Jonathan Groff and Steven Sater Discuss New Book "A Purple Summer:
Notes on
the Lyrics of Spring Awakening," Part 1
Tony-winning Spring Awakening librettist and lyricist Steven
Sater
sat down with stars Jonathan Groff and Lauren Pritchard to talk about
his
new book "A Purple Summer: Notes on the Lyrics of Spring
Awakening." Sater's slim companion reference to the show seeks to
reveal
the literary and dramatic references that shaped his adaptation of the
1891
Frank Wedekind play, explain some of his puzzling lyrics and detail the
processes of working with Groff, Pritchard, Lea Michele, musical
collaborator Duncan Sheik and director Michael Mayer. For more on the
book
and Sater, click here. To see the Playbill for Spring Awakening,
click here.
