Shinola

Two weeks and a bit, I'm hoping to hear this song live. I'd heard of Shinola only in terms of not knowing what it was... but this song takes it to a new level. :)

NYT: Listening to Sondheim

Narrated by Paul Gemignani, it's a highlight of the new Stephen Sondheim: The Story So Far box set. :)

Listening to Sondheim

Playbill: Early Frost: Tony Award-Winning Spring Awakening Will Close Jan. 18, 2009

Early Frost: Tony Award-Winning Spring Awakening Will Close Jan. 18, 2009

By Kenneth Jones
October 23, 2008

Spring Awakening, the expressionistic, groundbreaking musical that won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2007, will end its Broadway run at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Jan. 18, 2009, the producers announced on Oct. 23.

The musical set in 1890s Germany but pulsing with an original alt-rock score that might have been lifted from a 21st-century teen's iPod, has book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Duncan Sheik. The show won Tonys for Best Book, Best Score and Best Direction (for Michael Mayer), and more.

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