A masterclass in theatre
A local production of soul-shattering musical Spring Awakening is being transferred to Joburg this month. Keith Bain spoke to Steven Sater, the award-winning poet and playwright who co-created the show
11 April 2024 - 05:00
Steven Sater is an enigma. In the world of stage musicals, the Tony-, Grammy- and Olivier Award-winning writer is the equivalent of Yoda. And yet he has only had one Broadway show.
It’s neither here nor there that he poured his heart and soul into Spring Awakening, which he co-wrote with his musician friend Duncan Sheik, and which has been called “one of the most revered new musicals of the 21st century”. Showbiz has become very hard, he says — especially the kind of groundbreaking, consciousness-shifting stuff he’s interested in...
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