NewsPHOTO CALL: Spring Awakening at Chicago's Griffin TheatreThe Griffin Theatre's production of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening, features Josh Salt as Melchior, Matthew Fletcher as Moritz and Aja Wiltshire as Wendla.
By
Matthew Blank
December 12, 2011
Jonathan Berry directs the musical by lyricist-librettist Steven Sater and composer Duncan Sheik. The show earned 2007 Tonys for Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score.
The Adult characters in the musical based on Frank Wedekind's 19th-century expressionistic play about sexual awakening in teenagers are played by Vanessa Greenway and Larry Baldacci.
The cast also includes Adam Fane, Adam Molloy, Amber Robbin, Harter Clingman, Lauren Paris, Lindsay Leopold, Matt Babbs, Paige Collins, Tyshaun Lang, Brittany Bookbinder and Daniel Desmarais.
The Max Martin musical features a number of his most beloved songs, including “…Baby One More Time,” “Roar,” “Since U Been Gone,” “It’s My Life,” “I Want It That Way,” “Can’t Stop the Feeling!,” and more.