A Purple Summer: Notes on the Lyrics of Spring Awakening (Applause Books)

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(Applause Books). In February 1999, Steven Sater conceived the novel notion of creating a rock musical from Frank Wedekind’s notorious Symbolist drama, Fruhlings Erwachen , and he enlisted his friend and writing partner Duncan Sheik within the enterprise. That night, Sater came home and started writing the primary lyric of Spring Awakening : “Mama Who Bore Me” a lyric which still stands, verbatim, just as he first wrote it. Ten years later, within the wake of the enormous international success of this groundbreaking, multiaward-winning show, its original director, Michael Mayer, urged Sater to write down notes explicating its famously evocative, poetic lyrics. In wealthy detail, Sater’s notes address the literary sources and allusions of every 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 turn out invaluable for fans of the show, for all those fascinated by theater, and most especially for the entire young performers who will play the roles and sing these songs.

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