{"product_id":"a-purple-summer-notes-on-the-lyrics-of-spring-awakening-9781557838247","title":"A Purple Summer: Notes on the Lyrics of Spring Awakening","description":"In February 1999, Steven Sater conceived the radical notion of creating a rock musical from Frank Wedekind's notorious Symbolist drama, \u003ci\u003eFrühlings Erwachen\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eSpring Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Mama Who Bore Me\" - a lyric which still stands, verbatim, just as he first wrote it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eGlee\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Sater\u003c\/b\u003e (New York, NY) won two Tonys, a Grammy, and the 2010 Olivier Award for his book and lyrics of \u003ci\u003eSpring Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e. Other plays: \u003ci\u003eCarbondale Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUmbrage\u003c\/i\u003e (Steppenwolf New Play Prize'), '\u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e (Lyric Hammersmith'), '\u003ci\u003eA Footnote to the Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e (NY Stage and Film'), '\u003ci\u003ePrometheus Bound\u003c\/i\u003e (A.R.T.'), '\u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e (La Jolla Playhouse'), '\u003ci\u003eSome Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e (Old Globe'), 'and \u003ci\u003eAlice by Heart\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre of London: Connections).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Applause Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613710291218,"sku":"9781557838247","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c182e8e0-cd3d-4181-9150-05c9b11a9aeb.jpg?v=1732415181","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-purple-summer-notes-on-the-lyrics-of-spring-awakening-9781557838247","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}