On Stage This Week - "Spring Awakening"

It was a hit on Broadway, and now the touring version of Spring Awakening will be visiting the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center this week.

My pal Dave Lavender has an excellent story about it in today's edition of the Herald-Dispatch - here's an excerpt:

Nothing screams the boundless energy of youth like spring, sex and rock 'n' roll.

All the above get boiled together as the national tour of the coming-of-age rock 'n' roll musical, Spring Awakening, comes to the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, as the Marshall Artists Series continues its 2010-2011 series.

Called "the most important musical of the decade," by The New York Times, Spring Awakening earned eight Tony Awards (including Best Score and Best Musical) and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for its folk-infused indie rock score written by Steve Sater and Duncan Sheik, the celebrated singer/songwriter whose 1996 single "Barely Breathing" was a Billboard Top 20 hit.

Tickets to Spring Awakening are $45, $50 and $58.

A warning to parents, though, that this isn't a show for kids - there is some adult content.

Friends who have seen it raved about it, so to all those old enough to handle it, the show is highly recommended!