de “Una casa en el fin del mundo”. Desde entonces alterna sus trabajos para cine y teatro con sus álbumes en solitario. En 2006 tras ocho años de trabajo con Steven Sater terminó la que es su obra más popular hasta la fecha que ya tratamos en el "Cuentame un musical: SPRING AWAKENING". Entre sus musicales grabó en 2009 un concept album para “Whisper House” y luego “The nightingale” (2011), “Alice By Heart” (2012), “American Psycho” (2013), “Noir” (2015) y “La vida secreta de las abejas” (2019). Os dejamos con una selección de temas de Duncan Sheik comenzando con tres canciones que grabó en estudio y las incluyeron en alguna película. Seguiremos con sus bandas sonoras y canciones escritas para el cine y el teatro musical. Espero os guste. 00h 00’00” Inicio 00h 02’25” Cabecera 00h 03’02” Barely breathing 00h 07’13” Whisful thinking 00h 11’30” If I didn’t tell you now 2004 A HOME AT THE END OF THE WORLD 00h 15’06” Brothers 00h 18’05” Leaving 00h 20’10” Something somewhere 00h 23’27” There’s a home 2006 SPRING AWAKENING 00h 27’17” The bitch of living 00h 30’08” I believe 00h 32’36” Totally fucked 00h 35’41” The song of purple summer 2007 WHISPER HOUSE 00h 39’02” Better to be dead 00h 43’31” And now we sing 00h 46’50” I don’t believe in you 00h 51’05” Take a bow 2011 HARVEST 00h 55’35” Buildings & bridges 00h 59’14” Come out 01h 04’15” Cops on horses 01h 08’20” Everyday parade 01h 10’28” Laugh till I cry 2012 THE NIGHTHINGALE 01h 11’43” A purple Trail 01h 15’31” Song of the human heart 01h 21’11” The walls are tumbling down 2016 BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE 01h 25’10” I woke up 01h 27’32” Awoo 01h 31’05” You can’t run 01h 34’39” Searchin’ 01h 37’47” What I got is you 2013-2016 AMERICAN PSYCHO 01h 41’26” Selling out 01h 44’32” Cards 01h 47’42” You are what you wear 01h 51’46” Killing spree 01h 56’15” A girl before 2013 – 2019 ALICE BY HEART 01h 59’48” Afternoon Sólo me queda recordarte que puedes suscribirte GRATUITAMENTE al canal de Love4musicals en ivoox o itunes para recibir notificación cada vez que publiquemos un nuevo programa.

Hoy nos acercamos al cantante y compositor americano Duncan Sheik nacido en New Jersey en 1969, que aprendió piano con su abuela y en 1996 lanzó su primer álbum en solitario cuyo single “Barely breathing” se colocó en las listas de ventas durante 55 semanas siendo nominado a los Grammy. En 2002 escribió la música para “Twelve nights” del Shakespeare’s Festival de Nueva York y compuso la banda sonora de “Una casa en el fin del mundo”. Desde entonces alterna sus trabajos para cine y teatro con sus álbumes en solitario. En 2006 tras ocho años de trabajo con Steven Sater terminó la que es su obra más popular hasta la fecha que ya tratamos en el "Cuentame un musical: SPRING AWAKENING". Entre sus musicales grabó en 2009 un concept album para “Whisper House” y luego “The nightingale” (2011), “Alice By Heart” (2012), “American Psycho” (2013), “Noir” (2015) y “La vida secreta de las abejas” (2019). Os dejamos con una selección de temas de Duncan Sheik comenzando con tres canciones que grabó en estudio y las incluyeron en alguna película. Seguiremos con sus bandas sonoras y canciones escritas para el cine y el teatro musical. Espero os guste. 00h 00’00” Inicio 00h 02’25” Cabecera 00h 03’02” Barely breathing 00h 07’13” Whisful thinking 00h 11’30” If I didn’t tell you now 2004 A HOME AT THE END OF THE WORLD 00h 15’06” Brothers 00h 18’05” Leaving 00h 20’10” Something somewhere 00h 23’27” There’s a home 2006 SPRING AWAKENING 00h 27’17” The bitch of living 00h 30’08” I believe 00h 32’36” Totally fucked 00h 35’41” The song of purple summer 2007 WHISPER HOUSE 00h 39’02” Better to be dead 00h 43’31” And now we sing 00h 46’50” I don’t believe in you 00h 51’05” Take a bow 2011 HARVEST 00h 55’35” Buildings & bridges 00h 59’14” Come out 01h 04’15” Cops on horses 01h 08’20” Everyday parade 01h 10’28” Laugh till I cry 2012 THE NIGHTHINGALE 01h 11’43” A purple Trail 01h 15’31” Song of the human heart 01h 21’11” The walls are tumbling down 2016 BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE 01h 25’10” I woke up 01h 27’32” Awoo 01h 31’05” You can’t run 01h 34’39” Searchin’ 01h 37’47” What I got is you 2013-2016 AMERICAN PSYCHO 01h 41’26” Selling out 01h 44’32” Cards 01h 47’42” You are what you wear 01h 51’46” Killing spree 01h 56’15” A girl before 2013 – 2019 ALICE BY HEART 01h 59’48” Afternoon Sólo me queda recordarte que puedes suscribirte GRATUITAMENTE al canal de Love4musicals en ivoox o itunes para recibir notificación cada vez que publiquemos un nuevo programa.

James Bourne is a founding member and main songwriter for the bands Busted, Son of Dork and McBusted, all of which have achieved gold and multi-platinum status. He is the winner of three BRIT Awards, eight #1 singles and 1.5 million concert tickets sold and his songs are on albums that have sold over 20 million copies. He has written songs for the Jonas Brothers, 5SOS and The Vamps. He has written five original musicals, including Loserville, which earned him an Olivier Award nomination for Best New Musical in 2013. He is currently developing two new musicals with Tony Award-winning book writer/lyricist Steven Sater and is set to release his debut solo album in 2020.instagram.com/jamesfutureboybournetwitter.com/JamesBournetwitter.com/JamesBourneSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/back-story-song/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Poet, playwright, author, and lyricist Steven Sater joins Rory to talk about the challenges he faced growing up often sick, how it led to his love of writing and theater, teaching himself ancient Greek, Spring Awakening, and his new book "Alice by Heart."

Steven Sater is a Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award winning lyricist, librettist, writer, poet and much more. He is the man responsible for Spring Awakening, the show that inspired the passion that led to Laura Heywood's online alter ego, @BroadwayGirlNYC. His new novel, Alice By Heart, is a gorgeous and poetic expansion of the world behind the musical of the same name. Hardly a re-relling of Alice in Wonderland, the story instead is about a different Alice, down a different kind of hole – a lost pubescent girl in the panic of 1940s London, seeking refuge in an abandoned Tube station for herself and her sick best friend. The other children there do seem to oddly resemble the characters from her favorite Lewis Carroll novel, and the more terrifying the war becomes above ground, the more solace she takes in retelling the story she knows by heart to Alfred, the best friend who is succumbing slowly to tuberculosis. As a boy, Steven Sater himself was very sick – confined in quarantine most of his young life – and books were his refuge, too. So as we read the intertwined stories of these two Alices and the plight of struggling youth – we are, in a way, learning Steven’s story, too.

Steven Sater’s Alice By Heart wants to reaffirm the power of the imagination, and inspire readers to reignite the wonder in themselves.

First Draft Episode #235: Kate DiCamillo Kate DiCamillo is one of six people to win two Newbery Medals, for her novels The Tale of Despereaux and Flora & Ulysses, and author of Newberry Honor book Because of Winn-Dixie, National Book Award finalist The Tiger Rising, as well as New York Times bestselling novels The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The Magician’s Elephant, the Mercy Watson series, and more. DiCamillo was the U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature for 2014 and 2015. Her most recent novel, Beverly, Right Here completes the trilogy of Raymie Nightingale and Louisiana’s Way Home. This episode of First Draft is brought to you by Steven Sater’s Alice By Heart, a debut young adult novel in which the Tony Award-winning co-creator of Spring Awakening tells the story of a young girl who takes refuge in a London Tube station during WWII and confronts grief, loss, and first love with the help of her favorite book, Alice in Wonderland. Alice By Heart is out from Penguin Random House now. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life Christopher Paul Curtis, author of Newberry Medal book Bud, Not Buddy and Newberry Honor book The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 and Elijah of Buxton Katherine Paterson, author of Newberry Medal books Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved, as well as Newberry Honor book The Great Gilly Hopkins Karen Hesse, author of Newberry Medal book Out of the Dust Kara LaReau was Kate’s editor for Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tiger Rising, The Tale of Despereaux Poets & Writers magazine Holly McGhee, founder and creative director at Pippin Properties Blank Check with Griffin and David (podcast) The quote Kate shares from Katherine Paterson is from Paterson’s 1988 essay, “Hope is More Than Happiness.” (New York Times). How to Talk so Kids Will Listen And How to Listen so Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish Karen Lotz, president of Candlewick Linda Sue Park, author of A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story and A Single Shard Kate was also the 2014 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto, State of Wonder, The Magician’s Assistant, and many more, owns Parnassus bookstore in Nashville, Tenn. I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998. Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Linda Holmes, author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast; Jonny Sun, internet superstar, illustrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Gmorning, Gnight! and author and illustrator of Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too;  Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

First Draft Episode #234: Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Leah on the Offbeat, and co-author of What if it’s Us, and Aisha Saeed, New York Times bestselling author of Written in the Stars and Amal Unbound, teamed up to write Yes No Maybe So. This episode of First Draft is brought to you by Steven Sater’s Alice By Heart, a debut young adult novel in which the Tony Award-winning co-creator of Spring Awakening tells the story of a young girl who takes refuge in a London Tube station during WWII and confronts grief, loss, and first love with the help of her favorite book, Alice in Wonderland. Alice By Heart is out from Penguin Random House now. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Becky’s previous episode of First Draft Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Fisher Staples Aisha Saeed was a co-founding member of We Need Diverse Books Jon Ossoff, the politcian whose run for a U.S. House seat brought Becky and Aisha together and inspired Yes No Maybe So, is running for Senate. Learn more about him and donate to his campaign here! Becky co-wrote another book, What if it’s Us, with Adam Silvera (listen to his First Draft interview here) Long Shot (movie) Nancy Paulsen of Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, is Aisha’s long-time editor Donna Bray at Balzer + Bray has been Becky’s editor for her entire career, and she edited YES NO MAYBE SO Love, Simon (movie based on Becky’s debut novel, Simon vs. the Homo Sapien’s Agenda) I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998. Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Linda Holmes, author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast; Jonny Sun, internet superstar, illustrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Gmorning, Gnight! and author and illustrator of Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too;  Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

Feb 2020 is a slighter month than January, so there are still great books to add to your library hold lists! Brenna and Joe have poured over the month and selected their top 3-4 picks, along with a few honourable mentions.JoeAlice by Heart by Steven SaterNo True Believers by Rabiah York LumbardRed Hood by Elana K. ArnoldWhat I Want You To See by Catherine LinkaPlus: Solstice by Lorence Alison and Below by Alexandria WarwickBrennaYes No Maybe So by Becky Albertelli and Aisha SaeedThe New David Espinoza by Frank AcevesTurtle Under Ice by Juleah del RosarioPlus: To All The Boys I've Loved Before 2 on Netflix and a new adaptation of EmmaWant to connect with the show? Use #HKHSPod on Twitter:Brenna: @brennacgrayJoe: @bstolemyremoteHave something longer to say or a minisode idea? Send us an email to hkhspod@gmail.com. See you on the page and on the screen!

Steven Sater is a two time Tony Award winning, Olivier Award winning, and Grammy Award winning, writer and author of shows such as Murder at the Gates, Alice by Heart, and of course, Spring Awakening. He is now also the author of Alice by Heart the novel, being released on Feb 4th, 2020. Born in Evansville Indiana, Steven didn’t have a childhood like most. An injury left him bed ridden where he taught himself ancient greek and started writing his first plays. This has now resulted in some of the most beloved musicals of all time, such as Spring Awakening. His latest project is the release of his new book, based off of his musical, Alice by Heart, inspired by the story of Alice in Wonderland.  In this episode, we discuss:  Growing up as a ‘bubble boy’, being unable to attend school Jumping off a 3rd floor balcony in college to escape a fire His life at Princeton University, and how it pointed him towards his career How he keeps himself centered, and his involvement in Soka Gakkai International where he met both his wife and Duncan Sheik Where the idea for Spring Awakening came from Connect with Seven IG: @StevenSater Twitter: @StevenSater Buy the book Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com. A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible! Cheryl Hodges-Selden, Paul Seales, David Seales If you would like to see your name in this show notes or get a shout out on the pod itself, visit ttp.fm/patreon to become a member and show your support!

On this episode we sat down with Broadway Sings creator Corey Mach to discuss everything from getting his equity card, his Broadway debut in Godspell, working with multiple different Charlies in Kinky Boots, to creating Broadway Sings, and even the time he was on a party bus with Celine Dion. Music: Totally F*cked: Duncan Sheik & Steven Sater

In which we discuss winning the standby Hercules lottery, what we thought of the show, what the show could mean for representation in theatre, and we go on a minor Harry Potter tangent Music: Totally F*cked - Steven Sater & Duncan Sheik Go The Distance - Alan Menken (performed by Jelani Alladin courtesy of The Public Theater)

Ft. ‪Adam Dawson. Scott Hunter. Ronan Burns. Antony Hewitt. Koko Basigara.‬ ‪Also featuring: ‬Brandon Marinas‪.‬ ‪The Space Westend. Ben Papworth. ‬The Rubenstein Kiss. Southwark Playhouse. Stephen Billington. Dario Coates. ‪Aladdin.‬ Murder At The Gates. Steven Sater and James Bourne. Madalena Alberto. Evelyn Hoskins. Jamie Muscato. Pluck. Theatre. Beth Watson. Dior Clarke. Barry McStay. Philip Honeywell. Guy Woolf. Footloose. Bromley Players. That Cabaret. Above the Arts. Stewart Briggs. Danny Whelan. Kieran Stallard. ‪Emma Ralston. ‬

Ben Blacker is back and we're talking all things theatre and oral history today on The Stacks, as we breakdown The World Only Spins Forward by Isaac Butler and Dan Kois. The book is an oral history of Angels in America, a classic American play about the AIDS crisis by Tony Kushner. We discuss government funded art, human rights, and so much theatre geek goodness. Plus, no spoilers. Listen and enjoy. Get your copy of The World Only Spins Forward, or any book mentioned on today's episode, on IndieBound, and support your local bookstore. Everything we talk about on today's episode can be found below in the show notes. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs, and shopping through the links below (mostly Amazon) helps support the show, at no cost to you. The World Only Spins Forward by Isaac Butler and Dan KoisAngels in America by Tony KushnerThe Short Stacks 9: Isaac Butler//The World Only Spins Forward (The Stacks)Join The Stacks Pack -- PatreonEp 20: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates with Jay Connor (The Stacks)The Stacks Anniversary SuperlativesHamilton (Lin Manuel Miranda, 2015)GrantlandThe Ringer"Rocked" (Bryan Curtis and Patricia Lee, Grantland)"The Malice at the Palace" (Jonathan Abrams, Grantland)Live from New York by James Andrew Miller and Tom ShalesThose Guys Have All the Fun by James Andrew Miller and Tom ShalesOskar EustisThe Public Theater George C. WolfeAngels in America (Mike Nichols, 2003)Justin KirkBen ShenkmanMeryl StreepAl PacinoTake Me Out by Richard GreenbergDamn Yankees (Stanley Donen, George Abbott, 1958)Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare"How Outrage Built Over a Shakespearean Depiction of Trump" ( Michael Paulson and Sopan Deb, New York Times)"A Universal Heart, Pounding With Hope" (Ben Brantley, The New York Times)Dear Evan Hansen (Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, 2016)Tootsie (Sydney Pollack, 1982)Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber, 1982)Wicked (Stephen Schwartz, 2003)Robert MapplethorpeThe Nederlander OrganizationLin Manuel MirandaRENT (Jonathan Larson, 1994)When We Rise by Cleve JonesThe Names Project: AIDS Memorial QuiltEmile HirschInto the Wild (Sean Penn, 2007)The Normal Heart by Larry KramerAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsSpring Awakening by Steven Sater and Duncan SheikBook of Mormon (Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez, 2011) Emma ThompsonDebra MessingMary-Louise ParkerMarcia Gay HardenElia KazanZoe KazanAdam DriverBurn This by Lanford WilsonJeffery WrightBasquiat (Julian Schnabel, 1996)Hunger Games (Gary Ross, 2012)Westworld (HBO)Nathan LaneStephen SpinellaAndrew GarfieldEllen McLaughlinAmerican Conservatory TheaterRuPaul's Drag Race (VH1)Ben Brantley8th Grade (Bo Burnham, 2018) Connect with Ben: Ben's Twitter | Ben's Instagram | Ben's Website Connect with The Stacks: Instagram | The Stacks Website | Facebook | Twitter | Subscribe | Patreon | Goodreads | Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. The Stacks received The World Only Spins Forward from the publisher. For more information click here. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when products are purchased through links on this website, and this comes at no cost to you. Shopping through these links helps support the show, but does not effect opinions on books and products. For more information click here.

The prolific Broadway performer talks about singing pop music versus singing show tunes, plus the Friends review the new Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater musical.

This week Zane will chat with Harrison Aston, Jordan Malone, and Oliver Lacey about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the confronting rock musical Spring Awakening!- BOOK NOW for Underground Broadway's SPRING AWAKENING -- FURTHER READING -Wiki - Musical, PlayiTunesSpotify- CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS -Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater, Frank Wedekind, Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, Skylar Astin, John Gallagher Jr, Lauren Pritchard, Lilli Cooper, Gideon Glick, Stephen Spinella, Christine Estabrook, Aneurin Barnard, Iwan Rheon, Lucy May Barker, Jamie Blackley, Richard Cordery, Sian Thomas, Austin P. McKenzie, Daniel N. Durant, Alex Boniello, Krysta Rodriguez, Andy Mientus, Daniel David Stewart, Russell Harvard, Patrick Page, Ali StrokerLike us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon!Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.comVisit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.comOur theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com

Steven Sater discusses “New York Animals” with Eric Tucker, plus Jo Lampert sings, Debra Barsha, accompanist. Next up, “The First Noel,” a Harlem Christmas Special with Ty Jones and staff. Nia Caesar & Nathaniel Stampley, Andrew Lederman, accompanist.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) ANGEL STREET, by Patrick Hamilton, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; (2) MATILDA THE MUSICAL, by Dennis Kelly & Tim Minchin, at the Fox Theatre; (3) MARY POPPINS, by Julian Fellowes, Richard M. & Robert B. Sherman, George Stiles & Anthony Drewe, at Variety Children's Theatre; (4) SPRING AWAKENING, by Steven Sater & Duncan Sheik, at Take Two Productions; (5) THE PIANO LESSON, by August Wilson, at the Clayton Community Theatre; (6) SCOTLAND ROAD, by Jeffrey Hatcher, at Saint Louis Univ.; (7) MEDEA, by Euripides, at Univ. of Missouri–St. Louis; and (8) THE ADDAMS FAMILY, by Andrew Lippa, Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, at Over Due Theatre Company.

The Tony-winning musical "Spring Awakening," a coming-of-age musical about teenagers and sex, has returned to Broadway. The original production of the musical by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik closed only in 2009, and thus might seem to be making an unusually quick return. However, the new production on stage at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre takes a very novel approach. It’s from the Los Angeles-based company Deaf West Theatre and the cast features a mixture of hearing and deaf actors. Casting deaf actors in a musical may seem like a challenging prospect. New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood explains the mechanics of the production and whether or not the show merits its quick return to Broadway.

Steven Sater is an American poet, playwright, lyricist, television writer and screenwriter. Him and Duncan Sheik worked together on Spring Awakening, a musical interpretation of German playwright Frank Wedekind's play of the same name. In 2007, Sater won two Tony Awards for his work on Spring Awakening. He won the Tony for Best Book and Best Musical Score, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, and the Outer Critic Circle Award for Best Lyrics. The pair received the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album and, in addition, The Dramatists Guild Hull-Warriner Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk, the Lucille Lortel, New York Drama Critics' Circle, the Drama League Award, and the 2008 London Critics' Circle and Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Musical.  Just wait until you hear some of the poetic truth bombs he drops about writing for the theater, about Spring and about living life in general.  His story could be a musical itself, with the number of dragons he slayed in order to get where he is today.  And we talk about everything, including: Publishing his first novel . . . at age five. How he turned an almost fatal accident into an opportunity to master ancient Greek. Why he prefers writing lyrics and book, rather than just the book . . . and why. Why he writes on yellow pads with a pencil rather than on a computer. Where he got the idea for Spring Awakening in the first place and what he thought when the curtain went up on the very first production. Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway www.theproducersperspective.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914, by Peter Rothstein, at Mustard Seed Theatre, (2) MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, by Berry Gordy, at the Fox Theatre, (3) BOOM TOWN, by Jeff Daniels, at West End Players Guild, (4) SPOOKY ACTION AT A DISTANCE, by Will Coleman, and ORDERS, by Kevin Ferguson, at The Tesseract Theatre Co., (5) THE RESIDENTS OF CRAIGSLIST, by Lucy Cashion & Will Bonfiglio, at Equally Represented Arts, (6) SPRING AWAKENING, by Steven Sater & Duncan Sheik, at the Webster Univ. Conservatory, (7) SHE KILLS MONSTERS, by Qui Nguyen, St. Louis Univ., and (8) BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, by Alex Timbers & Michael Friedman, at Washington Univ.

An open discussion about the content and subject matter of Tony-Award winning musical, Spring Awakening. Spring Awakening is a Rock Musical adaptation of the controversial 1892 German play by Frank Wedekind. It features music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. Set in late-19th century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of human sexuality. The original play was banned in Germany for a while due to its portrayal of abortion, homosexuality, rape, child abuse and suicide. In the musical, alternative rock is employed as part of the folk-infused rock score. Spring Awakening received eleven 2007 Tony Award nominations, winning eight, including Tonys for best musical, direction, book, score and featured actor. The show also won four Drama Desk Awards, while its London production won four Olivier Awards. Panel Guests (subject to change) Pat Addiss, Broadway Producer of the original Broadway production; Dorothy Berloni, Former Head of Programming, Bushnell Center of the Performing Arts, Hartford, CT; Father Jerry Ryle, Director of Campus Ministry; Mary Jo Mason, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, Director of Wellness Facilitator, Jerry Goehring, Executive Director, Edgerton Center

Host, Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian,  chats with Lance Horne who is an Emmy Award winning composer, lyricist, singer, pianist, producer and music director. We’ll chat about his  CD, "First Things Last," and share some recipes and views on vegetarian food! Mr. Horne writes in various genres such as musical theater, rock, classical, film and broadcast television. Mr. Horne received a 2008 Daytime Emmy for Best Original Song (“Chemistry,” One Life to Live), 2010 Bistro for Best Album (Alan Cumming), 2006 Jonathan Larson Award (composer-lyricist), and multiple ASCAP Young Composer/Member Awards. His CD, "First Things Last," is his debut recording bridging pop, rock, theater and jazz. The CD features stage and screen stars such as Alan Cumming, Cheyenne Jackson, Ricki Lake, and more. Lance served as a musical consultant for the film Burlesque, starring Christina Aguilera and Cher. He co-produced Alan Cumming’s album I Bought A Blue Car Today and has served as Music Director for the NBC Orchestra and performances with Sandra Bernhard, Sydney Dance Company, the Boston Pops, Atlanta Symphony,  Adam Lambert, Ann Hampton Callaway and the New York Pops. Lance has been heard at Carnegie Hall, American Opera Projects, Sirius XM Satellite Radio, and at Sydney Opera House. He holds a Bachelors and Masters in Music Composition from The Juilliard School and has provided arrangements for the Boston Pops and the Broadway production of Little Women. His opera, Three Lost Chords, was praised in The New York Times when it debuted at New York’s Zipper Theater in 2008. In 2009 Ourboros, his classical composition for flute and piano, debuted at Zankel Hall. Horne is serving as Music Director for the workshop Alice By Heart, the new musical from Spring Awakening Tony Award-winners Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater. 

STEVEN SATER is the bookwriter and lyricst for the sensational Broadway hit Spring Awakening, adapted from the nineteenth century play by Wedekind, with a rock score by Duncan Sheik. It won 8 Tony Awards in 2007. Steven talks about its opening in London, its recent run on Broadway, and its long, long gestation period in years of workshops.Thos and Tim also discuss last Summer's Stephen Sondheim competition, featuring twelve top student performers singing some well-known, and quite a few not-so-well-known Sondheim songs, plus new songs from Mercury Musical Developments writers. Hear exclusive tracks from Susannah Pearse, Paul Graham Brown, Mark Allcorn (winner) and our very own Tim Saward, writing with Darren Wayte.

Librettist Douglas Carter Beane of Xanadu, plus Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer and librettist/lyricist Steven Sater of Spring Awakening are guests.

Interviews with 23 Tony Nominees from 13 shows: Audra MacDonald. Christopher Plummer, David Hyde-Pierce, Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater Bill T. Jones, Gavin Lee, Laura Bell Bundy, Liev Schreiber, Orfeh, Raul Esparza, Charlotte D'Amboise, Debra Monk, Karen Ziemba, Steven Sater, Rebeka Luker, Jerry Mitchell, Julie White, Larry O'Keefe, Nell Benjamin, Douglas Carter Bean, John Earl Jokes, Scott Frankel, Michael Korie and Dana Ivey FROM A Chorus Line, Curtains, Spring Awakening, Mary Poppins, Legally Blonde, The Little Dog Laughed, Radio Golf, Grey Gardens, Butley, 110 in the Shade, Inherit the Wind, Talk Radio and Company!