Riabko to Return to Spring Awakening Tour April 14

By Adam Hetrick
April 7, 2009

Kyle Riabko will return to the national tour of the Tony-winning Duncan Sheik-Steven Sater musical Spring Awakening on April 14.

Riabko, who succeeded Jonathan Groff as Melchior in the Broadway production of Spring Awakening, originated that role for the national tour of the production, which launched in San Francisco last September.

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Spring Awakening to Transfer to London's Novello Theatre

By Mark Shenton
February 18, 2009

The U.K. production of Spring Awakening, currently running at the Lyric Hammersmith through March 14, will transfer to the West End's Novello Theatre on completion of its run at the Hammersmith.

Performances will resume at the Novello March 21 prior to an official opening March 26. Spring Awakening is booking initially through Oct. 31.

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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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Cities and Venues Announced for National Tour of Spring Awakening

By Adam Hetrick
June 12, 2008

The national tour of Spring Awakening will spread "the word of your body" at several cities across the country.

As previously reported, the Tony Award-winning musical will rock San Diego's Balboa Theatre Aug. 15-31 prior to its official tour launch at San Francisco's Curran Theatre Sept. 4-Oct. 12.

Additional engagements for the tour now include extended runs in Los Angeles and Boston, as well as stops in Philadelphia and St. Louis.

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An Awakening star is born
May 14, 2008
Richard Ouzounian
Theatre Critic

"To tell you the truth," says Kyle Riabko,with his most engaging grin, "the thing that scares me the most is the fact that my ass is going to be showing and my grandparents will see it."

The 20-year-old rocker from Saskatchewan, who was virtually unknown a week ago, is talking about the fact that he starts playing the lead role on Broadway next week in the Tony Award-winning, hotter-than-hot musical about youthful sexuality called Spring Awakening.

In an exclusive interview with the Star just before he left for New York, Riabko talked about his crazy career on the Canadian music scene that started when he was 10 and brought him Broadway stardom on his very first trip to New York.

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Or what I call... sex on a platform will scandalize Mirvish's subscription season... ;)

Mirvish nabs erotic musical

Feb 03, 2008 04:30 AM
Martin Knelman

David Mirvish has snared Spring Awakening, the most sensationally erotic musical on Broadway, for his 40,000 subscribers, the Star has learned.

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